Section 25-C6403. GENERAL PROVISIONS - SWIMMING POOL ADMISSION RULES, SIGNS, & POSTINGS*

 

6403.1Rules for the admission of bathers to the swimming pool shall be enforced and shall have a heading or caption that reads "Pool Rules" printed legibly with letters that are three inches (3") or larger on a backing of durable construction and conspicuously posted in an appropriate location for all bathers to see before entering the swimming pool. The sign shall state the following:

 

(a)No food, drink, glass or animals in the pool area;

 

(b)Bathing load:      persons;

 

(c)Pool hours:      a.m. to      p.m.;

 

(d)Shower before entering pool area;

 

(e)Pools of two hundred square feet (200 sq. ft.) in area or greater without an approved diving well configuration shall have "NO DIVING", in four inch (4 in.) letters included with the above listed pool rules;

 

(f)Do not swallow the pool water; and

 

(g)The Certified Swimming Pool and Spa Operator at this facility is      District Permit number      .

 

6403.2Pool closed signs shall be provided and posted at bather entrances whenever a swimming pool's operating license is summarily suspended for water quality or safety violations.

 

6403.3All swimming pools shall post a sign for all bathers to see before entering the swimming pool area directing bathers to shower before entering the pool.

 

6403.4In addition to section 6403.1, licensees, managers, swimming pool and spa operators, lifeguards, and swimming instructors shall enforce the following rules including but not limited to:

 

(a)Restricting the introduction of dirt, excreta, and other extraneous matter into the water by bathers;

 

(b)Excluding persons from the swimming pool who show apparent signs of infection or other evidence of high contamination risk, such as open cuts, wounds, rashes, or blisters, except when certified by a physician not to have a disease in a communicable stage;

 

(c)Restricting the importation of dangerous objects and materials into the swimming pool area;

 

(d)Prohibiting unsafe acts, both in and out of the water;

 

(e)Prohibiting the use of topical agents including oils, body lotions, and minerals prior to entering, or while in the water;

 

(f)Prohibiting the consumption of food or beverages in areas other than the specifically designated eating areas that are separated from the swimming pool;

 

(g)Ensuring that small children and disabled or infirmed individuals in the water are:

 

(1)Water-safe, as defined in these regulations;

 

(2)In the proper swimming pool area based on their observed swimming skills; or

 

(3)Properly supervised by a competent water-safe person in addition to the lifeguard.

 

(h)Requiring incontinent individuals to wear protective clothing and small children wearing diapers also wear snuggly fitting rubber pants; and

 

(i)Requiring each bather to shower immediately prior to entering the swimming pool and spa areas.

 

6403.5In addition to section 6403.1, when no lifeguard is on duty, a permanently mounted sign shall be printed legibly with letters that are three inches (3") or larger conspicuously posted warning bathers of the following:

 

"WARNING - NO LIFEGUARD IS ON DUTY. SWIM AT YOUR OWN RISK."

 

"NO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIFTEEN (15) SHALL USE THE SWIMMING POOL WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION."

 

"ADULTS SHOULD NOT SWIM ALONE."

 

6403.6Wading pools that do not have a lifeguard inside the wading pool enclosure shall have a permanently mounted sign printed legibly with letters that are three inches (3") or larger conspicuously posted which states:

 

"WARNING - NO LIFEGUARD ON DUTY."

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 012845 (December 26, 2008).