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Article 5. Swimming Pool Sanitation
<br />§116025.
<br />—Public swimming pool," as used in this article, means any public swimming pool, bathhouse, public
<br />swimming and bathing place and all related appurtenances. Leg.H. 1995 ch. 415, effective January 1,
<br />1996.
<br />§116028.
<br />"Lifeguard service," as used in this article, means the attendance at a public swimming pool during
<br />periods of use, of one or more lifeguards who possess, as minimal qualifications, current Red Cross
<br />advanced lifesaving certificates or Y.M.C.A. senior lifesaving certificates, or have equivalent qualifications
<br />and who are trained to administer first aid, including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation in
<br />conformance with Section 123725 and the regulations adopted thereunder, and who have no duties to
<br />perform other than to supervise the safety of participants in water-contact activities. "Lifeguard services"
<br />includes the supervision of the safety of participants in water-contact activities by lifeguards who are
<br />providing swimming lessons, coaching or overseeing water-contact sports, or providing water safety
<br />instructions to participants when no other persons are using the facilities unless those persons are
<br />supervised by separate lifeguard services. Leg.H. 1995 ch. 415, effective January 1, 1996.
<br />§116030.
<br />(a) The construction standards as set forth in this article and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto,
<br />shall not apply to any artificially constructed swimming facility in excess of 20,000 square feet of surface
<br />area, including, but not limited to, a manmade lake or swimming lagoon with sand beaches.
<br />(b) The requirements of this article and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, pertaining to the
<br />operation, maintenance, and use of a public swimming pool, including the quality and purity of the water,
<br />lifesaving and other measures to ensure the safety of bathers, and measures to ensure personal
<br />cleanliness of bathers shall apply to the swimming facilities described in subdivision (a). Leg.H.
<br />1995 ch. 415, effective January 1, 1996.
<br />§116033.
<br />Persons providing aquatic instruction, including, but not limited to, swimming instruction, water safety
<br />instruction, water contact activities, and competitive aquatic sports, at a public swimming pool shall
<br />possess an American Red Cross Emergency Water Safety Course certificate, or have equivalent
<br />qualifications, as determined by the state department. In addition, these persons shall be certified in
<br />standard first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). All of these persons shall meet these
<br />qualifications by January 1, 1991. Persons who only disseminate written materials relating to water safety,
<br />are not persons providing aquatic instruction within the meaning of this section.
<br />The requirements of this section shall be waived under either of the following circumstances: (a) when
<br />one or more aquatic instructors possessing the American Red Cross Emergency Water Safety Course
<br />Certificate or its equivalent are in attendance continuously during periods of aquatic instruction, or (b)
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