Jul 15, 2025
Routine
2 - self-closing / self-latching gates
Regulation: 511-3-5-.18(11)(h) - (h) access gates shall also comply with the requirements of this rule and shall be equipped to accommodate a locking device. barrier gates shall open away from the pool in facilities constructed after adoption of this chapter. pedestrian access gates
Observed that the facility has a door leading from the building directly into the pool enclosure did not have the handle 54 inches up or was otherwise prohibitive and was not self-closing. CA: Pools shall be enclosed by a barrier that prevents entry into the pool enclosure when the pool is not operational.
5 - emergency phone operational and accessible
Regulation: 511-3-5-.18(10)(c ) - (c) an operable, hard-wired, conventional telephone line or continuous powered source, weatherproof emergency phone shall be permanently installed in a conspicuous location within the pool enclosure and must be readily available to bathers at all tim
Observed that the emergency phone was not hard wired to call 911 directly. CA: Emergency phone shall be capable of calling 911 directly.
11 - appropriate lifesaving equipment present
Regulation: 511-3-5-.18(10)(b) - (b) a minimum one-fourth inch diameter throwing rope one and one-half times the maximum width of the pool or fifty feet in length, whichever is less, to which has been firmly attached a ring buoy with an outside diameter of approximately fifteen inch
Observed ring buoy was not U.S. Coast Guard approved. COS. New buoy installed. CA: A ring buoy or similar floatation device shall be U.S. Coast Guard approved.
36 - daily recordkeeping: water testing and self inspection performed
Regulation: 511-3-5-.22(12) - (12) a safety self-inspection shall be conducted daily by the trained operator or responsible person and documented on a log sheet.
Observed that the facility did not have their daily safety check records. CA: Facility shall conducted daily safety checks and have those records available.
15 - depth and no diving markers, step marking; installed and contrasting
Regulation: 511-3-5-.18(3)(h) - (h) depth markers number and letters shall be tile and four inches minimum in height. numbers shall be of contrasting color to the background on which they are applied.
Observed depth markers and letters were not at the minimum of four inches. CA: Depth markers and letters shall be a minimum of 4 inches.
17 - skimmers/gutters maintained and operable
Regulation: 511-3-5-.11(3)(g) - (g) the skimmer equalizer lines shall be protected by an approved cover/grated with a flow rating equal the maximum system flow divided by the number of skimmers in the system or the maximum flow rating of the skimmer, whichever is greater.
Observed that there were no float valve assembly in skimmer. CA: Skimmer equalizer lines shall be protected by an approved cover.
22 - signs: peak occupancy/pool/spa/signs legible and in clearview
Regulation: 511-3-5-.18(12)(a) - (a) the words "no diving" and the universal international symbol for “no diving” shall be permanently visible at the edge of the deck for water five feet in depth or less, placed only on the deck beside the depth markers, and shall conform to that ou
Observed no diving markings but no universal international symbol for "no diving" was present. CA: The universal international symbol for “NO DIVING” shall be permanently visible
22 - signs: peak occupancy/pool/spa/signs legible and in clearview
Regulation: 511-3-5-.18(12)(b) - (b) where no lifeguard is on duty, a sign or signs shall be placed in clear view at or near the entrance to the pool and shall state in clearly legible letters at least four inches high “warning - no life guard on duty and risk of drowning - supervis
Observed the no lifeguard on duty sign did not have "RISK OF DROWNING - SUPERVISE CHILDREN CLOSELY" on the sign. CA: Where no lifeguard is on duty, a sign or signs shall be placed in clear view at or near the entrance to the pool and shall state in clearly legible letters at least four inches high “WARNING - NO LIFE GUARD ON DUTY and RISK OF DROWNING - SUPERVISE CHILDREN CLOSELY”.
22 - signs: peak occupancy/pool/spa/signs legible and in clearview
Regulation: 511-3-5-.18(12)(c) - (c) the same sign in subsection (b) above or an additional sign will state under the heading “pool risks” the following items in clearly legible letters at least one inch high:
Observed all that not all required pool risks are posted. CA: All required pool risks shall be posted.