Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 320 - Public Bathing Place Operations › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 310:320-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
"Adjustable inlet"
means a fitting mounted in
				  the pool wall and connected to the return piping from the recirculation system
				  that is directionally adjustable or a fitting mounted in the pool floor and
				  connected to the return piping from the recirculation system that has a means
				  of flow adjustment.
"Air induction system"
means a system whereby a
				  volume of air (only) is induced into hollow ducting built into a spa floor,
				  bench, or other location. The air induction system is activated by a separate
				  air power unit (blower).
"Attendant"
means any person capable of
				  providing rescue who is responsible to the management.
"Backwash"
means the process of thoroughly
				  cleansing the filter media and/or elements by reverse flow.
"Backwash cycle"
means the time required to
				  thoroughly backwash the filter media and/or elements and the contents of the
				  filter vessel.
"Bathing load"
means the maximum number of
				  persons allowed in the pool enclosure at one time.
"Department"
means the Oklahoma State Department
				  of Health and authorized representatives.
"Diatomaceous earth (DE) filter"
means a filter
				  that utilizes a layer of filter aid as its filter medium that periodically must
				  be replaced.
"Filter"
means a device that separates solid
				  particles from water by recirculating it through a porous substance (a filter
				  medium or element).
"Filter aid"
means a type of finely divided
				  medium used to coat a septum type filter, usually DE, perlite, or similar
				  material.
"Filter media"
means a finely graded material
				  (such as sand) which removes filterable particles from the water.
"Hydrotherapy, whirlpool, or spa pool"
means a
				  public pool used exclusively in conjunction with high velocity air and/or high
				  velocity water recirculation systems, utilizing hot, cold, or ambient
				  temperature water. These pools will be referred to as spas.
"Individual therapy units"
means tanks which are
				  designed for the therapeutic treatment of one individual at one time and are
				  drained and cleaned after each individual use. Individual therapy units are not
				  considered public bathing places.
"Ladders"
means a series of vertically separated
				  treads or rungs either connected by vertical rail members or independently
				  fastened to an adjacent vertical spa/pool wall.
"Open to the general public"
means not
				  restricted to tenants or guests.
"Overflow system"
means the term overflow system
				  encompasses perimeter type overflows, surface skimmers, and surface water
				  collection systems of various design and manufacture. The water line shall be
				  established by the height of the overflow rim or the midpoint of the skimmer
				  channel.
"Perimeter overflow gutter"
means a trough or
				  gutter around the pool walls with the overflow lip effecting a skimming action
				  to clean the pool water surface.
"Pool deck"
means the unobstructed area around
				  the outside of the pool curb, diving boards, diving towers, and/or pool
				  slides.
"Pool floor"
means the interior bottom pool/spa
				  surface and consists of that surface from a horizontal plan up to a maximum of
				  a 45° slope.
"Pool turnover"
means the circulation of a
				  quantity of water equal to the pool volume through the filtration system.
"Portable pool"
means a shallow pool, with depth
				  not exceeding 4.5 feet, intended only for swimming instruction, which can be
				  quickly erected, used for an instruction period then dismantled and moved to
				  another location.
"Private pool"
means a pool maintained by an
				  individual for the use of their family and friends, with no other formal
				  admission requirement.
"Public bathing place"
or
"public
				  pool"
means
all entirely artificially constructed wading pools,
				  swimming pools, bathhouses used collectively by a number of persons for wading,
				  swimming, recreative, or therapeutic bathing, together with all sanitary
				  facilities, bathing suits, buildings, equipment, and appurtenances pertaining
				  to such bathing places; provided, that such term shall not apply to those
				  public or semipublic baths where the main object is the external cleansing of
				  the body, to bathing places maintained by an individual for the use of family
				  and friends, or to bathing places owned or managed by a group or association of
				  the owners of thirty or fewer homes, the use of which is limited to the
				  homeowner group and their nonpaying guests. The term "public bathing place"
				  does not include spray pads or spray grounds, As used in this section, "spray
				  pads or spray grounds" mean interactive recreation areas intended for use by
				  children in which the water is supplied by a system of sprays and is not
				  allowed to accumulate above ground
[63 O.S. § 1-1013].
"Recessed"
means open areas that may or may not
				  include steps, benches, or fountains that extend down from the deck and
				  terminating at the pool wall
"Recessed steps"
means a riser/tread or series
				  of risers/treads extending down from the deck with the bottom riser/tread
				  terminating at the spa/pool wall, thus creating a "stairwell."
"Recessed treads"
means a series of vertically
				  spaced cavities in the spa/pool wall created treat areas for stepholes.
"Recirculation system"
means the system
				  traversed by the recirculated water from the pool until it is returned to the
				  pool (from the outlets, through the pump, filter, chemical treatment, and
				  heater, to the return inlets).
"Special purpose pool"
means a public pool used
				  exclusively for a particular purpose, including but not limited to springboard
				  or platform diving training, scuba diving instruction, and aquatic programs for
				  handicapped individuals and kindergarten children.
"Turnover rate"
means the period of time
				  (usually in hours) required to circulate a volume of water equal to the pool
				  capacity.
"Wading pool"
means a pool intended for use by
				  children and having a maximum depth not exceeding 18 inches.
"Water line"
means the line along the pool that
				  was designed for maximum efficiency and sanitation. For skimmers it is about
				  mid-tile and for gutters they should be overflowing:
"Water recreation attraction"
means a public
				  bathing or swimming facility with design and operational features that provide
				  patrons recreational activity which is different from that associated with a
				  conventional pool and purposefully involves total or partial immersion in the
				  water. Water recreation attractions include but are not limited to water
				  slides, water amusement lagoons, and wave pools.