New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Chapter I - State Sanitary Code › Part 6 - Swimming Pools, Bathing Beaches And Recreational Aquatic Spray Grounds › Subpart 6-1 - Swimming Pools › General Provisions › Section 6-1.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Swimming pool
					 shall mean a structure, together with buildings and appurtenances used in
					 connection therewith, intended for bathing, swimming or diving purposes, made
					 of concrete, masonry, metal, or other impervious material, located either
					 indoors or outdoors.
(b) Wading
					 pool shall mean a swimming pool that contains water a maximum of two feet
					 deep.
(c) Spa pool shall mean a
					 swimming pool, primarily designed for therapeutic use or relaxation, which is
					 normally not drained, cleaned or refilled for each individual. It may include,
					 but is not limited to, hydrojet circulation, hot water, cold water, mineral
					 bath, air induction, bubbles or any combination thereof. Spa pools are shallow
					 in depth and are not designed for swimming or diving.
(d) White-water slide shall mean a swimming
					 pool consisting of a starting platform, one or more flumes, and a plunge
					 pool.
(e) Wave pool shall mean a
					 swimming pool of special shape and design, with waterwave- making
					 machinery.
(f) Special-purpose pool
					 shall mean a swimming pool of special design primarily for use by persons with
					 physical disabilities.
(g)
					 Movable-bottom pool shall mean a swimming pool with a hydraulic lift
					 arrangement for floor movement and a jet water self-cleaning system.
(h) Permit-issuing official (PIO) shall mean
					 the State Commissioner of Health, the health commissioner or health officer of
					 a city of 50,000 population or over, the health commissioner or health officer
					 of a county or part-county health district, the State regional health director
					 or district director having jurisdiction, or any county or public health
					 director having all the powers and duties prescribed in section 352  of the Public Health Law. The
					 permit-issuing official may designate additional persons to act in his behalf
					 to issue permits required by this Subpart.
(i) Bathing shall mean to become partially or
					 totally immersed in water.
(j)
					 Adequate shall mean sufficient to accomplish the purposes for which something
					 is intended, and to such a degree that no unreasonable risk to health or safety
					 is presented. An item installed, maintained, designed and assembled, an
					 activity conducted or act performed, in accordance with generally accepted
					 standards, principles or practices applicable to a particular trade, business,
					 occupation or profession, is adequate within the meaning of this
					 Subpart.
(k) Uniform Code shall
					 mean the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, 9 NYCRR
					 Subtitle S, Chapter I.
(l)
					 Qualified swimming pool treatment operator shall mean an individual possessing
					 evidence of the successful completion of either of the following courses:
(1) a New York State Department of Health
					 Water Treatment Plant Operator Certification Course Type A or B; or
(2) an adequate course of instruction
					 regarding the safe and effective operation and maintenance of pool treatment
					 equipment.