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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › Section 246-260-051 - Spa pool design, construction, and equipment

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For more general design, and construction requirements that
				  pertain to all pools see WAC
				  246-260-031.
(1)
Walking surfaces.
Owners
				shall design and maintain walking surfaces four feet or more wide around fifty
				percent or more of each spa pool. If spa pools are greater than one hundred
				square feet in surface area, then the entire perimeter must have a four-foot
				wide walking surface. If a spa has walking surfaces thirty inches or more in
				height above the floor, then they must have guardrails that conform with UBC
				codes.
(2)
Spa pool
				structure.
Owners shall ensure spa pool facilities have:
(a) White or light color surfaces, if a pool
				is one hundred square feet or more;
(b) Uniform floor slopes not exceeding one
				foot of drop in twelve feet of run sloped to drain;
(c) A minimum height of seven feet between
				the top of the pool rim and the ceiling;
(d) A maximum operational depth of four feet
				measured from the water line, except for special purpose designed pools;
				and
(e) Heater thermostat switches
				inaccessible to bathers.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › Section 246-260-061 - Special design and construction provisions for hotels and motels (transient accommodations) serving fewer than fifteen living units and for spas in individual hotel/motel rooms

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(1) Owners are exempt from the requirements
				for design, construction, and equipment in WAC
				246-260-031 and
				246-260-051 for spa pools at
				limited use facilities serving less than fifteen living units, except for
				requirements listed in this section. Owners shall also ensure that chemicals
				are stored in a manner to minimize safety risks.
(2) The requirements in WAC
				246-260-031(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8)(a)
				and (b), (d)(iii) and (v), (e) and (f), (9), (10), (15), (16),
				(17), and Table 031.6 apply to prefabricated
				spa pools at limited use facilities serving less than fifteen living
				units.
(3) The requirements in WAC
				246-260-051(2)(b), (d), (e), (4), (5)(b), (c), and
				(e)    apply to prefabricated spa pools at
				limited use facilities serving less than fifteen living units.
(4) Spa pools that are drained, cleaned and
				refilled between patron use in individual hotel/motel rooms are exempt from
				these requirements. Spas that are not drained, cleaned and refilled between use
				shall at least:
(a) Conform with WAC
				246-260-031(4) on barriers beyond the room itself, such that the guest room plus any
				associated lanai or deck may be considered an enclosure unit.
(b) Conform with WAC
				246-260-031(17) on disinfection equipment and conform with water quality requirements of WAC
				246-260-111 for disinfection and
				pH.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › Section 246-260-071 - Wading pool design, construction, and equipment

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For more general design and construction requirements that
				  pertain to all pools, see WAC
				  246-260-031.
(1)
Walking surfaces.
Owners
				shall design and maintain pool walking surfaces:
(a) Four feet or more wide; and
(b) With a surface area of sixteen square
				feet per bather at the facility with both a swimming pool and wading pool when
				swimming pool is fifteen hundred square feet or more.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › Section 246-260-081 - Spray pool design, construction, and equipment

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For more general design and construction requirements that
				  pertain to all pools, see WAC
				  246-260-031.
(1)
Walking surface.
A minimum
				four-foot wide walking surface shall extend around the perimeter of a spray
				feature sufficient that the spray will not exceed the walkway area in normal
				conditions including light wind conditions.
(2)
Pool structure.
Owners shall
				ensure each spray pool has:
(a) Pool surfaces
				with nonslip finishes impervious to water;
(b) Uniform pool floor slopes not exceeding
				one foot of a slope for every twelve feet of horizontal floor length;
(c) A source of water for the spray feature
				from an approved potable water supply;
(d) Water drained to waste disposed in a
				manner approved by local authorities or the department after use in the spray
				pool, unless it is recirculated with approved treatment as described in WAC
				246-260-031; and
(e) The entire volume of water circulated
				through an approved treatment system every thirty minutes or less if water is
				recirculated.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › Section 246-260-091 - Specialty design features

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(1)
				Owners providing special features shall ensure the features meet the
				requirements of this section.
(2)
Benches.
A single bench or seat that is recessed from the general
				wall of the swimming pool may be built into the shallow area of the pool, if it
				meets the following conditions. The bench: (See figure 091.1.)
(a) May not be located in an area that is
				used for lap swimming;
(b) May not
				exceed twenty percent of the length of the side it is located on or five
				percent of the perimeter of a free form pool;
(c) Must have a minimum two-inch or wider
				durable continuous line of a contrasting color on the top and side of the bench
				edge, so as to be readily visible to persons standing on the deck and persons
				swimming in the water; and
(d) The
				area of the deck above the bench must be labeled in nonslip lettering at least
				four inches high: "NO DIVING."
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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › POOL OPERATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-260-101 - Operating permit

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(1) A person
				  may not operate a WRF without a current operating permit, issued by the
				  department or local health officer.
(2) To obtain an operating permit, owners of
				  a WRF shall provide the department or local health officer information showing
				  the WRF is in compliance with this chapter.
(3) Operating permits are:
(a) Valid for one year;
(b) Subject to annual renewal; and
(c) Nontransferable without written
				  department or local health officer consent. For purposes of this section, a
				  change in management of a corporation, partnership, association, or other
				  nonindividual business entity creates a new person requiring either consent for
				  a permit transfer or issuance of a new permit upon proper
				  application.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › POOL OPERATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-260-111 - Water quality standards, analysis, and sample collection

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(1)
Contamination.
Owners shall maintain water free from harmful
				  levels of disease producing organisms, toxic chemicals, or adverse physical
				  conditions.
(2)
Bacteriological standards.
Owners shall maintain WRF pool waters
				  to meet the following standards of bacteriological quality:
(a) Heterotrophic plate counts may not exceed
				  two hundred bacteria per milliliter in two consecutive tests;
(b) Total coliform may not exceed an average
				  of one coliform per sample of one hundred milliliters in two consecutive tests
				  when using the membrane filter test; and
(c) Total coliform may not exceed 2.2
				  bacteria per sample of one hundred milliliters of water in two consecutive
				  samples when using the most probable number (MPN) method.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › POOL OPERATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-260-121 - Monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping

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(1)
Reporting death, injury, and
				  illness.
Owners shall:
(a) Provide the
				  department or local health officer with information requested regarding the
				  investigation of an injury or illness associated with the WRF; and
(b) Notify the department or local health
				  officer of a drowning, near drowning, death, serious injury or serious illness
				  associated with the WRF within forty-eight hours after becoming aware of the
				  occurrence.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › POOL OPERATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-260-131 - Operation of water recreation facilities

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(1)
Operation plan.
Owners shall
				  ensure proper operation to protect the public health, safety, and water quality
				  by establishing standard practices and developing a written operations manual
				  addressing each of the following:
(a)
				  Physical pool facility components and signage;
(b) Personnel;
(c) Users and spectators, including pool
				  rules;
(d) Emergency response
				  provisions;
(e) Diving during
				  supervised swimming instruction into water depths recognized as adequate by the
				  organization certifying the activity, such as ARC; and
(f) Environmental conditions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › POOL OPERATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-260-141 - Water recreation facility pools not in operation

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(1) Owners of pool facilities that are not in
				  operation shall prevent access to the facility by means of locked
				  barriers.
(2) If a pool enclosure
				  area has one pool open and another closed (e.g., seasonal pool, year-round
				  spa), the owner shall ensure that the pool that is closed:
(a) Is posted with signage stating that the
				  pool is closed; and
(b) Meets water
				  clarity standards as outlined in Table 111.2 in WAC
				  246-260-111; or
(c) Is covered with a safety cover meeting
				  ASTM standard F1346-91 and not allowing access to the pool.
(d) Does not create a nuisance or disease
				  hazard.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › POOL OPERATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-260-151 - Restrictions on animals

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Owners shall prevent animal access to the WRF pool, except
					 service animals in the deck area accompanying users or spectators requiring
					 them. A service animal is defined in
					 RCW
					    70.84.021 and means an animal that is trained
					 for the purposes of assisting or accommodating an individual with a sensory,
					 mental, or physical disability.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.90 and
						43.20 RCW. 04-18-096, §
						246-260-151, filed 9/1/04, effective
						10/31/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 246-260-171 - Compliance

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(1) Except as
				  provided in subsections (2), (4), and (5) of this section, existing water
				  recreation facilities with approved plans prior to October 31, 2004, that do
				  not fully comply with the design, construction, and equipment requirements in
				  WAC 246-260-031,
				  246-260-041,
				  246-260-051,
				  246-260-061,
				  246-260-071, and
				  246-260-081 may be continued in
				  use.
(2) Owners of all facilities
				  shall comply with the operational requirements in WAC
				  246-260-101 through
				  246-260-151.
(3) Owners of facilities designed and
				  constructed after the effective date of these regulations shall comply with all
				  applicable sections of the design, construction and equipment requirements in
				  WAC 246-260-021 through
				  246-260-091.
(4) Facilities constructed prior to the
				  effective date of these regulations shall comply with the barrier protection
				  requirements in WAC
				  246-260-031(4) and
				  (5)    and the emergency equipment requirements
				  established in WAC
				  246-260-041(11)(h);
				  246-260-071(7); and 246-260-081(4) by the compliance deadlines specified in the
				  regulations. Barrier modifications or emergency shutoff switches made prior to
				  the compliance deadlines shall meet the requirements in WAC
				  246-260-031(4) and
				  (5); and WAC
				  246-260-041(11)(h);
				  246-260-071(7); and 246-260-081(4) at the time the modifications are
				  made.
(5) When owners are modifying
				  the physical plant of their facilities, they are required to upgrade the area
				  of the physical plant being modified to conform to current requirements. For
				  example, when owners having pool facilities with single main drains are
				  changing or modifying their main drains they shall modify the main drains in
				  compliance with the current requirements. This includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Resurfacing of pools that involves
				  alteration of the drains; or
(b)
				  Changes to the main drain outlet sump or its recirculation piping.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 246-260-180 - Bathing beaches

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No bathing beach shall be maintained or operated when such
					 water is determined by the health officer to be so polluted or subject to
					 pollution as to constitute a menace to health if used for bathing. Where
					 bathhouse and toilet facilities are provided for use of bathers they shall be
					 constructed, maintained and operated in a sanitary manner approved by the
					 health officer.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
						as § 246-260-180, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Regulation .98.070,
						effective 3/11/60.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 246-260-181 - Surveillance

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Owners and operators shall allow the department and local
					 health officer to perform on-site WRF inspections or conduct other surveillance
					 activities considered necessary by the enforcing agency to ensure compliance
					 with this chapter and chapter 70.90 RCW.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.90 and
						43.20 RCW. 04-18-096, §
						246-260-181, filed 9/1/04, effective
						10/31/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 246-260-191 - Technical advisory committee

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(1) The department shall appoint a technical
				  advisory committee to assist in the following:
(a) Reviewing and drafting proposed rules;
				  and
(b) Developing guidelines for
				  use of new products, equipment, procedures, and periodic program
				  review.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 246-260-201 - Variance

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(1) An owner (or
				  their authorized representative) may apply to the department or local health
				  officer for a variance to the requirements of this chapter for a water
				  recreation facility. If the application relates to construction permits, it
				  must be made at least thirty days prior to development of final plans and
				  specifications. If the application relates to issuance of an operation permit,
				  the owner shall present their proposal for a variance with the department or
				  local health officer at least thirty days before any consideration of
				  implementing an operation change. An application may not be approved unless,
				  notwithstanding a noncompliant design or construction or noncompliant
				  operation, the health and safety purposes behind requirements of this chapter
				  are met. An applicant shall provide adequate documentation to meet these
				  requirements including, but not limited to:
(a) The variance is consistent with the
				  intent of this chapter;
(b)
				  Protection from drowning, diving injury, entrapment, impact or falling hazards,
				  tripping or slipping hazards;
(c)
				  Maintenance of water and air quality, including equivalent disinfection,
				  filtration, control of pH, physical water conditions, water clarity and
				  prevention of contamination to preclude illness;
(d) Upon receipt of a complete application,
				  the department or local health officer shall provide a written approval or
				  denial of the variance.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 246-260-211 - Enforcement

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(1) The department
				  or local health officer may enforce this chapter by one or more of the
				  following actions:
(a) Conducting an informal
				  administrative conference to explore facts and resolve problems, convened at
				  the request of the department, local health officer, or owner;
(b) Issuing an order directing the WRF owner,
				  operator, or the person responsible to cease violating this chapter or chapter
				  70.90 RCW;
(c) Requiring the WRF
				  owner or authorized representative to participate in training to improve basic
				  skills for operating pools;
(d)
				  Assessing a civil penalty of up to five hundred dollars per violation per day;
				  and
(e) Denying, suspending, or
				  revoking a WRF construction or operating permits.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 246-260-221 - Hearings

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A person aggrieved by the department's or local health
					 officer's denial, suspension, or revocation of a WRF permit; issuance of an
					 order or levy of a civil penalty may request an administrative hearing.
A hearing requested to contest a local health officer's
					 action is governed by the local health jurisdiction's rules for
					 hearings.
A hearing requested to contest a department action is
					 governed by chapters 246-10 WAC and 34.05 RCW.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.90 and
						43.20 RCW. 04-18-096, §
						246-260-221, filed 9/1/04, effective
						10/31/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 246-260-9901 - Fees

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(1) CONSTRUCTION
				  PERMIT FEES. The department establishes the fees listed in Table 990.1 for
				  construction permits for carrying out its duties under WAC
				  246-260-021.
(a) The applicant must submit the base fee to
				  the department prior to plan review initiation.
(b) Hourly charges for plan review will be
				  charged regardless of whether the construction permit is issued or
				  not.
(c) The department will issue
				  the construction permit once full payment has been received.
(d) The applicant must pay the costs of a
				  safety engineer to review plans when department determines need per WAC
				  246-260-021(4).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 246-260-998 - Severability

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If any provision of this chapter or its application to any
					 person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter or the
					 application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be
					 affected.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
						as § 246-260-998, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						   70.90.120. 90-07-010 (Order 042), §
						248-98-998, filed 3/12/90, effective
						4/12/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 246-260-999 - Appendix A - Water quality standards

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Table 111.1
Minimum and Maximum Levels of Disinfectant
					 (ppm)*
SWIMMING POOL: ***
Minimum
Chlorine
1.5
Chlorine with cyanurate compound
2.0
Bromine
2.5
SPA & WADING POOL: ***
Minimum
Chlorine
3.0
Chlorine with cyanurate compound
3.5
Bromine
4.0
*
Chlorine is measured as free available chlorine
								  residual.
**
Recirculating spray pools and sensory deprivation
								  tanks shall meet spa and wading pool levels.
***
The maximum disinfectant level shall conform with
								  manufacturers' recommendations and shall not exceed 10 ppm for any pool.
Table 111.2
Acceptable Ranges of Selected Chemical and Physical
					 Water Quality Constituents
CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL
								  CONSTITUENT
MINIMUM
MAXIMUM
pH (Hydrogen ion)
7.2
8.0
Water clarity (safety)
Main drain and pool bottom visible at all
								  times
-
Turbidity (shielding microorganisms T.U.)*
-
0.5
Cyanuric acid or its derivatives
0
90 ppm
Temperature**
-
104°F
Combined chlorine
-
50% of free chlorine
Ozone***
-
.05
Ionizers (Copper/Silver)
-
1.0/.05
*
In peak periods, turbidity may increase to 1.0
								  T.U. provided turbidity returns to 0.5 T.U. within a six-hour period following
								  peak use. Turbidity is not a required routine analysis. The local health
								  officer may require turbidity monitoring if special conditions warrant.
**
A pool facility thermometer shall be provided
								  when the water temperature exceeds 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
***
Atmospheric measurement.
Table 111.3
Required Ranges of Accuracy and Incremental Readings for
					 Field Test Kits
CHEMICAL TEST
MINIMUM TEST KIT RANGE
MINIMUM REQUIRED INCREMENTS ON
								  KITS
MINIMUM ACCURACY
Free and total available chlorine and total
								  bromine
0.5 - 10.0 ppm*
These increments are required to be on the test
								  kit: 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3, 5, 6, 10 ppm
+-50% of the difference of incremental
								  readings
pH (hydrogen ion)
7.0 - 8.2
Maximum increments of 0.4, e.g., 7.0, 7.4, 7.8,
								  8.2,
Preferred increments of 0.2, e.g., 7.0, 7.2... .
								  8.0, 8.2
+-50% of the difference of incremental
								  readings
Cyanuric acid
20 - 100 ppm
20 ppm
+-10
Alkalinity
0 - 300 ppm
20 ppm
+-10
Temperature
60 - 110°F
Shall have increments of less than or equal to
								  2°F, e.g., 60, 62, 64 ... 108, 110
+-2°F
*
Operators who demonstrate the ability to
								  accurately perform test kit dilutions may be allowed to use test kits with a
								  chlorine range of 1.5 - 5.0 ppm, thereby using dilutions to read up to 10
								  ppm.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.90 and
						43.20 RCW. 04-18-096, §
						246-260-999, filed 9/1/04, effective
						10/31/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 246-260-99901 - Appendix B - Personnel training and certifications

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Table 131.1
Personnel Training and Certifications
PERSONNEL
TRAINING RECOGNIZED
CERTIFYING AGENCIES*
Lifeguards
Lifeguarding, CPR, and First Aid.
ARC, YMCA, Lifesaving Society, E&A, ALTI,
								  Starguard
Shallow Water Lifeguards
Shallow Water Lifeguard or Bronze Cross Award,
								  CPR, and First Aid.
E&A, Lifesaving Society
SCUBA Instruction
Master SCUBA Diver Trainer or Master SCUBA Diver
								  Instructor (PADI).
SCUBA Instructor, Assistant Instructor, or
								  Divemaster (NAUI).
PADI, NAUI
Swim Coaches
Swim Coaches Safety Training, CPR and First
								  Aid.
ARC, YMCA
Dive Coaches
Safety Training for Competitive Diving Coaches
								  Option A or Safety Training for Competitive Diving Coaches Renewal Option A;
								  and CPR & First Aid.
U.S. Diving
Attendants
Aquatic Safety Assistant or Basic Water Rescue or
								  Water Safety Plus and CPR.
YMCA, ARC, E&A
*
The department determines equivalent certifying
								  organizations providing training.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.90 and
						43.20 RCW. 04-18-096, §
						246-260-99901, filed 9/1/04, effective
						10/31/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-260 - Water recreation facilities › ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Section 246-260-99902 - Appendix C - First-aid kits for pool facilities

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First-Aid Kits for Pool Facilities Standard 16 Unit
					 Kit
Units
Absorbent gauze 24"X72" (1 per package)
1
Adhesive bandages 1" (16 per package)
1
Bandage compresses 4" (1 per package)
2
Eye dressing (1 per package)
1
Scissors and tweezers
1
Triangular bandages 40" (1 per package)
2
Individualized antiseptic pads (3 per
								  package)
1
Surgical gloves (2 pr. minimum, 4
								  recommended)
1
CPR mask (disposable or reusable type)
1
Adhesive gauze or elastic or self-adherent wrap
								  roll material
1
Cold packs
1
First-aid cream or antibiotic ointment
1
1/2" or 1" rolls of tape (2 rolls per
								  package)
1
Butterfly bandage
1
Knuckle or finger tip bandages
1
Body clean up parts
1
Additional units of required units
1
Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.90 and
						43.20 RCW. 04-18-096, §
						246-260-99902, filed 9/1/04, effective
						10/31/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-001 - Purpose and authority

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The purpose of these rules is to protect the health, safety,
				  and welfare of users of recreational water contact facilities (RWCFs). The
				  rules as set forth are adopted per
				  RCW
				     70.90.120.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
					 as § 246-262-001, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.90.120. 88-13-125 (Order 311), §
					 248-97-010, filed 6/22/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-010 - Definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter
				  unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) "Advanced first aid" means a course of
				instruction recognized by the American Red Cross, department of labor and
				industries, the U.S. Bureau of Mines, or fire services training
				program.
(2) "ANSI" means American
				National Standard Institute.
(3)
				"Approved" means the department or local health officer has stated in writing
				that the design plans and specifications are in accordance with chapter 246-262
				WAC.
(4) "ARC" means American Red
				Cross.
(5) "Architect" means a
				registered architect currently licensed under chapter 18.08 RCW in Washington
				state.
(6) "APSP" means Association
				of Pool and Spa Professionals.
(7)
				"ASTM" means American Society for Testing Material.
(8) "Attendant" means a person trained to
				operate an attraction and control the users in a safe orderly manner.
(9) "Attraction or ride" means any of the
				specific types of recreational facilities involving partial or total immersion
				or intentional contact with the water designated for public recreational
				use.
(10) "Biomechanics" means the
				study of the human body as a system operating under the laws of Newtonian
				mechanics and the biological laws of life.
(11) "Board" means the state board of
				health.
(12) "Boogie or mini-surf
				board" means any semirigid device used in a wave pool for flotation or as a
				riding device.
(13) "Branch line"
				means suction piping between a junction fitting and a suction outlet.
(14) "Centerline" means the path defined by
				geometric midpoints of a component or structure, generally used in
				consideration of the slide path in flume rides.
(15) "CNCA" means Council for National
				Cooperation in Aquatics.
(16)
				"Communication system" means any combination of devices permitting the passage
				of or exchange of messages between park operating personnel and between
				operating personnel and users. Systems can include, but are not limited to,
				two-way radios, hardwired intercoms, horns, whistles, hand signals, direct
				voice, signs, or equivalent.
(17)
				"Contaminant" means any physical, chemical or biological substance present in
				the RWCF water which may adversely affect the health or safety of the user
				and/or the quality of the water.
(18) "Cross-connection" means any physical
				arrangement connecting:
(a) A potable water
				system directly or indirectly, with anything other than another potable water
				system; or
(b) A RWCF to any
				potable or nonpotable water source capable of contaminating either the RWCF or
				potable water source as a result of backflow.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-020 - General administration

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(1)
				The department and the local health officer for each local health jurisdiction
				containing a RWCF shall develop a joint plan of operation listing the roles of
				each agency for administering these rules. The plan shall designate who will be
				responsible for:
(a) Plan review;
(b) Permit issuance;
(c) Inspection;
(d) Surveillance; and
(e) Enforcement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-030 - Construction permit

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(1) Persons
				planning to construct, alter, or modify a RWCF, excluding routine maintenance,
				shall provide the following to the department or local health officer for
				review and approval:
(a) A completed
				construction permit application:
(b) Three sets of plans and specifications
				prepared and signed by an engineer or architect; and
(c) A report prepared by an engineer
				certifying the design of the RWCF is consistent with accepted safety
				engineering practices and industrial standards. Such engineer shall have
				experience in safety design, including ergonomic aspects of biomechanics of
				RWCFs, amusement rides, or equal.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-040 - Operating permit

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(1) No person
				shall operate a RWCF without a current operating permit issued by the
				department or local health officer.
(2) To obtain an operating permit, owners of
				an RWCF must provide information to the department or local health officer that
				shows the RWCF is in compliance with these rules.
(3) Operating permits shall be:
(a) Valid for one year;
(b) Renewed annually; and
(c) Nontransferable without written consent
				of the department or local health officer. For purposes of this section, a
				change in management of a corporation, partnership, association, or other
				nonindividual business entity shall create a new person requiring either
				consent to a permit transfer or issuance of a new permit upon proper
				application.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-050 - Water quality standards, analysis, and sample collection

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(1) Owners shall
				maintain waters free from harmful levels of disease-producing organisms, toxic
				chemicals, or adverse physical conditions.
(2) Owners shall maintain RWCF waters to meet
				standards of bacteriological quality. Standards include:
(a) Heterotrophic plate counts not to exceed
				a density of two hundred bacteria per milliliter in any series of tests;
				and
(b) Total coliform density not
				to exceed an average of one coliform bacteria per one hundred milliliters in
				any series of tests.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-060 - General design, construction, and equipment

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(1) Owners shall locate RWCFs to:
(a) Minimize pollution by dust, smoke, soot,
				and other undesirable substances;
(b) Eliminate pollution from surrounding
				surface drainage; and
(c) Ensure
				pools within the RWCF are more than fifteen feet from any structure, object, or
				land formation (i.e., pumphouse, tree, etc.), which would provide a user with
				the opportunity to jump from such a structure into the pool. This does not
				include any barriers provided to prevent unauthorized access to pool or
				segments of attractions which enter pool.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-070 - Specific design, construction, and equipment

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(1) Owners shall provide specific design,
				construction, and equipment for the various types of RWCF
				attractions.
(2) Owners and
				manufacturers shall ensure adherence to recognized design and construction
				standards including, but not limited to:
(a)
				ASTM F-24 Standards on Amusement Rides and Devices;
(b) "Suggested Health and Safety Guidelines
				for Recreational Water Slide Flumes" U.S. Department of Health and Human
				Services, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, 30333;
(c) "World Waterpark Association
				Considerations for Operating Safety" published by the World Waterpark
				Association, 7474 Village Drive, Prairie Village, Kansas, 66208; and
(d) Department recognized or approved
				guidelines, criteria, or standards.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-080 - Operation

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(1) Owners shall
				ensure proper operation to protect the public health and safety of the users
				and the water quality of the RWCF.
(2) Owners shall prepare and use an
				operations manual for the RWCF.
(3)
				Owners shall routinely inspect, maintain, and repair the physical components
				to:
(a) Ensure all structural facilities are
				intact and free from corrosion, wear, or stress;
(b) Prevent water ponding on walking
				surfaces;
(c) Ensure equipment is
				available and operable including:
(i)
				Disinfection, filtration, and related equipment;
(ii) Lifesaving equipment; and
(iii) Communication systems.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-090 - Monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping

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(1) Owners shall:
(a) Provide information requested by the
				department or local health officer for statewide injury and illness
				surveillance reports; and
(b)
				Notify the department or local health officer within forty-eight hours of any
				drowning, near drowning, death, or serious injury or illness occurring at the
				RWCF.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-100 - Inspection

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(1) Owners shall
				permit the department or local health officer to perform on-site inspections as
				necessary in the discretion of the enforcing agency to ensure compliance with
				standards in chapter 70.90 RCW and chapter 246-262 WAC.
(2) Employees of the enforcing agency shall
				provide appropriate identification when entering for purpose of routine
				inspections.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.90.120. 92-02-020 (Order 226B), §
					 246-262-100, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
					 as § 246-262-100, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.90.120. 88-13-125 (Order 311), §
					 248-97-110, filed 6/22/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-110 - Advisory committee

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The RWCF advisory committee shall:
(1) Perform functions as specified in
				accordance with RCW 70.90.130;
(2)
				Meet at least one time each year;
(3) Be composed of representatives as
				specified in RCW 70.90.130 appointed to staggered two-year terms, the
				representative from the department shall not be subject to these
				conditions;
(4) Select a
				chairperson every two years;
(5)
				Establish department representative as ongoing secretary of the advisory
				committee; and
(6) Present an
				annual report to the board summarizing committee activities.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
					 as § 246-262-110, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    70.90.120. 88-13-125 (Order 311), §
					 248-97-120, filed 6/22/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-120 - Enforcement

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(1) The department
				or, if enforcement responsibility has been assigned under a joint plan of
				operation, the local health officer:
(a)
				Shall enforce the rules of chapter 246-262 WAC; or
(b) May refer cases within their jurisdiction
				to the local prosecutor's office or office of the attorney general, as
				appropriate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-130 - Notice of decision - Adjudicative proceeding

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A person aggrieved by the department's or local health
				  officer's denial, suspension, modification, or revocation of a license,
				  issuance of an order, or levy of a civil penalty may request an administrative
				  hearing.
(1) A hearing requested to
				contest a local health officer's action is governed by the local health
				jurisdiction's rules for hearings.
(2) A hearing requested to contest a
				department action is governed by chapters 246-10 WAC and 34.05 RCW.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.90.120. 12-17-102, § 246-262-130,
					 filed 8/17/12, effective 9/17/12; 92-02-020 (Order 226B), § 246-262-130,
					 filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
					 as § 246-262-130, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter
					 34.05 RCW and
					 RCW
					 70.90.120. 90-06-049 (Order 040), §
					 248-97-135, filed 3/2/90, effective
					 3/2/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-140 - Insurance

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(1) As a condition
				of obtaining and maintaining a valid operating permit, owners shall provide
				evidence of having liability insurance.
(2) The minimum amount of liability insurance
				required shall be one hundred thousand dollars combined single limit. The
				coverage for this insurance shall include:
(a) Bodily injury or death of one or more
				persons in any one incident from the use of the RWCF.
(b) Tail coverage shall be required
				twenty-four months beyond the insured period on a "claims made" form of
				insurance.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-150 - Compliance

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Existing RWCFs not complying with the design, construction,
				  and equipment requirements outlined in WAC 246-202-060 and
				  246-262-070 of these regulations
				  may continue in use, provided the facility is operated in continuous compliance
				  of the safety, sanitation, and water quality provisions of chapter 246-292 WAC
				  as outlined in WAC
				  246-262-050,
				  246-262-080,
				  246-262-090, and
				  246-262-140.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.90.120. 92-02-020 (Order 226B), §
					 246-262-150, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
					 as § 246-262-150, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.90.120. 88-13-125 (Order 311), §
					 248-97-150, filed 6/22/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-160 - Variance

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The board may grant a variance from requirements of chapter
				  246-262 WAC if, in the sole discretion of the board, data and/or research
				  provides sufficient evidence that the RWCF (attraction, device, equipment,
				  procedure, etc.), will adequately protect public health and safety, as well as
				  water quality.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.90.120. 92-02-020 (Order 226B), §
					 246-262-160, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
					 as § 246-262-160, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.90.120. 88-13-125 (Order 311), §
					 248-97-160, filed 6/22/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-170 - Innovations - Substitutions

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The board authorizes the department:
(1) To review new innovations, and if
				accepted for use, prepare appropriate amendments to chapter 246-262
				WAC.
(2) To allow substitution of
				equipment, facilities, or procedures required by chapter 246-262 WAC when, in
				the sole discretion of the department, data and/or research provide sufficient
				evidence that such substitution is equivalent to the requirement and will
				adequately provide for the protection of the public health and safety of
				persons using the RWCF.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.90.120. 92-02-020 (Order 226B), §
					 246-262-170, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified
					 as § 246-262-170, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 70.90.120. 88-13-125 (Order 311), §
					 248-97-170, filed 6/22/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › RECREATIONAL WATER › Chapter 246-262 - Recreational water contact facilities › Section 246-262-990 - Fees

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(1) The fee for
				plan review of a new recreational water contact facility shall be four hundred
				dollars base fee plus an hourly rate of ninety-nine dollars for all hours of
				review beyond four hours plus the safety engineer reviewer's cost as billed.
(a) The base fee must be provided to the
				department prior to initiating plan review.
(b) Hourly fees for plan review will be
				charged regardless of whether the plans are approved or not.
(c) The construction permit will not be
				issued until after full payment is received.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › SEWER SYSTEMS › Chapter 246-270 - Sewer systems - Certification of necessity for water district involvement › Section 246-270-001 - Purpose

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This regulation prescribes the procedure whereby a water
				  district organized under the provisions of chapter 57.04 RCW may apply for and
				  receive an approval and a certification of necessity from the department in
				  accordance with the provisions of
				  RCW
				  57.08.065 in order to exercise powers of a
				  sewer district in accordance with the provisions of Title 56 RCW, as now, or
				  hereafter amended. Additionally, this regulation will define the criteria which
				  the department will consider in determining the eligibility of an applicant
				  water district for an approval and a certification of
				  necessity.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-270-001, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 6,
					 § 248-91-020, filed 10/16/68; Emergency Order 3, § 248-91-020, filed
					 8/2/68.