Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 432.000 - Minimum Requirements for Personal Flotation Devices for Minor Children at Municipal and Recreational Programs and Camps
Section 432.120 - Personal Flotation Devices Made Available by the Operator
Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024
(A) Every operator shall ensure that PFDs are made available, in accordance with guidelines issued by the Department, for non-swimmers and at-risk swimmers who will be entering the water for swimming or bathing or entering a diving area for purposes other than diving, excluding such activities at swimming pools, wading pools or other artificial bodies of water.
(B) Any PFDs made available by the program or camp, or by agreement with a bathing beach operator, shall be in serviceable condition and the proper size for the intended wearer (based on body weight and chest size) in accordance with guidelines issued by the Department and USCG.
(C) Operators shall ensure that PFDs are properly sized and assessed for a proper fit on each minor that is a non-swimmer or at-risk swimmer prior to each swimming activity, in accordance with guidelines issued by the Department.
(D) An adequate number and range of sizes of PFDs in a serviceable condition shall be available and accessible for staff to distribute to participants who are present in a swimming or diving area and who are determined to be non-swimmers or at-risk swimmers.
(E) PFDs may also be made available through a contractual agreement between an off-site bathing beach operator and a municipal or recreational program or camp.
