Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 010 - Agriculture, Dept. of
Sub-Agency 0008 - Public Swimming Pools
Chapter 6 - LIFEGUARDS, LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT; LADDERS, RECESSED STEPS; DIVING BOARDS; SLIDES, FLUMES, AND SAFETY RELATED REQUIREMENTS
Section 6-9 - Flumes; Design and Construction
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 6-9
Current through December 21, 2024
(a) Each flume must meet the following design and construction parameters:
(i) It shall be watertight;
(ii) The surface must be inert, nontoxic,
smooth and easily cleanable;
(iii)
All curves, turns and tunnels within the path of a flume shall be designed so
the impact of users with the walls of the flume or ceiling of a tunnel does not
present a hazard;
(A) The flume shall be
banked so that forces on the bathers keep them safely inside the flume under
all foreseeable circumstances of operation;
(I) Bathers must not become
airborne.
(B) In the
curved sections of a flume, the design of the wall of the flume must cause the
outward thrust of the body of the bather to be dissipated towards the
centerline of the flume.
(iv) All slopes in a flume must be designed
so the speed of the bathers does not reach a point at which a safe equilibrium
of dynamic forces cannot be maintained on any curve or turn in the
flume;
(v) In sections of a flume
where bathers can stop, provisions must be made by design or modification to
prevent bathers from falling out of the flume;
(vi) The construction, dimensions and methods
of mechanical attachment of a flume must provide a smooth and continuous
surface through the entire length of the flume;
(A) Any misalignment of joints in a sectional
flume must not exceed one-eighth (c) inch.
(vii) The walls of any flume must be
designed:
(A) So the continuous and combined
action of hydrostatic, dynamic and static loads, as well as normal
environmental deterioration do not damage the flume bed to the extent of
creating a structural failure that presents a hazard of injury to users;
or
(B) So that they do not require
frequent patch repairs that may weaken the structural integrity of the
flume.
(b) If a tube-type flume is used, it must be designed or ventilated to prevent a hazardous concentration of toxic sanitizing fumes under all circumstances of operation.
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