Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a)
Location. In selecting the site for a proposed public bathing
place, the water supply, sanitary sewer, and other drainage facilities shall be
given due consideration. Outside pools cannot be located near unpaved highways
where road dust and dirt would be carried into the pool by prevailing winds.
The site of outdoor pools shall be elevated or otherwise protected by drainage
ditches, curbs or retaining walls so that surface water will not flow into and
contaminate the pool water.
(b)
Trees, shrubbery. Trees and shrubbery overhanging or adjacent to
the pool or walkway, or in the immediate vicinity on the windward side, are
objectionable in that they are the source of dirt, leaves, and other
contaminants which may fall into the water.
(c)
Exclusion of unauthorized
persons.
(1) All bathing facilities
must be surrounded by an effective barrier that meets the descriptions below:
(A) Outdoor pools open to general public such
as municipal pools and pools used by organizations (YWCA, YMCA, etc.), shall be
enclosed by a suitable barrier equal to a six (6) foot high woven wire
fence.
(B) Indoor pools must either
be located in a room with doors that can be locked at all times when the pool
is not in use (regardless of whether a fee is charged) or have a barrier that
is in compliance with 7-2(c)(1)(C).
(C) Outdoor pools not open to the general
public shall be enclosed with a suitable effective barrier to prevent
unattended small children from entering the pool. The barrier may be any fence,
wall or structure which prevents entry except through self-closing,
self-latching gates and does not prevent visual observation of the pool and is
not less than four (4) feet in height. Decorative type barriers shall not have
open spaces greater than four (4) inches. Where existing construction prohibits
compliance with this rule, the owner shall file with the county or state health
department, an operation procedure which will serve to ensure the exclusion of
animals and unattended small children from the pool area.
(2) A suitable effective barrier shall be
accomplished in one of the following manners:
(A)
Wood.
(i) Wood posts shall be at least four (4)
inches in diameter or four (4) inches x four (4) inches, pressure-treated,
spaced not more than ten (10) feet apart, and embedded at least eighteen (18)
inches into the ground.
(ii) Wood
railings, when used, shall be at least two (2) inches x four (4) inches in
nominal dimension. There shall be at least two (2) railings. Railings shall
provide no horizontal projections or recessions unless at four (4) feet.
Railings shall not be used in such a way as to form a ladder.
(B)
Wire.
(i) Wire posts shall be galvanized pipe at
least two (2) inches in diameter and shall be spaced not more than ten (10)
feet apart. Such posts shall be embedded to a depth of twelve (12) inches in a
concrete jacket at least eighteen (18) inches deep and six (6) inches in
diameter.
(ii) Chain link shall be
at least eleven (11) gauge galvanized metal.
(iii) Wire supports shall be galvanized metal
at least one and one-quarter (1-1/4) inches thick and shall provide no
footholds.
(C)
Wrought iron.
(i) Wrought iron
posts shall consist of at least one-half (1/2) inch thick steel bars spaced not
more than four (4) inches apart.
(ii) Wrought iron fence sections shall
consist of at least one-half (1/2) inch thick steel bars spaced not more than
four (4) inches apart.
(iii)
Wrought iron horizontal rails shall not form a ladder.
(D)
Masonry. Walls of brick,
concrete or stone shall be constructed so as to provide no projections or
recessions within four (4) feet of the ground's surface. Such walls shall meet
the visual observation requirement of 310:315-7-2. Construction shall not be
such as to form a ladder. There shall not be more than four (4) inches of space
between the bottom of the enclosure and the ground's surface or the pool deck.
Indoor bathing facilities not open to general public shall be enclosed so that
access is only through self-closing, self-latching gates or doors, to control
access by unattended small children. Enclosures shall have maximum openings of
four (4) inches, and the enclosure design shall not form a ladder.
(E)
Alternate enclosure
materials. The Department may approve alternative enclosure materials
and methods where the Department finds such materials and methods equivalent to
those described.
(d)
Sand or grass plots. The
area within the pool enclosure of outdoor municipal and other pools open to the
general public, and school pools, shall be free of all sand or grass plots used
for sun-bathing or play areas. Sand and grass areas provided for sun-tanning or
sun-bathing purposes in connection with swimming pools open to the general
public shall be separated from the pool and walk area by a fence or other
barrier. The exits from the sand or grass sun-bathing area to the pool area
shall be provided with continuous or automatic showers, with volume and
pressure of water sufficient to remove gross particles of sand, grass, etc.,
from the bathers. In lieu of the above shower arrangement, sun-bathers may be
routed from the sand or grass sun-bathing areas through the regular shower
rooms.
(e)
Layout of filter
plant and chemical storage facilities.
(1) The filter plant and chemical storage
areas shall either be enclosed or limit access by the general public through
other means.
(2) The filter area
shall be large enough to provide easy access to all equipment and appurtenances
with sufficient room for adequate pipe run for the flow meter and for system
maintenance.
(3) There must be at
least eighteen (18) inches clearance about freestanding equipment.
(f)
Hose connections.
Ample hose connections shall be provided and suitably arranged in interior
shower rooms, toilet rooms, and exterior walks, so that all floors, walks and
drains may be flushed with water, using a fifty (50) foot section of flexible
hose. Approved vacuum breakers shall be included at all hose bib connections
(including any in equipment rooms).
(g)
Wall, floor, and ceiling
material. Walls, floors, and ceilings of new pool rooms and new filter
rooms shall be of non-sorbent, smooth, cleanable material.
Amended at 22 Ok Reg
231, eff 10-14-04 (emergency); Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1131, eff
5-26-05
