Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Title 105 CMR 435.000 - Minimum Standards For Swimming Pools (state Sanitary Code: Chapter V) › Construction › Section 435.03 - Bathhouse and Sanitary Facilities

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) The
				operator shall provide for each sex adequate and separate dressing and sanitary
				facilities located adjacent to every public swimming pool. Rooms shall be of
				ample size and well lighted, drained, ventilated, and so planned and
				constructed that good sanitation can be maintained throughout the building at
				all times. Bathers shall be so routed that the crossing of street shoes and wet
				barefoot traffic is kept to a minimum. In general, impervious materials and
				light colors should be used throughout.
(2) The operator of a public swimming pool
				shall provide showers and shall furnish hot and cold water. The minimum number
				of showers shall be one for each 40 bathers based on the maximum bather load,
				(
see
105 CMR
				435.27 ).
(3) The operator of a public swimming pool
				shall provide and shall maintain in a sanitary condition, for each sex, at
				least one water closet at convenient locations for each 40 bathers. One
				additional water closet shall be provided for each additional 40 bathers. For
				males, urinals may be substituted for up to one third of the number of water
				closets required. Toilets for the use of spectators shall be separated from
				those provided for bathers and shall be located outside the area used by
				bathers.
(4) The operator of a
				public swimming pool shall provide and shall maintain in a sanitary condition
				washbasins adjacent to all water closets in the proportion of at least one
				basin for each 60 bathers, based on the maximum bather load.
(5) The operator shall provide hose
				connections for flushing down the dressing rooms, bathhouse interior, and
				outside pool decks. It is recommended that hot water be provided at indoor
				pools.
(6) The operator shall
				provide a room designated and equipped for the emergency care of sick or
				injured bathers at a public swimming pool. The location of such a room shall be
				approved by the Board of Health. Minimum equipment shall include a cot and
				blanket.
(7) The operator shall
				provide adequate storage space for janitorial equipment and supplies and
				instructional equipment.
(8) The
				operator shall be responsible for maintaining adequate lighting in all parts of
				the bathhouse, toilets, pool area and pool water by sunlight or artificial
				lighting, or both, under all conditions of pool use. Arrangements and design of
				lighting shall allow lifeguards and attendants to see clearly every part of the
				pool, walkway, spring boards, and other appurtenances without being blinded by
				the lights. All lighting, including underwater pool lighting, shall be so
				installed to prevent glare and maintained as not to create a hazard.
(9) When provided, heating units shall be so
				installed as to present no hazard to bathers.
(10) All rooms housing indoor swimming pools
				and all bathhouses dressing rooms, shower rooms, and toilets at both indoor and
				outdoor pools shall be properly and adequately ventilated.
(11) Attention should be given to acoustical
				properties of rooms housing indoor swimming pools and bathhouses. The design
				and materials used in the construction should reduce reverberation of sound, so
				that a lifeguard's voice or a call for help may be easily heard.
(12) The operator of every swimming pool,
				wading or special purpose pool shall provide and maintain adequate enclosures
				to prevent animals and unauthorized persons from entering the pool area.
(a) All outdoor in ground swimming, wading or
				special purpose pools constructed before October 2, 1975 shall be enclosed by a
				firmly secured fence of at least four feet in height. All gates into the pool
				area shall be self-latching with latches placed four feet above ground level or
				otherwise made inaccessible to children up to eight years of age.
(b) All outdoor in ground swimming, wadingor
				special purpose pools constructed after October 2, 1975 shall be enclosed by a
				fence six feet in height and firmly secured at ground level provided that any
				board or stockade fence or structure shall be at least five feet in height, but
				if over five feet in height, the fence shall be chain link. Such enclosure,
				including gates therein, shall not be less than six feet above the ground, and
				any gate shall be self-latching with latches placed four feet above the ground
				or otherwise made inaccessible from the outside to children up to eight years
				of age. Such enclosure shall be constructed of such material and maintained so
				as not to permit any opening in said enclosure, other than a gate, wider than
				three inches at any point along the enclosure. (M.G.L. c. 140, §
				206)
(c) All indoor swimming pools
				shall be enclosed by a barrier which shall extend not less than four feet above
				the ground. Such enclosure shall be constructed of such material and maintained
				so as notto permit any opening in said enclosure, other than a gate or door,
				wider than three inches along the enclosure. All gates and doors in the pool
				enclosure shall be self-closing and self-latching with latches placed at least
				four feet above the ground.
(d)
				Access to every public swimming pool by bathers shall be provided only through
				the bathhouse facilities.