TL;DR
VGBA compliance is conformance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, the federal law passed after a child entrapment death that requires anti-entrapment drain covers and related protections on pool and spa suction outlets. Covers must meet the ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 (now APSP-16) standard, and single-drain systems need a secondary layer such as a safety vacuum release system, gravity drainage, or drain disablement.
What it means
VGBA compliance is conformance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, the federal law passed after a child entrapment death that requires anti-entrapment drain covers and related protections on pool and spa suction outlets. Covers must meet the ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 (now APSP-16) standard, and single-drain systems need a secondary layer such as a safety vacuum release system, gravity drainage, or drain disablement. The law binds public pools directly, but service companies apply the same covers and SVRS hardware residentially, and the stamped rating and replacement date molded into each cover are what an inspection actually checks.
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