The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) is inviting a second round of public review and comments on revisions to the ANSI/APSP/ICC-4 2012 (R2022) American National Standard for Aboveground/Onground Residential Swimming Pools.

Public review is an important part of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards consensus development process.

The PHTA/ICC-4 standard describes certain criteria for the design, manufacturing, testing, care, and use of aboveground/ onground residential (Type-O) nondiving swimming pools and their components.

Aboveground/onground residential (Type-O) non-diving swimming pools are defined as pools with a shallow area water depth of 36 in. minimum at the wall and a water depth of 48 in. maximum at the wall.

This includes portable pools with flexible/non-rigid or rigid side walls that achieve their structural integrity by means of uniform shape, support frame, or a combination thereof, and can be disassembled or relocated.

This standard applies to manufacturers and producers of aboveground/onground residential swimming pools, as well as consumers who use this type of pool.

PHTA invites all pool, spa, and hot tub professionals, as well as non-industry members, to review the revisions printed in Standards