Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE
Part XXIV - Swimming Pools and Natural or Semi-Artificial Swimming or Bathing Places
Chapter 7 - General Standards
Section XXIV-703 - Lifesaving Equipment [formerly paragraph 24:013-14]
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXIV-703
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Class A, Class B, and Class C swimming pools shall have lifesaving equipment conspicuously and conveniently on hand at all times including the following:
1. a
light, strong pole not less than 12 feet long, including a body hook;
2. a minimum 1/4 inch diameter throwing rope
as long as 1 1/2 times the maximum width of the pool or 50 feet, whichever is
less, to which has been firmly attached a ring buoy with an outside diameter of
approximately 15 inches or a similar flotation device;
3. a telephone with posted names and phone
numbers of nearest available police, fire, ambulance service and/or rescue
unit, and/or 911, if available;
4.
it is recommended that Class B and Class C pools with over 1,800 square feet of
water surface area shall have at least one elevated lifeguard chair for each
3,000 square feet of pool surface or fraction thereof. Where a pool is provided
with more than one lifeguard chair, and pool width is 45 feet or more, they
shall be located on each side of the pool.
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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