[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Town of Yarmouth 9-9-1981. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Two or more staff members of each establishment
shall be required to have the following certifications from a Board
of Health approved agency, and it shall be required that one staff
member be available on the premises during pool operating hours. Copies
of certificates shall be on file at the office of each establishment.
The certified programs are as follows:
A.
Certified seven-and-one-half-hour cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) course, certificate valid for one year; a two-and-one-half-hour
refresher course, certified annually.
B.
Standard first aid seven-and-one-half-hour course,
certificate valid for three years.
C.
Basic water safety program for nonswimmer rescue,
certificate valid for three years; or
D.
Entire hotel/motel pool safety seminar program approved
by the American Red Cross, or its equivalent, Red Cross program certificate,
or its equivalent, valid for three years, excluding the CPR certification,
which is renewed annually.
Signs stating the following must be posted at
each pool entrance and in the office:
A.
No glass containers shall be permitted in the pool
or on the walkways within eight feet of the pool.
B.
No person with a communicable disease is allowed to
use the pool.
C.
All persons are required to take a cleansing shower/bath
before entering the pool.
D.
Children under the age of 14 and any nonswimmer must
be accompanied by an adult swimmer within the pool area.
E.
Water slides shall be used by one person at a time,
sliding in a sitting position, feet first.
F.
There shall be no swimming alone.
G.
Diving boards shall be used by one person at a time.
Time compliance for regulations is as follows:
A.
Compliance with self-closing, self-latching gates
shall be within four weeks after adoption of these regulations.
B.
Compliance with remaining rules and regulations shall
take place as soon as possible and will be mandatory prior to issuance
of 1982 pool permits, at which time each establishment must submit
proof of compliance.
In addition to the above rules and regulations,
the following are recommended as house rules:
