18^thNovember 2003

STATEMENT BY BSPF

SPATA standards since inception have alwaystold pregnant women to seek medical advice before using a spa.

The third edition of Managing Health and Safety in SwimmingPools on P79, Section 261, refers to the need for signage adjacent to the spa,which is to include matters relating to the medical condition of the user amongother items.

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For further pressinformation please contact Kirsty Murray or Roy Turner on
tel: 0208 770 9720 or email KirstyMurray@tta-pr.co.ukor RoyTurner:@tta-pr.co.uk

Notes to Editors:

The British Swimming PoolFederation (BSPF) has beenset up to bring together, in one organisation, the UK bodies representingcontractors, manufacturers, distributors and retailers of swimming pools, spas,saunas, steam rooms and associated equipment.

The BSPF comprises of:

The Swimming Pool and Allied TradesAssociation (SPATA), the trading and building standardsarm of the BSPF, which sets and publishes technical standards for constructionand operation of pools, spas, saunas and steam rooms. Experienced pool builders have developed these authoritativestandards over the past 40 years.Technical advice and mediation services are also available.

SPATEX,the annual trade exhibition.

Pool Industry Promotion (PIP), handlingpublicity and public relations for the industry.

British & Irish Spa and Hot TubAssociation (BISHTA), the association for the domesticself-contained spa and hot tub market, ensuring safe spa water for the public.

BSPF publications,Pool Industry, the industrys own trade magazine and Pool and Garden, theindustrys own consumer publication.

Useful website addresses:

Public Health andLaboratory Service (PHLS) www.phls.co.uk

Pool WaterTreatment Advisory Group (PWTAG) www.pwtag.org