Residential Swimming Pools Equipped With a Diving Board

Standard BNQ 9461-100
Residential Swimming Pools Equipped With a Diving Board - Minimum Water Envelope to Prevent Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries Resulting From Diving From a Diving Board

Since the arrival of swimming pools equipped with a diving board in the back yards of homes in Québec, a large number of accidents have occurred that have unfortunately resulted in cervical spinal cord injuries that have left most victims quadriplegic. Some incidents led to legal disputes between pool users and pool owners, and it became obvious that a standard needed to be developed to ensure user safety and owner liability. The BNQ 9461-100 standard sets out new dimensional and geometric specifications for the minimum water envelope required to provide a safe environment for diving in a residential pool. The standard is for pool professionals and pool owners. It has already made it possible to significantly reduce the number of injuries, and it is already mandatory in some municipalities and districts.

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12710	ANG	BNQ 9461-100	Residential Swimming Pools Equipped with a Diving Board - Minimum Water Envelope to Prevent Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries Resulting from Diving from a Diving Board
This is a reaffirmation (reapproval) of the edition dated May 25, 2009.
Version Language Publication date Edition Updated on No. of pages Price + 9461-100 9461-100A:PDF PDF English 2012-10-24 (R 2021-07-05) 2 26 Free
12645	FRN	BNQ 9461-100	Piscines résidentielles dotées d'un plongeoir - Enveloppe d'eau minimale pour prévenir les blessures médullaires cervicales résultant d'un plongeon effectué à partir d'un plongeoir
Il s'agit d'une reconduction (confirmation) du texte de l'édition du 25 mai 2009.
Version Language Publication date Edition Updated on No. of pages Price + 9461-100 9461-100:PDF PDF French 2009-05-25 (R 2021-07-05) 2 26 Free

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Standards committee members

Number of committee members: 12

Mr. Jean-Sébastien Boucher	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) - Direction générale de la santé publique
Mr. Dany Boulanger	Fédération du plongeon
Mr. Ghislain Brisson	Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation (MAMH) - Direction générale des politiques
Doctor Christine Fournier	CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest - Centre montérégien de réadaptation
Mr. Raynald Hawkins	Société de sauvetage
Mr. Éric Lavoie
Mr. Martin Moineau	Aquafab
Mr. Anne Marie Laurence Paquette	Association des commerçants de piscines du Québec - Représentante de l'Association des commerçants de piscines du Québec (ACPQ)
Ms. Isabelle Perras	Piscines Fontaine
Mr. Guillaume Turcotte	SCP Distributors Canada
Ms. Sandra Vachon	Corporation des officiers municipaux en bâtiment et en environnement (COMBEQ)
Mr. Walter Zelaya	Moelle épinière et motricité Québec (MÉMO-Qc)

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