Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R392 - Population Health, Environmental Health
Rule R392-302 - Design, Construction and Operation of Public Pools
Section R392-302-30 - Lifeguard and Safety Related Equipment
Current through Bulletin 2023-24, December 15, 2023
(1) The manager shall ensure that each pool facility has the following lifesaving equipment provided for each 2,000 square feet of pool water surface area or fraction thereof:
(2) The manager shall ensure that the lifesaving equipment required in Subsection (1) is
(3) Where lifeguard service is provided, the manager may substitute a rescue tube for the lifesaving equipment required in Subsection (1).
(4) The manager shall ensure that each pool facility is equipped with a first aid kit that:
(5) The manager shall ensure that each pool facility has a sign that meets the requirements of a two-inch safety sign as described in Subsection R392-302-32(1), that includes a heading containing a safety signal such as warning, caution, or attention, posted in the pool area that states the emergency telephone number including 911 or other local emergency numbers.
(6) Where lifeguard service is provided as required in Subsection R392-302-29(2), the manager shall provide:
(7) In areas of a pool with water depth greater than six feet or a maximum width greater than 40 feet and a depth greater than four feet, the manager shall provide for a minimum number of elevated lifeguard stations in accordance with Table 6.
(8) Where lifeguard service is not provided, the manager shall ensure that:
TABLE 6 Lifesaving Equipment |
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SAFETY EQUIPMENT |
POOLS WITH LIFEGUARD |
POOLS WITH NO LIFEGUARD |
Elevated lifeguard station |
One per 2,000 square feet of pool area or fraction thereof |
None |
Backboard |
One per facility |
None |
Room for Emergency Care |
One per facility |
None |
Ring Buoy with and attached rope equal in length to the maximum width of the pool plus ten feet |
None |
One per 2,000 square feet or pool area or fraction thereof |
Rescue Tube used as a substitute for ring buoys, shepherd crook, and life pole when lifeguards are present |
One per 2,000 square feet of pool area or fraction thereof |
None |
Life pole or shepherd's crook |
None |
One per 2,000 square feet of pool area of fraction thereof |
First Aid Kit |
One per facility |
One per facility |
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-12, effective 6/1/2017
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-12, effective 5/24/2018
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-05, effective 2/26/2020
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-16, effective 8/10/2020
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-17, effective 8/21/2023