Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 55-89 - Food, Lodging, and Recreation Safety
Chapter ATCP 76 - Safety, Maintenance, and Operation of Public Pools and Water Attractions
Subchapter IV - Staffing Pools
Section ATCP 76.22 - Lifeguards and attendants
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง ATCP 76.22
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) LIFEGUARD AND ATTENDANT STAFFING PLANS. A pool that is not required to have an attendant or lifeguard is not required to have a lifeguard or attendant staffing plan.
(a)
Staffing plan
requirements. The owner or operator of a pool, including a whirlpool
over 4 feet deep and a pool with a visual obstruction, shall have a written
lifeguard and attendant staffing plan.
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(b)
Plan criteria. The
written lifeguard and attendant staffing plan shall include all of the
following:
1. The square footage of the pool.
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2. The maximum and average patron load.
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3. The hours of operation.
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4. The location of each lifeguard station,
lifeguard roaming or walking patrol ensuring that glare conditions are assessed
from each location to determine if the bottom and objects in the pool are
clearly visible.
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5. The location of each first aid station.
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6. The number of lifeguards or attendants on
duty pursuant to s.
ATCP 76.23.
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7. Diagrams shall be provided with the
following information for each use of the pool, for both average and maximum
capacity:
a. The placement of attendants.
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b. The placement of lifeguards.
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c. The location of the lifeguard roaming area
or walking patrol.
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d. Location of lifeguard chairs or stations.
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e. Location of each obstruction.
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8. A method of communication when 2 or more
attendants or lifeguards are required.
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9. If applicable, the method that will be
used for periodic supervision within a pool enclosure that contains a
combination of lifeguarded and non-lifeguarded pools.
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(c)
Availability. The owner
or operator shall keep a copy of the written lifeguard and attendant staffing
plan at the pool and make it available to the department or its agent upon
request, for review and approval.
(2) QUALIFICATIONS. A lifeguard shall be required to have current certifications in all of the following:
(a)
Certification
requirements. A copy of each certification held by lifeguard staff
shall be maintained at the pool and shall be made available for inspection by
the department or its agent.
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of the following:
1. Lifeguarding
certification as defined under s.
ATCP 76.03 (44).
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2. First aid certification.
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3. CPR with AED certification.
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(b)
Attendants. Attendants
may staff water attractions, waterslides, or pool slides to assist patrons,
pursuant to s.
ATCP 76.23. Attendants may not be used in place of
lifeguards.
(3) LIFEGUARD IDENTIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT.
(a)
Identification and equipment. At all times when on duty a
lifeguard shall have all the following:
1.
Clothing or equipment that is conspicuously marked "Lifeguard" or
"Guard".
2. A rescue tube with a
harness as instructed in national certification courses.
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3. A whistle.
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(b)
Assigned duties. A
lifeguard who is assigned to supervise a pool may not be assigned duties that
may distract the lifeguard's attention from observing a patron in the pool or
that may hinder the lifeguard's ability to provide immediate assistance to a
patron.
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This section is created eff. 9-24-23 by CR 22-021.
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