Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE
Part XXIV - Swimming Pools and Natural or Semi-Artificial Swimming or Bathing Places
Chapter 3 - Design Requirements for Swimming Pools [formerly Subpart B]
Section XXIV-329 - Pool Ladders [formerly paragraph 24:012]
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXIV-329
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The design and construction of pool ladder(s) shall conform to the following.
1.
Pool ladders shall be made entirely of corrosion-resisting materials.
2. Ladders shall provide two handholds or two
handrails.
3. Below the water
level, there shall be a clearance of not more than 6 inches nor less than 3
inches between any ladder tread edge and the pool wall.
4. The clear distance between ladder
handrails shall be a minimum of 17 inches and a maximum of 24 inches.
5. There shall be a uniform height between
ladder treads, with a 7-inch minimum distance and a 12-inch maximum
distance.
6. Ladder treads shall
have a minimum horizontal depth of 1 1/2 inches.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:4(A)(11) and R.S. 40:5(3)(16)(17)(20).
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