Just because you're in the U.S., you can't say, 'This EC directive can't affect me.

FORBES: Sue Everywhere

The FTO also said that it backed calls for "a much-needed EC safety directive which encompasses pool safety" and that it also encouraged greater effort by national and local governments on compliance and enforcement.

BBC: Holiday swimming pool peril

The DOE's Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) monitor 16 identified bathing waters under the EC Bathing Water Directive.

BBC: NI beaches 'quality' flagged