Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director › Chapter 3701-31 - Swimming Pools › Section 3701-31-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 "Automatic chemical controller" means equipment that
			 continuously and automatically monitors the pH and biocidal activity
			 (disinfectant residual or oxidation reduction potential (ORP) of the chlorine
			 or bromine in the spa (or applicable public swimming pools) through the use of
			 an ORP sensor to regulate the dosing rate of added disinfectant between the
			 desired set point and the actual measured value.
(B)
								 "Board of
			 health" means the board of health of a city or general health district or the
			 authority having the duties of a board of health in any city as authorized by
			 section 3709.05 of the Revised
			 Code.
(C)
								 "Circulation system" means an arrangement of
			 mechanical equipment and/or components designed to ensure even distribution of
			 heat, chemicals and filtration of recycled water throughout the public swimming
			 pool. Circulation system includes filters, pumps, disinfection or other
			 chemical reagent feed devices, piping, inlets, outlets, gutters or skimmers,
			 and other components.
(D)
								 "Deep" means a water depth of more than five
			 feet.
(E)
								 "Director" means the director of the department of
			 health or his authorized representative.
(F)
								 "Health
			 district" means any city or general health district created pursuant to section
			 3709.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
(G)
								 "Imminent health hazard" means any condition that
			 would present an undue risk of injury or illness including but not limited to
			 the items listed in paragraphs (B)(1)(a) to (B)(1)(l) of rule
			 3701-31-04
			 of the Administrative Code.
(H)
								 "Inlet" means a
			 fitting or location in a public swimming pool through which water is returned
			 to the public swimming pool from the circulation.
(I)
								 "Licensee" means
			 the person specified on the application for a license to operate or maintain a
			 public swimming pool, and to whom a currently valid license has been issued by
			 the licensor having jurisdiction. If a transfer of the right to operate or
			 maintain the public swimming pool has occurred and a license has been
			 transferred under paragraph (B)(3) of rule
			 3701-31-03
			 of the Administrative Code,"licensee" means the person who is specified on the
			 license application and to whom the license was transferred and does not mean
			 the person who formerly operated or maintained the public swimming pool.
(J)
								
			 "Licensor" means a city board of health or a general health district, an
			 authority having the duties of a city board of health as authorized pursuant to
			 section 3709.05 of the Revised Code, or
			 the director of the department of health when acting under section
			 3749.07 of the Revised Code.
			 "Licensor" also means an authorized representative of any of these
			 entities.
(K)
								 "Main drain" means an outlet located at or near the
			 deepest portion of a public swimming pool.
(L)
								 "ORP" means
			 oxidation-reduction potential, the measurement of the oxidizing and
			 disinfecting condition of water as measured in millivolts.
(M)
								 "Outlet" means a
			 fitting or location in a public swimming pool through which water is drawn from
			 the pool to the circulation system.
(N)
								 "Person" means
			 the state, any political subdivision, special district, public or private
			 corporation, individual, firm, partnership, association, or any other
			 entity.
(O)
								 "Plans" means all items that are required to be
			 submitted to the director in accordance with paragraph (D) of rule
			 3701-31-05
			 of the Administrative Code and any additional information requested by the
			 director for purposes of determining whether the public swimming pool will meet
			 the requirements of this chapter.
(P)
								 "Project" means
			 construction, installation, or substantial alteration of a public swimming
			 pool.
(Q)
								 "Private residential swimming pool" means any indoor
			 or outdoor structure, chamber, or tank containing a body of water for swimming,
			 diving, or bathing located at a dwelling housing no more than three families
			 and used exclusively by the residents and their non-paying guests. For the
			 purposes of this paragraph, "dwelling" includes an individual room or
			 individual suite of rooms at a hotel, motel, or other establishment providing
			 temporary lodging.
(R)
								 "Public bathing area" means an impounding reservoir,
			 basin, lake, pond, creek, river, or other similar natural body of water.
(S)
								
			 "Public spa" means any public swimming pool that is typically operated as a
			 smaller, higher temperature pool for recreational or nonmedical uses.
(1)
									 "Smaller" means
			 less than five thousand gallons in volume.
(2)
									 "Higher
			 temperature" means greater than ninety degrees Fahrenheit.