Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) No person
having a communicable disease shall be employed or work at a swimming, wadingor
special purpose pool.
(2) The
following regulations shall be enforced by the operator:
(a) No bather shall enter the pool unless he
first takes a cleansing shower.
(b)
No bather shall wear a bathing suit that is unclean.
(c) No person suffering from a fever, cough,
cold, inflammation of the eyes, nasal or ear discharges, or any communicable
disease shall be allowed the use of the pool.
(d) No person with sores or other evidence of
skin disease, or who is wearing a bandage or medical covering of any kind,
shall be allowed the use of the pool.
(e) No person shall spit in or in any other
way contaminate the pool, or its floors, walkways, aisles, or dressing
rooms.
(f) No glass, with the
exception of shatterproof light shields, shall be permitted in the pool or on
walkways within eight feet of the pool.
(g) No person shall bring or throw into the
pool any object that may in any way carry contamination or endanger the safety
of bathers.
(3) The
operator shall cause a sign to be placed at the entrance of the pool enclosure,
or on a wall of the dressing room where one is provided, which reads
substantially as follows:
"All persons are required to take a cleansing shower bath
before entering the pool." "N o person with a communicable disease is allowed
to use the pool."
(4) The
operator of special purpose pools shall include on the sign required in 105 CMR
435.22(3) the following warnings:
(a) Do not
use when alone.
(b) Do not use
while under the influence of alcohol, anticoagulants, antihistamines,
vasoconstrictors, vasodialators, stimulants, hypnotics, narcotics or
tranquilizers.
(c) Elderly persons,
pregnant women, and persons suffering from heart disease, diabetes, high or low
blood pressure should not use this pool until they consult with their
physician.
(d) Do not use the pool
when the water temperature is greater than 104°F.
(e) Observe a reasonable time limit
(e.g., ten minutes), then shower, cool down, and, if you wish,
return for another brief stay. Long exposure may result in nausea, dizziness or
fainting.
(f) The use of oils and
body lotion by bathers is prohibited.
(5) The operator of special purpose pools
shall provide a permanently mounted clock, with a large dial, located as to be
easily readable by bathers at the pool.
