Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND CERTIFICATION › Article 2 - PUBLIC AND SEMIPUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS › Section R18-5-241 - Public Swimming Pools; Bathhouses and Dressing Rooms

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Separate dressing rooms shall be provided
				for each sex. Dressing rooms shall be equipped with baskets or other checking
				facilities.
B. All entrances to and
				exits from the dressing rooms shall be effectively screened to interrupt the
				line of sight of persons outside the dressing rooms.
C. Walls and partitions of dressing rooms,
				locker rooms, toilets, and showers shall be light colored, smooth,
				nonabsorbent, and easily cleanable. Concrete or pumice blocks used for interior
				wall construction in these locations shall be finished and sealed to provide a
				smooth and easily cleanable surface. Partitions shall be designed so that a
				waterway is provided between partitions and the floor to permit thorough
				cleaning of the walls and floor areas with hoses and brooms.
D. Floors shall be of nonslip construction,
				free of cracks or openings, and sloped to adequate drains so the surface will
				be free of standing water and puddles. Floors shall be sloped not less than 1/4
				inch per foot toward the drains to ensure positive drainage. Carpeting is
				prohibited.
E. All furniture shall
				be of simple character and easily cleanable. Locker compartments, partitions,
				booths, furniture, and other appurtenances in dressing rooms shall be so
				installed or raised above the floor to permit washing down the dressing rooms
				and bathhouse interiors.
F. An
				adequate number of hose bibs shall be provided for washing down the dressing
				room or bathhouse interior.
G.
				Dressing rooms, toilets, and showers shall be provided with adequate lighting
				and ventilation.
H. Toilet
				facilities shall be provided for each sex. For male users, there shall be one
				toilet and one urinal for each 100 bathers or fraction thereof. For female
				users, there shall be one toilet for each 50 bathers, or fraction thereof. In
				no case shall less than two toilets be provided for female users. Sanitary
				napkin dispensers shall be installed in toilet or shower areas designated for
				female users.
I. Shower and
				handwashing facilities with hot and cold water and soap shall be provided for
				each dressing room. Hot and cold water shall be provided at all shower heads.
				The water heater and thermostatic mixing valve shall be inaccessible to users
				and shall be capable of providing two gallons per minute of 90°F water to
				each shower head. A minimum of two shower heads shall be provided in each
				dressing room. Each dressing room shall have one shower head for each 50
				bathers or fraction thereof.
J. One
				lavatory with an unbreakable mirror shall be provided in each dressing room for
				the first 100 users. An additional lavatory and unbreakable mirror shall be
				provided for each additional 100 users or fraction thereof. Soap dispensers for
				providing either liquid or powdered soap shall be provided at each lavatory.
				Soap dispensers shall be made of metal or plastic with no glass
				permitted.