Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 430.000 - Minimum Standards for Recreational Camps for Children (State Sanitary Code, Chapter IV)
Section 430.430 - Swimming Pools - Compliance with 105 CMR 435.000: Minimum Standards for Swimming Pools (State Sanitary Code, Chapter V), Required

Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.430

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(A) The operator of each recreational camp for children shall ensure all swimming and wading pools located in Massachusetts used by campers and staff shall be in compliance with 105 CMR 435.000: Minimum Standards for Swimming Pools (State Sanitary Code: Chapter V), including the pool fence requirements in M.G.L. c. 140, § 206, and 780 CMR: The Massachusetts State Building Code, and drain cover safety provisions as provided in the federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. A copy of the written approval to operate the pool, issued by the Board of Health, shall be kept on file at the camp whether or not the swimming pool is located on the camp property or is part of the camp facility.

(B) At the first pool swimming session, a camp operator shall ensure a determination is made of each camper's swimming ability. Campers shall be confined to swimming areas consistent with the limits of their swimming ability or to swimming areas requiring lesser skills than those for which they have been classified.

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