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Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › WATER SUPPLY › Section 18.29 - Disinfection of pool water

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) When
				  chlorine or a hypochlorite compound is used for disinfection, the free chlorine
				  residual in the water in all parts of the pool when in use shall be at least
				  0.4 milligram per liter and the pH value of the water shall be at least 7.2 and
				  not more than 8.2.
(b) Other
				  disinfecting materials or methods may be used after approval by the Department
				  when they have been adequately demonstrated to:
(1) Provide a satisfactory residual effect
				  which is easily measured.
(2) Work
				  as effectively as the chlorine concentrations required by subsection
				  (a).
(3) Create no danger to public
				  health, create no objectionable physiological effects, or impart no toxic
				  properties to the water.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › WATER SUPPLY › Section 18.30 - Water samples

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
				  permittee shall be responsible for the collection and examination of samples
				  for the purity of the water used for swimming or bathing. The samples shall be
				  examined by a laboratory which complies with §
										18.31 (relating to laboratory
				  testing).
(b) A sample shall be
				  taken within 1 week prior to the opening of the bathing beach for the
				  season.
(c) The permittee shall
				  have a bacteriological analysis made at least once each week of a sample
				  collected during the period of maximum use of the public bathing place. The
				  permittee shall furnish additional analyses of samples as described under
				  subsection (d)(3) upon written notification by the Department.
(d) Bathing water shall be sampled in
				  accordance with the following requirements:
(1) Each sample shall be taken from water
				  that is approximately 30 inches deep and at a midpoint between the bottom and
				  the surface of the water.
(2) Each
				  sample shall be tested individually for E. coli in accordance with §
				  18.31.
(3) The Department may
				  require additional samples be taken based upon the size of the bathing area,
				  bather loads, weather conditions, the bacteriological history of the water, as
				  well as other factors that may influence the quality of the water.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › WATER SUPPLY › Section 18.31 - Laboratory testing

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Testing and
				  analysis of water samples shall be performed by competent personnel at a
				  drinking water environmental laboratory that is required to register with the
				  Department of Environmental Protection and is in compliance with 27 Pa.C.S.
				  Chapter 41 (relating to environmental laboratory accreditation), known as the
				  Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Act, and the regulations promulgated
				  thereunder. Testing of the water samples shall be performed in accordance with
				  the procedure provided in the
Standard Methods for the Examination of
				  Water and Wastewater
, 20th edition, published jointly by the American
				  Public Health Association and the American Water Works Association, as amended,
				  or in accordance with any other method approved by the United States
				  Environmental Protection Agency for the testing of E. coli in water samples
				  taken from waters designated for primary contact recreation.
(b) The laboratory shall document the method
				  used to complete the tests of the water samples and make the documentation
				  available to the Department upon request.
The provisions of this §
												18.31 amended under the Public
						Bathing Law (35 P. S. §§
													672-680d); the Local Health Administration
						Law (16 P. S. §§
													12001-12028); and section 1920-A of The
						Administrative Code of 1929) (71 P. S. §
													510-20).
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
												18.30 (relating to water
						samples).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › WATER SUPPLY › Section 18.32 - Records of tests

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Daily records of tests and of the operation of the public
					 bathing place shall be kept on forms satisfactory to the Department and copies
					 thereof shall be filed monthly, or more often if required, with the appropriate
					 office of the Department or county health department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › GENERAL SAFETY › Section 18.41 - Reduction of hazards

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Construction, equipment, operation and maintenance at
					 public bathing places shall be such as to reduce to a practical minimum the
					 danger of injury to persons from drowning, falls, collisions, fires, nuisances
					 or hazard of any kind.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › GENERAL SAFETY › Section 18.42 - Certified lifeguards

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Recognized lifeguard certifying authorities.
(1) Organizations that intend to qualify as
				  certifying authorities shall submit materials, on an annual basis, to the
				  Department to establish that their lifeguard training courses satisfy the
				  criteria in subsection (b).
(2) The
				  materials shall be submitted to the Department on or before June 30 of each
				  year and shall include a completed form entitled "Application for Recognition
				  as a Lifeguard Certifying Authority" in the submission.
(3) This form is available from the
				  Department.
(4) The Department will
				  publish a list of approved certifying authorities annually, on or before
				  December 1 of each year, in the
Pennsylvania
				  Bulletin
.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › GENERAL SAFETY › Section 18.43 - Lifesaving equipment

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following minimum lifesaving and first aid equipment
					 shall be provided and shall be readily available for emergency use at each
					 public bathing place:
(1)
Reaching devices.
One or more reaching devices. These devices
				  may include, but are not limited to, poles, ropes and reasonable means to
				  extend a person's reach.
(2)
Flotation devices.
One or more buoys, life jackets or
				  flotation devices that can support an adult in water.
(3)
First aid kit.
A
				  standard 24-unit first aid kit, filled and readily accessible for emergency
				  use.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › GENERAL SAFETY › Section 18.44 - Gas chlorination equipment

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
If gas chlorination equipment is installed at either
					 outdoor or indoor pools, the equipment shall be housed in a separate room
					 equipped with an exhaust fan to reduce to a minimum the possibility of gas
					 leakage into other rooms or areas where persons gather.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › GENERAL SAFETY › Section 18.45 - Gas masks

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Where gas
				  chlorination equipment is installed, a gas mask designed for use in a chlorine
				  atmosphere and of a type approved by the National Institute of Occupational
				  Safety and Health; Parklawn Building; 5600 Fisher Lane; Rockville, Maryland
				  20852 shall be provided.
(b) A
				  replacement cannister shall be provided with the gas mask.
(c) A record shall be kept of gas mask usage
				  to insure that the mask will be serviceable when needed.
(d) The gas mask shall be kept in a closed
				  cabinet, accessible without a key, located outside the room in which the
				  chlorinator is maintained.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › HYGIENE › Section 18.52 - Employe health

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A person having a disease in a stage which is communicable
					 or likely to become so, may not be employed at a public bathing
					 place.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › HYGIENE › Section 18.53 - Bather health

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Persons with signs of illness or disease or with skin
					 rashes or sores or with bandages shall be excluded from public bathing places,
					 except when certified by a physician not to have a disease in a communicable
					 stage.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › HYGIENE › Section 18.54 - Bathing suits and towels

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Bathing suits and towels furnished to bathers shall be
					 thoroughly cleaned and dried each time they are used in a manner that precludes
					 the transmission of disease, and they shall be stored in a clean and sanitary
					 manner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › HYGIENE › Section 18.55 - Food

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
If food service is provided, the food service facilities
					 and operations shall comply with 7 Pa. Code Chapter 78
					 (Reserved).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › HYGIENE › Section 18.56 - Water

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Water used for
				  drinking, food preparation, cleaning or personal hygiene purposes at public
				  bathing places shall be provided from a supply approved by the Department. The
				  approval shall be based upon satisfactory compliance with the construction
				  standards for water supplies approved by the Department and the following:
(1) The water supply shall be adequate in
				  quantity and shall meet the bacteriological and chemical water standards of the
				  Department.
(2) An unapproved water
				  supply shall be made inaccessible to the public in a manner deemed satisfactory
				  to the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › BATHER PREPARATION FACILITIES › Section 18.62 - Dressing and toilet facilities

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Bather preparation facilities shall be provided with
					 separate dressing facilities, showers, lavatories, toilets and appurtenances
					 for each sex unless the facilities are otherwise readily available to users of
					 the public bathing place, except that dressing facilities and showers may not
					 be required at bathing beaches.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › BATHER PREPARATION FACILITIES › Section 18.63 - Construction and sanitation

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Bather preparation facilities shall be designed and
					 constructed so that good sanitation may be maintained throughout the building
					 at all times and so that injury to the bather is reduced to a practical
					 minimum.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › BATHER PREPARATION FACILITIES › Section 18.64 - Walls and floors

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Interior walls and floors shall be surfaced with material
					 which is readily cleanable and the floors drained to prevent standing
					 water.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › UNSAFE CONNECTIONS › Section 18.71 - Plumbing

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Plumbing shall be sized, installed and maintained to carry
					 adequate quantities of water to required locations throughout the public
					 bathing place, to prevent contamination of the water supply, to properly convey
					 sewage and liquid wastes from the establishment to the sewerage or sewage
					 disposal system and to prevent creation of an unsanitary condition or
					 nuisance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › UNSAFE CONNECTIONS › Section 18.72 - Cross connections

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  Cross connections are not permitted.
(b) A cross connection is considered broken
				  if a minimum air gap of at least twice the diameter of the water pipe is
				  provided where potable water enters the pool and where pool water or water from
				  the recirculation system is discharged to a sewer system.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › UNSAFE CONNECTIONS › Section 18.73 - Backflow prevention

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  Backflow is not permitted. A potable water distributing pipe is considered as
				  protected against backflow from a plumbing fixture or other piece of equipment
				  or from an appliance capable of affecting the quality of the water in the
				  potable water supply where an air gap of at least twice the diameter of the
				  water supply pipe has been provided.
(b) Where it is not practicable to provide
				  the minimum air gap, the connection to the fixture, equipment or appliance
				  shall be equipped with a backflow preventer assembly of a type and at a
				  location approved by the Department.
(c) The Department may require that a
				  backflow preventer assembly of a type and location approved by the Department
				  be installed at a fixed potable water outlet to which a hose may be connected
				  and used in contact with liquids or other substances.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › ELECTRICAL SAFETY › Section 18.81 - General requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Except where otherwise noted, the following requirements
					 apply to electrical equipment and wiring at public bathing places:
(1) The installation and subsequent addition
				  to or modification of electrical equipment or wiring at bathing beaches shall
				  comply with and be maintained in accordance with the requirements of the
				  edition of the National Electrical Code in effect at the time of the
				  installation, addition or modification.
(2) The installation and subsequent addition
				  to or modification of electrical equipment and wiring at swimming pools shall
				  comply with and be maintained in accordance with the requirements of the
				  edition of the National Electrical Code in effect at the time of the
				  installation, addition or modification, provided that installation,
				  modification or addition of electrical equipment and wiring occurring prior to
				  1962 shall comply with and be maintained in accordance with the 1962 National
				  Electrical Code.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › ELECTRICAL SAFETY › Section 18.82 - Underwater lights

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Underwater
				  lights in swimming pools, regardless of the installation date, shall comply
				  with the requirements for underwater lights contained in the 1975 edition of
				  the National Electrical Code.
(b)
				  The permittee shall provide for proper inspection of underwater lights,
				  including, where requested by the inspection agency, draining of the
				  pool.
(c) If electrical defects in
				  the underwater lights are noted by the inspection agency, the lights shall be
				  disconnected immediately and shall be repaired or removed within 30 days of the
				  notice.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › ELECTRICAL SAFETY › Section 18.83 - Wiring

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Electrical wiring, where exposed and accessible to bathers,
					 shall be in rigid conduit or electrical metallic tubing, and boxes, fittings
					 and accessories used in damp or wet locations shall be installed and equipped
					 in a manner that prevents the entrance of water.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › ELECTRICAL SAFETY › Section 18.84 - Distribution centers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Distribution centers, where fused switches or circuit
					 breakers are grouped, shall be enclosed and located so that they are accessible
					 only to authorized persons.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › ELECTRICAL SAFETY › Section 18.85 - Overhead conductors

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
				  crossing of outdoor public bathing places by open overhead electrical
				  conductors is prohibited.
(b)
				  Overhead electrical conductors crossing playgrounds contiguous to outdoor
				  public bathing places shall comply with the requirements of the National
				  Electrical Safety Code.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › ELECTRICAL SAFETY › Section 18.86 - Grounding requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  Grounding shall conform with the following:
(1) Metal fences or railings on which a
				  broken electrical conductor might fall shall be effectively grounded.
(2) A driven ground rod shall be placed at
				  two locations close to and on either side of each crossing.
(3) A ground shall be provided for parallel
				  exposure, near each end of the exposure and at intervals of not more than 300
				  feet within the exposure.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › ELECTRICAL SAFETY › Section 18.87 - Location of equipment

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Pumps,
				  filters and other mechanical and electrical equipment shall be enclosed to be
				  accessible only to authorized persons.
(b) Construction and drainage shall avoid the
				  entrance of and accumulation of water in the vicinity of the electrical
				  equipment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › ELECTRICAL SAFETY › Section 18.88 - Inspection of installations

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The electrical installations at public bathing places, and
					 future additions or modifications to the installations, prior to being placed
					 in service and every 3 years thereafter, shall be inspected and approved in
					 accordance with this chapter by an electrical inspection agency acceptable to
					 the Department and evidence, in duplicate, of the approval by this agency
					 forwarded to the appropriate office of the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › GARBAGE AND REFUSE › Section 18.91 - Collection

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The collection of garbage and refuse shall be conducted in
					 a sanitary manner and as often as necessary in order to prevent a
					 nuisance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › GARBAGE AND REFUSE › Section 18.92 - Storage

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Garbage and
				  refuse containing food wastes shall, prior to disposal, be kept in leak-proof,
				  nonabsorbent, rust and corrosion-resistant containers of adequate number, which
				  shall be kept covered with tight-fitting lids, when filled or stored or not in
				  continuous use, but any other manner of garbage and refuse storage may be used
				  if approved by the Department.
(b)
				  Other refuse shall be stored in containers, rooms or areas of sufficient
				  numbers and size in a manner so as to prevent arthropod or rodent problems and
				  other nuisances.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › GARBAGE AND REFUSE › Section 18.93 - Disposal

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
If disposal of garbage or refuse is accomplished within or
					 upon the premises of the public bathing place, the disposal facilities shall be
					 operated and maintained in a manner that does not create a nuisance or a health
					 hazard.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 18 - PUBLIC SWIMMING AND BATHING PLACES › GARBAGE AND REFUSE › Section 18.94 - Cleaning of area

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Adequate cleaning facilities shall be provided, and each
					 container, room or area, shall be thoroughly cleaned after each emptying or
					 removal of garbage and refuse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 19.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Campground
-A portion of land used for the
					 purpose of providing a space or spaces for trailers or tents, for camping
					 purposes regardless of whether a fee has been charged for the leasing, renting
					 or occupancy of the space.
Garbage
-Putrescible wastes, except sewage
					 and body waste, including animal and vegetable offal.
Organized camp
-A combination of programs
					 and facilities established for the primary purpose of providing an outdoor
					 group living experience for children, youth and adults, with social,
					 recreational and educational objectives and operated and used for 5 or more
					 consecutive days during one or more seasons of the year.
Person
-An individual, firm, partnership,
					 company, corporation, trustee, association, county, authority, the Commonwealth
					 or a public or private entity.
Refuse
-Nonputrescible wastes generally
					 regarded and classified as rubbish, trash, junk and similar designations which
					 have been rejected by the owner or possessor as useless or worthless.
Sanitary station
-A facility used for
					 disposing of sewage from trailer holding tanks.
Sewage
-A substance which contains any of
					 the waste products or excrementitious or other discharge from the bodies of
					 human beings or animals.
Sewerage system
-A community or individual
					 system, publicly or privately owned, for the collection and disposal of sewage
					 and industrial wastes of a liquid nature, including various devices for the
					 treatment of the sewage or industrial wastes.
Tent
-A portable lodging unit usually made
					 of skins, canvas, plastic or strong cloth stretched and usually sustained by
					 poles, and dependent upon separate toilet and lavatory facilities.
Trailer
-A vehicular portable structure
					 built on, or designed to be mounted, on a chassis or wheels, or constructed as
					 an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle for use as a temporary dwelling
					 for travel, recreation and vacation and commonly known as travel trailers,
					 pick-up coaches, motor homes or camping trailers.
Trailer
or
tent space
-A
					 parcel of land in an organized camp or campground for the placement of a single
					 trailer or tent and the exclusive use of its occupants.
Water supply
-A source of water, and water
					 treatment, storage, transmission and distribution facilities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 19.2 - Submission of plans to Department

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  Before work is begun in the construction, remodeling or alteration of an
				  organized camp or campground or in the conversion of an existing establishment
				  or facility to an organized camp or campground, properly prepared plans and
				  specifications shall be submitted to and approved by the Department.
(b) The plans and specifications shall
				  include, if applicable, data relating to the grounds, buildings, equipment,
				  sewage disposal, water supply, including plumbing, refuse disposal and other
				  information that may be required by the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 19.3 - Waiver of requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The Department may waive compliance with one or more
					 provisions of this chapter for specific events as long as the lives and health
					 of the public or the persons on the premises will not be adversely affected
					 thereby.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 19.4 - Water supply

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Water used in
				  the operation of an organized camp or campground shall be provided from a
				  supply approved by the Department. Approval of a water supply shall be based
				  upon satisfactory compliance with construction standards for water supplies
				  approved by the Department.
(b) The
				  water supply shall be adequate in quantity and shall meet the bacteriological
				  and chemical water standards of the Department.
(c) An unapproved water supply shall be made
				  inaccessible to the public in a manner deemed satisfactory to the
				  Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 19.5 - Plumbing

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Plumbing shall
				  be sized, installed and maintained so as to carry adequate quantities of water
				  to required locations throughout the organized camp or campground and to
				  properly convey sewage and liquid wastes from the establishment of the sewerage
				  or sewage disposal system.
(b)
				  Plumbing shall serve to prevent contamination of the water supply and may not
				  create an insanitary condition or nuisance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 19.6 - Sewage disposal

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Sewage disposal systems serving an organized camp or
					 campground shall be approved by the Department. Approval shall be based upon
					 satisfactory compliance with Chapter 73 (relating to standards for sewage
					 disposal facilities) and The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §
											691.1-691.1001).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 19.7 - Bathing places

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The construction, modification, maintenance and operation
					 of a bathing place in an organized camp or campground shall be subject to the
					 provisions of the Public Bathing Law (35 P. S. §
											672-680d) and the rules and regulations of
					 the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 19.8 - Vector control

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Adequate measures for the control of arthropods and rodents
					 which the Department deems a public health hazard shall be taken in a manner
					 satisfactory to the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › PERMITS › Section 19.11 - General requirement

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A person may not operate at a place within this
					 Commonwealth, and a person may not permit to be operated on his premises within
					 this Commonwealth, an organized camp or campground unless the operator or owner
					 possesses a valid permit from the Department. The permit shall be in addition
					 to the registration requirements of organized camps under act of November 10,
					 1959 (P. L. 1400, No. 497) (35 P. S. §§
											3001-3004).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › PERMITS › Section 19.13 - Issuance

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(a) The Department
				  will issue a permit for the operation of an organized camp or campground if it
				  is satisfied that this chapter has been met.
(b) The permit shall be valid for 1 calendar
				  year from date of issuance unless revoked or suspended by the
				  Department.
(c) A separate permit
				  shall be issued for each organized camp site or campground and may not be
				  transferable or assignable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › PERMITS › Section 19.14 - Revocation and suspension

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(a) A
				  permit may be revoked or suspended at any time if the Department finds that the
				  organized camp or campground is maintained, operated or occupied in violation
				  of this chapter.
(b) The Department
				  may order an organized camp or campground to close and cease operation if a
				  situation is present which is inimical to the health of the
				  occupants.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › TOILET FACILITIES › Section 19.24 - Toilet room

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Each toilet room shall meet the following
					 requirements:
(1) Doors shall be
				  self-closing.
(2) Adequate
				  ventilation to the outside shall be provided.
(3) Toilet tissue shall be
				  provided.
(4) Easily cleanable
				  receptacles shall be provided for waste materials.
(5) Receptacles for women shall be
				  covered.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › TOILET FACILITIES › Section 19.25 - Organized camps

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(a) Toilet
				  facilities in organized camps shall be provided in the ratios indicated in the
				  following table:
Number of Tent or Trailer
								Spaces
Number of Toilet Seats
Number of Lavatories
Number of Urinals
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
1-20
1
2
1
2
1
Each additional 20 persons
+1
+1
+1
+1
+1
(b)
				  Urinals for males or urinals specifically designed for females may be provided
				  in lieu of toilet seats but may not consist of more than 1/3 of the required
				  number of toilet seats.
(c)
				  Organized camps which do not provide overnight lodging and serve a minimum of
				  one meal per day are not subject to the requirements in subsection (a) but
				  shall provide toilet and lavatory facilities as deemed adequate by the
				  Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › TOILET FACILITIES › Section 19.26 - Campgrounds

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(a) Toilet
				  facilities in campgrounds shall be in addition to the requirements for sanitary
				  stations as indicated in §§
										19.31-19.34 (relating to sanitary
				  stations) and shall be provided in the ratios indicated in the following table:
Number of
								Persons
Number of Toilet Seats
Number of Lavatories
Number of Urinals
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
1-15
1
1
1
1
1
16-30
1
2
2
2
1
31-45
2
2
3
3
1
46-60
2
3
3
3
2
61-80
3
4
4
4
2
81-100
3
4
4
4
2
Each additional 1-100 spaces
+1
+1
+1
+1
+1
(b)
				  Urinals specifically designed for females may also be provided in lieu of
				  toilet seats, but for not more than 1/3 of the required number of toilet
				  seats.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › TOILET FACILITIES › Section 19.27 - Soap and towels

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(a) Lavatories in
				  new and existing organized camps and campgrounds where campers do not provide
				  their own soap and individual towels, soap and single-service towels shall be
				  provided.
(b) The use of a common
				  towel is prohibited.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › SANITARY STATIONS › Section 19.31 - General requirement

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New organized camp or campground operations which provide
					 parking spaces for trailers shall provide sanitary stations in order that the
					 removal and disposing of sewage from trailer holding tanks shall be
					 accomplished in a sanitary manner.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
												19.26 (relating to
						campgrounds).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › SANITARY STATIONS › Section 19.32 - Ratio

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Each new organized camp or campground shall provide a
					 sanitary station in the ratio of one for every 100 trailer spaces or fractional
					 part thereof.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
												19.26 (relating to
						campgrounds).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › SANITARY STATIONS › Section 19.33 - Construction

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Each sanitary station shall consist of at least the
					 following:
(1) A 4-inch sewer pipe
				  which shall be connected to an approved sewage disposal system, surrounded at
				  the inlet end by a concrete apron sloped to the drain.
(2) A suitable fly-tight cover which shall be
				  provided to the 4-inch sewer pipe.
(3) A water outlet, with the necessary
				  appurtenances and connected to a water supply system to permit a washdown of
				  the immediate adjacent areas after each use.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
												19.26 (relating to
						campgrounds).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › SANITARY STATIONS › Section 19.34 - Public warning

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Each water outlet used for washdown purposes at sanitary
					 stations shall conspiciously display at all times a sign stating: "Notice, This
					 Water For Flushing and Cleaning Purposes Only."
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
												19.26 (relating to
						campgrounds).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › GARBAGE AND REFUSE › Section 19.41 - Collection

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The collection of garbage and refuse shall be conducted in
					 a sanitary manner and as often as necessary to prevent a
					 nuisance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › GARBAGE AND REFUSE › Section 19.42 - Storage

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(a) Garbage and
				  refuse containing food wastes shall, prior to disposal, be kept in leak-proof,
				  nonabsorbent, rust and corrosion-resistant containers of adequate number, which
				  shall be kept covered with tight-fitting lids, when filled or stored or not in
				  continuous use, but any other manner of garbage and refuse storage may be used
				  if approved by the Department.
(b)
				  Other refuse shall be stored in containers, rooms or areas of sufficient number
				  and size in a manner so as to prevent arthropod or rodent problems and other
				  nuisances.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › GARBAGE AND REFUSE › Section 19.43 - Disposal

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When disposal of garbage or refuse is accomplished within
					 or upon the premises of the organized camp or campground, the disposal
					 facilities shall be operated and maintained so as not to create a nuisance or a
					 health hazard.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 19 - ORGANIZED CAMPS AND CAMPGROUNDS › GARBAGE AND REFUSE › Section 19.44 - Cleaning of area

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Adequate cleaning facilities shall be provided, and each
					 container, room or area shall be thoroughly cleaned after each emptying or
					 removal of garbage and refuse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 20 - TENEMENT, LODGING AND BOARDING HOUSES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 20.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Boarding house
-A building or portion of a
					 building occupied for human habitation in which five or more persons, not
					 related to the proprietor or manager, are furnished with meals and
					 lodging.
Garbage
-Putrescible wastes, except sewage
					 and body waste, including animal and vegetable offal.
Lodging house
-A building or portion
					 thereof in which five or more persons, not related to the proprietor or
					 manager, are furnished with sleeping accommodations and shall include rooming
					 houses, bachelor apartments, dormitories, barracks, bunk houses and other kinds
					 of buildings used to furnish sleeping accommodations.
Refuse
-Nonputrescible wastes generally
					 regarded and classified as rubbish, trash, junk and similar designations which
					 have been rejected by the owner or possessor as useless or worthless.
Sewage
-A substance which contains the
					 waste products or excrementitious or other discharge from the bodies of human
					 beings or animals.
Tenement house
-A house or building, or
					 portion thereof, which is intended or designed to be occupied or leased for
					 occupation, or actually occupied, as a home or residence for three or more
					 families, living in separate apartments and doing their cooking upon the
					 premises and shall include apartment houses, apartment hotels and flats.
Water supply
-A source of water, and other
					 water treatment, storage, transmission and distribution
					 facilities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 20 - TENEMENT, LODGING AND BOARDING HOUSES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 20.2 - Scope

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This chapter applies to a building or portion of a building
					 hereafter erected or altered and subsequently used as a tenement, lodging or
					 boarding house in second and third class cities, boroughs, towns and townships
					 of the first and second class of this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 20 - TENEMENT, LODGING AND BOARDING HOUSES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 20.3 - Responsibility of the owner

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The owner of a tenement, lodging or boarding house or the
					 authorized agent of the owner, shall keep the entire building in repair
					 including the plumbing, lighting, heating and ventilating systems, and shall
					 also keep the entire building in a cleanly condition, free from an accumulation
					 of dirt, garbage or other refuse matter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 20 - TENEMENT, LODGING AND BOARDING HOUSES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 20.4 - Responsibility of the tenant

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The tenant or other lessee of a tenement house shall keep
					 in a clean condition, free from any accumulation of dirt, garbage or refuse
					 matter, the portion of the tenement house occupied or used exclusively by the
					 tenant or other lessee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 20 - TENEMENT, LODGING AND BOARDING HOUSES › WATER SUPPLY › Section 20.11 - General requirement

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Tenement, lodging and boarding houses shall be provided
					 with an adequate quantity of pure and wholesome water for the use of the
					 occupants.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 20 - TENEMENT, LODGING AND BOARDING HOUSES › WATER SUPPLY › Section 20.12 - Source

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(a) Where water is
				  obtained from a public waterworks system approved by the required State
				  authorities, it shall be distributed by means of pipes as required.
(b) Where water is obtained from a private
				  source, such as a well, spring or cistern, the source may not be polluted or
				  contaminated nor may it be situated, constructed or maintained in such manner
				  that it may become polluted or contaminated or rendered injurious to
				  health.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 20 - TENEMENT, LODGING AND BOARDING HOUSES › WATER SUPPLY › Section 20.13 - Location

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(a)
Tenement houses.
In tenement houses, each family shall be
				  provided with a water supply for its separate use.
(b)
Lodging and boarding
				  houses.
In lodging and boarding houses, if the rooms are not arranged
				  in suites or groups provided with separate water supply and if the water is
				  distributed by means of pipes there shall be at least one stationary washstand
				  for each six occupants or fraction of six occupants.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 20 - TENEMENT, LODGING AND BOARDING HOUSES › TOILET FACILITIES › Section 20.21 - General requirement

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Tenement, lodging and boarding houses shall be provided
					 with adequate and sanitary toilet facilities for the disposal of the excreta of
					 the occupants but the facilities may not be located in a room used for living
					 or sleeping purposes or in which food is prepared or handled.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 20 - TENEMENT, LODGING AND BOARDING HOUSES › TOILET FACILITIES › Section 20.22 - Sewer connections

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(a)
				  Where the tenement, lodging or boarding house is accessible to a public sewer
				  from which sewage is lawfully discharged, the tenement, lodging or boarding
				  house shall be provided with water closet facilities which discharge to such
				  sewer.
(b) Where the tenement,
				  lodging or boarding house is not accessible to a public sewer, the means for
				  excreta or sewage disposal shall be constructed and maintained in compliance
				  with the provisions of Chapter 73 (relating to standards for sewage disposal
				  facilities).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 20 - TENEMENT, LODGING AND BOARDING HOUSES › TOILET FACILITIES › Section 20.23 - Number

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(a)
Flush
				  toilets.
One water flushed toilet or privy seat for common or general
				  use of the occupants of a lodging or boarding house, shall be provided for each
				  12 persons or fraction of 12 persons.
(b)
Urinals.
One urinal or
				  24 inches of urinal trough for the use of men may be provided. Where the
				  urinals are installed, the required number of water-flushed toilets or privy
				  seats may be reduced by 1/3.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 20 - TENEMENT, LODGING AND BOARDING HOUSES › TOILET FACILITIES › Section 20.24 - Location

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(a)
Family
				  area.
In tenement houses, each suite or group of rooms occupied by a
				  family shall be provided with separate toilet facilities.
(b)
Commercial area.
Where
				  the upper portion of a building is used as a tenement, lodging or boarding
				  house and the lower portion is used for commercial or business purposes, toilet
				  facilities for the use of the occupants of the upper portion shall be separate
				  and independent from any toilet facilities provided for the use of the employes
				  of the commercial or business establishment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 20 - TENEMENT, LODGING AND BOARDING HOUSES › VENTILATION AND LIGHT › Section 20.31 - General requirement

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In existing buildings the required ventilation and light
					 shall be obtained by windows, opening directly to or communicating with the
					 outside air, but in buildings hereafter erected the required ventilation and
					 light shall be obtained solely by windows opening directly to the outside
					 air.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part II - LOCAL HEALTH › Chapter 20 - TENEMENT, LODGING AND BOARDING HOUSES › VENTILATION AND LIGHT › Section 20.32 - Living and sleeping areas

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(a)
				  Rooms for living or sleeping purposes in tenement, lodging or boarding houses
				  shall have ample ventilation and natural light and shall have windows with a
				  sash so constructed and maintained that it may be easily opened.
(b) Rooms used for sleeping purposes in any
				  tenement, lodging or boarding house shall provide the following minimum
				  requirements per occupant:
(1) Rooms with
				  window area in one wall shall have a 12 square feet window area, a 70 square
				  feet floor area and a 600 cubic feet air space.
(2) Rooms with window area in two walls at
				  right angles to each other shall have a 10 square feet window area, a 60 square
				  feet floor area and a 560 cubic feet air space.
(3) Rooms with window area in two walls
				  opposite each other shall have an 8 square feet window area, a 50 square feet
				  floor area and a 520 cubic feet air space.
(4) Rooms with window area in three or more
				  walls shall have a 6 square feet window area, a 40 square feet floor area and a
				  480 cubic feet air space.