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| CHLORINE | BROMINE | |||
| POOL TYPE | Minimum | Maximum | Minimum | Maximum |
| Wading pools | 3.0 ppm | 7.0 ppm | 4.0 ppm | |
| Spa pools | 2.0 ppm | 7.0 ppm | 4.0 ppm | |
| Waterslide plunge pools | 2.0 ppm | 7.0 ppm | 3.0 ppm | |
| Wave pools | 2.0 ppm | 7.0 ppm | 3.0 ppm | |
| All other pools | 1.0 ppm | 7.0 ppm | 2.0 ppm | |
(c) Whenever the residual disinfectant:
(1) falls below the minimum concentration required; or
(2) exceeds the maximum concentration allowed;
the pool shall be cleared and kept free of bathers until disinfectant residuals are within the acceptable range.
(d) The department may accept other disinfecting materials or methods when such the materials or methods have been demonstrated:
(1) to provide a residual effect equivalent to halogens;
(2) to be easily measured under conditions of use;
(3) not to be dangerous to public health;
(4) not to create objectionable physiological effects; or
(5) not to impart toxic properties to the water.
(e) The pool water shall be superchlorinated to breakpoint or superoxidized with a nonchlorine oxidizer when the pool test kit reveals a combined chlorine (chloramine) concentration of five-tenths (0.5) parts per million (ppm) or greater.
(f) Chlorinated isocyanurates or stabilized chlorine shall not be used for breakpoint chlorination.
(g) The pool shall be closed and remain closed during breakpoint chlorination until the chlorine concentration drops to the maximum level referenced in subsection (b).
(h) If a nonchlorine oxidizer is used to superoxidize, the pool shall be closed and shall remain closed in accordance with the specifications on the product label.
(i) A test kit shall be readily available for use by the pool operator, with reagents replaced according to manufacturer's requirements, and meet the following:
(1) For pools that use chlorine as a disinfectant, a test kit shall be used that covers a minimum range of zero (0.0) ppm to five (5.0) ppm or higher. The test kit must be:
(A) in increments of five-tenths (0.5) ppm; and be
(B) capable of measuring total chlorine.
(2) Orthotolidine may not be used as the disinfectant testing reagent.
(3) For pools that use a disinfectant other than chlorine, the test kit shall have the range and accuracy proportionate to the range required for chlorine test kits.
(4) A pH test kit:
(A) accurate to the nearest two-tenths (0.2) pH unit; and
(B) covering a minimum range of seven (7.0) to eight (8.0) pH units;
shall be used.
(5) When a cyanurate is used as a chlorine stabilizer, the test kit shall be capable of measuring cyanuric acid concentrations.
(6) A test kit capable of measuring total alkalinity shall be used.
(j) If chlorinated isocyanurate or cyanuric acid stabilizers are used in a pool, the concentration shall not exceed sixty (60) ppm. When the maximum allowable cyanuric acid concentration is exceeded, the pool must be closed until appropriate measures shall be are taken to lower the concentrations to the required range.
(k) Chlorinated isocyanurates and cyanuric acid stabilizers shall not be used in any indoor pool.
(l) Only in pools where chlorine is used as the disinfectant can cyanuric acid be used as a stabilizer.
(m) The water in a pool shall have a pH of not less than seven and two-tenths (7.2) and not more than seven and eight-tenths (7.8).
(n) The alkalinity of the water in pools shall be at least eighty (80) ppm and no more than one hundred twenty (120) ppm as titrated to the methyl orange endpoint unless it can be shown that another level of total alkalinity produces chemically balanced water based on calculations approved by the department.
(o) Pool water shall be tested for the following:
(1) pH and disinfectant residuals daily before the pool is open for use and at least one (1) other time during the hours of pool use.
(2) Combined chlorine at least twice a week when chlorine is used.
(3) Total alkalinity at least once a week.
(4) Cyanuric acid, when it is used, at least once a week.
(p) Spa water shall be tested for pH and disinfectant residuals daily before the spa is open for use and at least two (2) other times during the hours of spa use for the following:
(1) Combined chlorine concentration, when chlorine is used, at least twice a week.
(2) Total alkalinity at least once a week.
(q) All results shall be recorded.
(r) If electronic monitoring devices are used, the accuracy of the device must be checked as required by the manufacturer or compared for accuracy at least once per week with a test kit. Use of oxidation reduction potential (ORP) controllers does not negate the manual daily testing requirement for disinfectant residuals.
(s) The pool shall be closed for a period equal to at least one (1) hour following the manual addition of chemicals. a chemical directly to the pool water.
(t) Any chemical used to treat the water in a pool must be used in accordance with the product label directions.
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SECTION 20. 410 IAC 6-2.1-31 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
410 IAC 6-2.1-31 Water quality standards
Authority: Affected: IC 16-19-3
Sec. 31. (a) At all times, the water in a pool shall have sufficient clarity so that the main drain or a black disc, six (6) inches in diameter placed at the deepest part of the pool, is readily visible from the deck.
(b) The water temperature in spas may not exceed one hundred four (104) degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) One (1) water sample must be collected weekly from each pool and submitted for bacteriological examination. Samples may not be collected from any portion of the recirculation system.
(d) Sampling shall start at least one (1) week prior to the opening of the pool.
(e) Bacteriological examinations performed on each sample shall include the heterotrophic thirty-five (35) degree Centigrade plate count, and a total coliform test using either the:
(1) multiple tube fermentation test;
(2) membrane filter test; or
(3) one hundred (100) milliliter presence/absence test.
Tests shall be performed by a state-approved laboratory in accordance with the procedures outlined in the 18th edition of Standard Methods. for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (APHA), Part 9000, Microbiological Examination of Water, published in 1992.
(f) All A copy of each water sample reports report must be submitted to the local health department by the pool owner or operator within four (4) days of receiving such a report from the laboratory.
(1) Contain more than two hundred (200) bacteria colonies per milliliter as determined by the heterotrophic thirty-five (35) degree Centigrade plate count.
(2) Test positive (confirmed test) for coliform organisms in any of the five (5) to ten (10) milliliter portions of a sample when the multiple tube fermentation tube test is used.
(3) Test positive for more than one (1) coliform organism per fifty (50) milliliters when the membrane filter test is used.
(4) Show the presence of any coliform when the one hundred (100) milliliter presence/absence test is used.
SECTION 21. 410 IAC 6-2.1-32 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
410 IAC 6-2.1-32 Recirculation
Authority: Affected: IC 16-19-3
Sec. 32. (a) The recirculation system shall be maintained in accordance with the following:
(1) The turnover rate for spa pools spas shall be once every half hour.
(2) For pools, except spas, built before September 13, 1989, the turnover rate shall be the lesser of the following times:
(A) Eight (8) hours.
(B) The maximum pool capacity in gallons, divided by the maximum bather load, divided again by one hundred eight (108) gallons per hour per bather.
(b) In all other public pools built on or after September 13, 1989, the turnover rate shall be as follows:
| POOL TYPE | TURNOVER RATE | ||
| Wading pools | 1 hour | ||
| Wave pools | 2 hours | ||
| Zero depth pools | 2 hours | ||
| Pools with wading areas | 2 hours | ||
| Competition pools | 6 hours | ||
| Diving pools | 12 hours | ||
| All other pools | 6 hours |
(c) A suitable means shall be provided to measure the flow of water through the pool water recirculating recirculation system.
(d) Footbaths are prohibited.
(e) All public and semi-public pools and spas must comply with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. 8001-8008.
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SECTION 22. 410 IAC 6-2.1-34 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
410 IAC 6-2.1-34 Lifesaving and safety equipment
Authority: Affected: IC 16-19-3
Sec. 34. (a) At least one (1) unit of lifesaving equipment shall be provided at each pool and shall consist of the following:
(1) A life pole, or shepherd's crook type of pole, with blunted ends and a minimum length of twelve (12) feet.
(2) A United States Coast Guard approved ring buoy, having a minimum outside diameter of twenty (20) inches, with one-fourth (1/4) inch diameter rope equal in length to the width of the pool and not to exceed forty-five (45) feet in length. A rescue tube is a permitted alternative to the ring buoy at locations where lifeguards are on duty during operational hours.
(b) One (1) spine board, with straps and head immobilizer, shall be available for each pool enclosure, except for spas and wading pools.
(c) For pools with a surface area of two thousand (2,000) square feet or more, a rescue tube or ring buoy shall be provided for each lifeguard on duty.
(d) A twenty-four (24) unit first aid kit that meets American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard Z308.1-2003 or 2009 and two (2) blankets shall be provided within each pool enclosure. The first aid kit shall be kept filled and ready for use whenever the pool is open for use. and shall be equipped with the following:
(1) One (1) unit bandage scissors.
(2) One (1) unit tweezers.
(3) Four (4) units of adhesive bandages, one (1) inch by three (3) inches.
(4) Two (2) units of two (2) inch bandage compress.
(5) One (1) unit three (3) inch bandage compress.
(6) One (1) unit four (4) inch bandage compress.
(7) Two (2) units of absorbent gauze pad, three (3) inches by three (3) inches.
(8) One (1) unit of gauze compress, eighteen (18) inches by thirty-six (36) inches.
(9) Two (2) units of large compress, twenty-four (24) inches by seventy-two (72) inches.
(10) Two (2) units of four (4) inch gauze roller bandages.
(11) Two (2) units of triangular bandages.
(12) Two (2) units of instant ice packs.
(13) Two (2) units of disposable gloves. and
(14) One (1) unit of adhesive tape.
(e) A telephone shall be located within two hundred (200) feet of the pool enclosure and must be available for emergency use whenever the pool is open for use, with the facility location and the following emergency telephone numbers posted within view:
(1) 911.
(2) Ambulance or rescue unit.
(3) Hospital.
(4) Police station.
(5) Fire department.
(f) Depth markings of pools shall conform to 675 IAC 20-2 .
(g) A removable buoyed transition line, anchored at each end, shall separate the shallow area defined as five (5) feet or less, from the deeper pool area, except when the pool is being used for organized activities or during operation as a wave pool.
(h) One (1) unit of lifesaving equipment:
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(1) in good repair;
(2) ready for use; and
(3) stored within twenty (20) feet of the pool;
shall be provided for each two thousand (2,000) square feet of pool water surface, except spas and wading pools.
SECTION 23. 410 IAC 6-2.1-35 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
410 IAC 6-2.1-35 Lifeguards
Authority: Affected: IC 16-19-3
Sec. 35. (a) A qualified lifeguard is required for all public pools. A qualified lifeguard is required for all semi-public pools with a surface area of two thousand (2,000) square feet or more. Lifeguards must be on duty at poolside at all times when the pools are open for use.
(b) A qualified lifeguard or attendant must be stationed continuously at a waterslide and control its use.
(c) When lifeguards are required, they shall be provided as follows:
| BATHER LOAD* | MINIMUM NUMBER OF LIFEGUARDS |
| 0–75 | 1 |
| 76–150 | 2 |
| 151–225 | 3 |
| 226–300 | 4 |
| 301–375 | 5 |
| *When the bather load exceeds three hundred seventy-five (375), one (1) lifeguard shall be provided for each additional seventy-five (75) bathers or fraction thereof. | |
(d) Lifeguards shall possess a current nationally recognized certification in each of the following:
(1) Lifeguard training.
(2) Adult/infant/child cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(3) First aid.
Copies of these certificates shall be kept on site and available for inspection.
(e) The operators of all public pools shall provide annual lifeguard orientation and training that includes training in bloodborne pathogens. New guards shall also receive training when they are employed.
(f) When on patron surveillance duty, lifeguards shall not perform any other duties, including instruction of a class or coaching, and shall not be in the water except in the line of duty.
(g) Lifeguards on duty shall be identified with distinguishing equipment, apparel, or emblems.
(h) Lifeguard platforms or chairs shall be:
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(1) elevated five (5) to six (6) feet above the deck at pool areas with a depth of five (5) feet or greater;
(2) placed in locations that minimize sun glare on the water; and
(3) in positions a position that will allow complete visual coverage of the pool and the pool bottom within a field of view no not greater than forty-five (45) degrees on either side of a line extending straight out from the chair.
SECTION 24. 410 IAC 6-2.1-36 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
410 IAC 6-2.1-36 Warning signs
Authority: Affected: IC 16-19-3
Sec. 36. (a) Warning signs shall be provided in legible letters at least four (4) inches high as follows:
(1) A sign warning "DANGER–HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS" shall be posted on or adjacent to the entrance to the pool chemical feed and chemical storage rooms.
(2) Whenever the pool area is open for use and no lifeguard service is provided, warning signs shall be placed in plain view at the entrances and inside the pool area that state "Warning–No Lifeguard on Duty". In addition, the signs shall also state in clearly legible letters at least two (2) inches high, "No Swimming Alone. Children Under 14 Years of Age and Nonswimmers Shall Not Use the Pool Unless Accompanied by a Responsible Adult.".
(3) When the pool is not open for use, a sign shall be posted stating "POOL CLOSED".
(4) A sign stating "No Diving" shall be posted at nondiving areas and at portions of the pool which that are five (5) feet deep or less. "No Diving" signs are not required at spas or wading pools.
(b) The following user sanitation and safety rules shall be posted on signs with letters at least one (1) inch high and within the pool enclosure:
(1) Anyone who has or has had diarrhea in the past two (2) weeks shall not use the pool.
(2) Anyone who has an area of exposed subepidermal tissue, open blisters, cuts, etc., is advised not to use the pool.
(3) All persons shall take a cleansing shower before using the pool. A bather leaving the pool to use the toilet shall take another cleansing shower before returning to the pool enclosure.
(4) Spitting, spouting of water, blowing the nose, and similar behavior in the pool is prohibited.
(5) No running or rough play is permitted in the pool, on the runways, on diving boards, on floats, on platforms, in dressing rooms, or in showers.
(6) Street clothes are not allowed in the pool.
(7) All diaper aged children shall use plastic pants with tight fitting elastic at the legs and waist, or swim diapers.
(8) Do not change diapers at poolside.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (b), spa pools shall have the following posted:
(1) Pregnant women, small children, or persons with heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, or low blood pressure should not enter the spa except under advice of a physician.
(2) Avoid use while under the influence of alcohol, tranquilizers, or other drugs that cause drowsiness or raise or lower blood pressure.
(3) Exposure greater than fifteen (15) minutes may result in drowsiness, nausea, or fainting.
(1) One (1) rider at a time. Wait until the landing area is clear before entering the slide.
(2) Slide in a sitting position or on the back only.
(3) Do not attempt to stop on the slide.
(4) Leave the plunge area immediately.
(5) Warning: Water depth is ____ feet.
(1) Only one (1) rider at a time.
(2) Follow the instructions of the attendant and/or lifeguard.
(3) No running, standing, kneeling, rotating, tumbling, or stopping in the flumes.
(4) No diving from a flume.
(5) Leave the plunge pool promptly after entering.
(f) Pools shall have a sign with letters at least one (1) inch high stating the maximum bather load posted within the pool enclosure.
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SECTION 25. 410 IAC 6-2.1-38 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
410 IAC 6-2.1-38 Records of operation
Authority: Affected: IC 16-19-3
Sec. 38. (a) Operating records shall be logged daily, kept for a minimum of one (1) year, and be available upon request by the department. The operating records must contain the following:
(1) Disinfectant residuals and combined chlorine concentrations.
(2) pH readings.
(3) Volume of fresh water added.
(4) Operating periods of pool water recirculation pumps and filters and the corresponding rate of flow meter readings.
(5) Amounts of chemicals used.
(6) Maintenance and malfunctioning of equipment.
(7) The date and time of any fecal events occurring in the pool, whether it involved formed stool or diarrhea, and the free chlorine and pH levels at the time of observation of the event. Before reopening the pool, the:
(A) free chlorine and pH levels;
(B) procedures followed in response to the fecal accident, including the process used to increase chlorine levels (if necessary); and
(C) contact time;
must be recorded.
(b) An injury/incident report using a form prescribed by the department shall be made for each occurrence that:
(1) results in death;
(2) requires resuscitation;
(3) results in transportation to a hospital or other facility for medical treatment; or
(4) results in an illness connected to the water quality at the pool.
(c) The injury/illness report shall be forwarded to the department within ten (10) days.
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SECTION 26. 410 IAC 6-2.1-40 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
410 IAC 6-2.1-40 Food area
Authority: Affected: IC 16-19-3
Sec. 40. (a) Food and drink may be permitted only in the visitor or spectator area of a public pool, or in a similarly separated snack area for bathers.
(b) Only drinks in unbreakable containers shall be permitted on the pool deck.
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SECTION 27. 410 IAC 6-2.1-42.1 IS ADDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
410 IAC 6-2.1-42.1 Tourist home pools and spas
Authority: Affected: IC 16-19-3
Sec. 42.1. (a) Water introduced into the pool or spa at a tourist home, either directly or through the recirculation system, shall be supplied through an air gap or in accordance with 675 IAC 16 .
(b) Semi-public pools and spas at tourist homes shall meet the following:
(1) A free residual of the disinfectant chemical shall be maintained throughout the pool or spa at concentrations in accordance with the following:
| CHLORINE | BROMINE | |||
| Pool Type | Minimum | Maximum | Minimum | Maximum |
| Pools | 1.0 ppm | 7.0 ppm | 2.0 ppm | 10.0 ppm |
| Spas | 2.0 ppm | 7.0 ppm | 4.0 ppm | 10.0 ppm |
(2) Whenever the residual disinfectant:
(A) falls below the minimum concentration required; or
(B) exceeds the maximum concentration allowed;
the pool or spa shall be cleared and kept free of bathers until disinfectant residuals are within the acceptable range.
(3) The pool or spa water shall be superchlorinated to breakpoint or superoxidized with a nonchlorine oxidizer when the pool test kit reveals a combined chlorine (chloramine) concentration of five-tenths (0.5) ppm or greater.
(4) Chlorinated isocyanurates or stabilized chlorine shall not be used for breakpoint chlorination.
(5) The water temperature in a spa may not exceed one hundred four (104) degrees Fahrenheit.
(6) The water in a pool or spa shall have a pH of not less than seven and two-tenths (7.2) and not more than seven and eight-tenths (7.8).
(7) The alkalinity of the water in pools and spas shall be at least eighty (80) ppm as titrated to the methyl orange endpoint.
(8) If chlorinated isocyanurate or cyanuric acid stabilizers are used in a pool, the concentration shall not exceed sixty (60) ppm. When the maximum allowable cyanuric acid concentration is exceeded, appropriate measures shall be taken to lower the concentrations to the required range.
(9) Chlorinated isocyanurates and cyanuric acid stabilizers shall not be used in a spa or in an indoor pool.
(10) Only in pools where chlorine is used as the disinfectant can cyanuric acid be used as a stabilizer.
(11) Pool and spa water shall be tested and logged for the following:
(A) pH and disinfectant residuals before each change in occupancy.
(B) Combined chlorine at least once a week when chlorine is used.
(C) Total alkalinity at least once a week.
(D) Cyanuric acid, when it is used, at least once a week.
(12) The pool or spa shall be closed for at least one (1) hour following the manual addition of a chemical directly to the water.
(13) Any chemical used to treat the water in a pool or spa must be used in accordance with the product label directions.
(14) At all times, the water in a pool shall have sufficient clarity so that the main drain or a black disc, six (6) inches in diameter placed at the deepest part of the pool, is readily visible from the deck. Water in a spa shall have sufficient clarity so, when the hydrojets are turned off, the main drain or a black disc, six (6) inches in diameter placed at the deepest part of the spa, is readily visible from the deck.
(15) One (1) water sample must be collected each month that the pool or spa is open for use and submitted for bacteriological examination. Samples may not be collected from any portion of the recirculation system. Bacteriological examinations performed on each sample shall include the heterotrophic thirty-five (35) degree Centigrade plate count and a total coliform test using either the:
(A) multiple tube fermentation test;
(B) membrane filter test; or
(C) one hundred (100) milliliter presence/absence test.
Tests shall be performed by a state-approved laboratory in accordance with the procedures outlined in Standard Methods.
(16) A copy of each water sample report must be submitted to the local health department by the pool or spa owner or operator within four (4) days of receiving such a report from the laboratory. Should a bacteriological sample collected in accordance with subdivision (15):
(A) contain more than two hundred (200) bacteria colonies per milliliter as determined by the heterotrophic thirty-five (35) degree Centigrade plate count;
(B) test positive (confirmed test) for coliform organisms in any of the five (5) to ten (10) milliliter portions of a sample when the multiple tube fermentation tube test is used;
(C) test positive for more than one (1) coliform organism per fifty (50) milliliters when the membrane filter test is used; or
(D) show the presence of any coliform when the one hundred (100) milliliter presence/absence test is used;
another bacteriological sample shall be collected from the same pool within a week of receiving notice about the original monthly bacteriological sample test results, and analyzed in accordance with subdivision (15). No two (2) consecutive bacteriological samples shall demonstrate an exceedance of clause (A), (B), (C), or (D). Failure to collect and analyze water samples in accordance with subdivision (15) and this subdivision during the period that a pool is open for use is considered an unsatisfactory report for the applicable month.
(17) When the pool or spa must be closed due to an unsatisfactory sample report, an additional water sample must be submitted to an approved laboratory. The pool or spa may be reopened upon receipt of a satisfactory report.
(18) All items in the room used to store pool or spa water treatment chemicals shall be stored at least six (6) inches above the floor to allow for flushing the area in the case of a spill.
(19) All pool or spa water treatment chemicals shall be stored in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
(20) A twenty-four (24) unit first aid kit that meets American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard Z308.1-2003 or 2009, shall be provided at each tourist home having a pool or spa.
(21) Prior to occupancy of a tourist home containing a spa, a legible printed warning shall be provided to the lodger stating the following:
(A) Pregnant women, small children, or persons with heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, or low blood pressure should not enter the spa except under advice of a physician.
(B) Avoid use while under the influence of alcohol, tranquilizers, or other drugs that cause drowsiness or raise or lower blood pressure.
(C) Exposure greater than fifteen (15) minutes may result in drowsiness, nausea, or fainting.
(c) The test kits used to determine quality of the water in a pool or spa at a tourist home shall have reagents replaced according to the manufacturer's requirements and shall meet the following:
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(1) For pools or spas that use chlorine as a disinfectant, the test kit shall cover a minimum range from zero (0) ppm to five (5.0) ppm or higher. The test kit must be:
(A) in increments of five-tenths (0.5) ppm; and
(B) capable of measuring total chlorine.
(2) For pools or spas that use a disinfectant other than chlorine, the test kit shall have the range and accuracy proportionate to the range required for chlorine test kits.
(3) When a cyanurate is used as a chlorine stabilizer, the test kit shall be capable of measuring cyanuric acid concentrations.
(4) A pH test kit:
(A) accurate to the nearest two-tenths (0.2) pH unit; and
(B) covering a minimum range of seven (7.0) to eight (8.0) pH units;
shall be used.
(5) A test kit capable of measuring total alkalinity shall be used.
SECTION 28. 410 IAC 6-2.1-43 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
410 IAC 6-2.1-43 Reasons for closure
Authority: Affected: IC 16-19-3
Sec. 43. A pool shall be closed when any of the following occurs:
(4) (2) The grate on the main drain is missing or broken, or failure to meet the requirements of section 32(e) [of this rule].
(5) (3) Failure to meet lifeguard requirements of section 35 of this rule, where applicable.
(6) (4) A pump, filter, or disinfectant chemical feeder is nonoperational. not operational.
(7) (5) A nonsolid fecal accident.
(8) (6) The spa water temperature exceeds one hundred four (104) degrees Fahrenheit.
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(2) Failure to meet (B) disinfectant concentrations of section 30(b), 42.1(b)(1) of this rule; or
(3) Failure to meet (C) the water clarity requirements of section 31(a) or 42.1(b)(13) of this rule.
(A) bacteriological requirements of section 31(f), 42.1(b)(15), or 42.1(b)(16) of this rule;
(7) pH values less than 6.8 or equal to or greater than 8.0.
(8) If the department determines a condition, situation, or installation is created, installed or maintained that may:
(A) cause or result in a health or safety hazard; or
(B) cause or transmit disease.
SECTION 29. 410 IAC 6-2.1-44 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
410 IAC 6-2.1-44 Fecal accidents
Authority: Affected: IC 16-19-3
Sec. 44. (a) In the event that a solid stool or full stomach vomit is identified in the pool or spa water, the following steps are required:
(5) When the required level of disinfectant concentrations fail to meet the requirements of section 30(b) of this rule, the (6) If chlorine stabilizers are not present in the pool water, the pool shall remain be closed until the required levels of a minimum of two (2) ppm of free disinfectant are has been present in the pool water for a minimum of twenty-five (25) minutes as measured at poolside or the length of time necessary to attain a CT inactivation value of forty-five (45). When chlorine stabilizers are present in pool water, the pool shall be closed until four (4) ppm of free disinfectant must be present in the pool water for a minimum of twenty-five (25) minutes as measured at poolside or the length of time necessary to attain a CT inactivation value of one hundred (100).
(6) (7) When the required level of disinfectant concentrations are concentration is met, the pool may reopen.
(1) The pool shall be cleared of all patrons and close all affected pools or spas operating a common filtration system and keep closed during the sanitation procedure.
(2) The solid fecal material or vomit shall be removed If using a net or scoop. The pool vacuum is shall not be used for this purpose. the waste shall be discharged to the sanitary sewer and not through the pool filtration system. All equipment used to remove the fecal material or vomit shall be sanitized with a fresh solution of twenty (20) parts per million (ppm) chlorine The solution shall be prepared fresh. or immersed in the pool during disinfection.
(3) The free chlorine/bromine level shall be tested.
(4) pH shall be maintained between 7.2 and 7.8. 7.5 or less.
(5) Ensure water temperature of seventy-seven (77) degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
(b) In the event that a nonsolid stool is identified in the pool or spa water, the following steps are required:
(2) (5) If chlorine stabilizers are not present in the pool water, raise and maintain the free chlorine residual in the pool water to twenty (20) ppm, chlorine minimum, and maintain it at that level for a minimum of seven hundred sixty-five (765) minutes (twelve (12) hours and forty-five (45) minutes), or the length of time necessary to attain a "9600 contact time" CT value equivalent, inactivation value of 15,300 or completely drain the pool to a sanitary public sewer. or Spas only may be completely drained to an approved sewage disposal system other than a public sewer. Stabilized chlorine cannot be used to raise the free chlorine residual. When chlorine stabilizers are present in the pool water, the pool shall be closed, the pH lowered to 6.5, and a forty (40) ppm of free disinfectant must be present in the pool water for a minimum of thirty (30) hours as measured at poolside.
(3) (6) When the pool is drained, sanitize all surfaces with a chlorine solution of at least twenty (20) ppm.
(4) (7) When the pool is disinfected without draining, continuously operate the recirculation/filtration system during the sanitization/contact period time.
(5) (8) Filters shall be backwashed to waste and filter material replenished as necessary.
(6) (9) When the sanitizing contact period is completed, the pool may be reopened if the:
(Indiana State Department of Health; (1) Immediately clear the pool of all patrons and close all affected pools or spas operating on a common filtration system and keep closed during the sanitization procedure.
(2) The fecal matter should be removed as much as possible using a net or scoop. The pool vacuum shall not be used for this purpose. All equipment used to remove the fecal material shall be sanitized with a fresh solution of twenty (20) ppm chlorine or immersed in the pool during disinfection.
(3) pH shall be maintained at 7.5 or less.
(4) Ensure that water temperature shall be seventy-seven (77) degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
(A) the excess free chlorine levels are reduced to the maximum allowed in section 30(b) of this rule;
(B) the pH is balanced as needed;
(C) the filter is recharged as needed; and
(D) the circulation system is operating.
SECTION 30. 410 IAC 6-2.1-47 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
410 IAC 6-2.1-47 Incorporation by reference
Authority: Affected: IC 16-19-3
Sec. 47. The following are hereby incorporated by reference as a part of this rule:
(Indiana State Department of Health; (1) Indiana State Department of Health Bulletin S.E. 11. Copies may be obtained by a mailed request to Indiana State Department of Health, 2 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
(2) Indiana State Department of Health Bulletin S.E. 13. Copies may be obtained by a mailed request to Indiana State Department of Health, 2 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
(3) Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (APHA), Part 9000, Microbiological Examination of Water, eighteenth edition, 1992, twenty-first edition, 2005, is incorporated by this rule. Copies may be obtained from the American Public Health Association, Inc., 1015 15th 800 "I" Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20005. 20001-3710.
(4) The standards of the Chlorine Institute, Inc., Pamphlet 82, July, 1999. Two (2) copies of these standards are available for reference at the department. Copies may be obtained from the Chlorine Institute Inc., 2000 L Street N. W., Suite 506, Washington, D.C. 20036. Bookstore, P.O. Box 1020, Sewickley, Pennsylvania 15143-1020.
(5) Standard Z308.1-2003, "Minimum Requirements for Workplace First Aid Kits", published by the American National Standards Institute. Two (2) copies of these standards are available for reference at the department. Copies may be obtained from the International Safety Equipment Association, 1901 North Moore Street, Suite 808, Arlington, VA 22209.
(6) Standard Z308.1-2009, "Minimum Requirements for Workplace First Aid Kits", published by the American National Standards Institute. Two (2) copies of these standards are available for reference at the department. Copies may be obtained from the International Safety Equipment Association, 1901 North Moore Street, Suite 808, Arlington, VA 22209.
(7) The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act of 2007, 15 U.S.C. 8001-8008 (2009). Two (2) copies of this law are available at the department. Copies may be obtained online from the Consumer Products Safety Commission website: http://www.cpsc.gov/
SECTION 31. 410 IAC 6-2.1-8 IS REPEALED.
LSA Document #09-6(F)
Notice of Intent: 20090114-IR-410090006NIA
Proposed Rule: 20100127-IR-410090006PRA
Hearing Held: February 18, 2010
Approved by Attorney General: July 19, 2010
Approved by Governor: July 20, 2010
Filed with Publisher: July 26, 2010, 2:16 p.m.
Documents Incorporated by Reference: Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, Twenty-First Edition; Standard Z308.1-2003, "Minimum Requirements for Workplace First Aid Kits" published by American National Standards Institute; Standard Z308.1-2009, "Minimum Requirements for Workplace First Aid Kits and Supplies" published by American National Standards Institute; The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act of 2007, 15 U.S.C. 8001-8008 (2009)
Small Business Regulatory Coordinator: Mike Mettler, Director, Environmental Public Health Division, Indiana State Department of Health, 2 North Meridian Street, 5E, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, (317) 233-7183, mmettler@isdh.in.gov
Posted: 08/25/2010 by Legislative Services Agency
DIN: 20100825-IR-410090006FRA
Composed: Apr 25,2024 11:45:16PM EDT
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