Discussion on question by JFar: Alarms on Doors that have Access to a Pool

Hell, even puddles in the street!

@user1751825 children not being unsupervised prevents drowning in pools. Children being taught to swim prevents drowning in pools. Absurd alarms you must push buttons for every time you go into your backyard just for the random chance some kid wanders into your backyard is... well, absurd.

How many people are sneaking into properties, using pools, and suffering injuries that the owners are required by code to install alarms? The whole concept of "it's your property so you're liable if someone breaks in and gets injured" seems so strange to me.

Are you sure door alarms are requirements? The document you've linked states it is a guidelines document. Most jurisdictions require you to keep access to the pool locked from the street (so kids can't enter from the neighbours, etc) but I've never heard of a code requirement to have alarms installed on interior doors with access to the pool. That seems a bit excessively paranoid, at least for anyone without toddlers. (I'm not in the US, mind you).