Table 4.

Countries with swimming pool fencing legislation

Country	Level of law	Law covers private pool fencing	Law covers public pool fencing	Fencing height required	4-sided fencing required	self-closing/ self-latching gate required
Argentina	Sub-national	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Brazil	Sub-national	No	Yes	No	No	No
Chile	National	No	Yes	No	No	No
Colombia	National	No	Yes	No	No	No
El Salvador	National	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Jamaica	National	No	Yes	No	No	No
Mexico	Sub-national	No	Yes	No	No	No
United States of America	Sub-national	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bermuda	National	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes