Pools

THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS

Excerpts from The California Health and Safety Code
The California Code of Regulations
California Building Code
California Electrical Code

Reprinted with Amendments through January 1, 1996

San Bernardino County
Department of Environmental Health Services
385 North Arrowhead Avenue
San Bernardino, CA

(This booklet is for informational Purposes only. Should the reader want assurance that the referenced material is current the codes should be referred to directly.)

California Health and Safety Code
Division 2.5, Chapter 3, Section 1797.182,
Article 5. Personnel

1797.182. Training of lifeguards and firefighters to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation

All ocean, public beach, and public swimming pool lifeguards and all firefighters in this state, except those whose duties are primarily clerical or administrative, shall be trained to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The training shall meet standards prescribed by the authority, and shall be satisfactorily completed by such persons as soon as practical, but in no event more than one year after the date of employment. Satisfactory completion of a refresher course which meets the standards prescribed by the authority in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other first aid shall be required at least every three years.

The authority may designate a public agency or private nonprofit agency to provide for each county the training required by this section. The training shall be provided at no cost to the trainee.

As used in this section, “lifeguard” means any regularly employed and paid officer, employee, or member of a public aquatic safety department or marine safety agency of the State of California, a city, county, city and county, district, or other public or municipal corporation or political subdivision of this state.

Added Stats 1983 Ch 1246

California Health and Safety Code
Swimming Pool Sanitation

116025 (formerly 24100) Public swimming pool defined

“Public swimming pool,” as used in this article, means any public swimming pool, bathhouse, public

swimming and bathing place and all related appurtenances.

116028 (formerly 24100.1) Lifeguard service defined

“Lifeguard service,” as used in this article, means the attendance at a public swimming pool during periods of use, of one or more lifeguards who possess, as minimal qualifications, current Red Cross advanced lifesaving certificates or Y.M.C.A. senior lifesaving certificates, or have equivalent qualifications and who are trained to administer first aid, including, but not