Here are some links and access to other codes, regulations and information that can be useful to your pool operation.
Department of Health Pool Forms
Below are links to multiple state health departments that provide various forms such as water testing, operations, applications, inspection reports, accident reports and more.
Connecticut State Pool Forms – http://www.ct.gov/Dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3140&q=387654&dphNav_GID=1601
Florida State Pool Forms – http://www.floridahealth.gov/%5C/environmental-health/swimming-pools/index.html
Georgia State Pool Forms – https://dph.georgia.gov/pools
Georgia Pool Operator Guidance Document – https://dph.georgia.gov/document/document/pool-operator-guidance/download
Hawaii State Pool Forms – http://health.hawaii.gov/san/swimming-pool-information/
Maine State Pool Forms – http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environmental-health/el/pools.htm
Maryland State Pool Forms – https://phpa.health.maryland.gov/OEHFP/CHS/Pages/PoolOperatorsandOwners.aspx
Massachusetts State Pool Forms – http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/environmental-health/comm-sanitation/pools.html
New Hampshire State Pool Forms- http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/pools/
New Jersey State Pool Forms – http://web.doh.state.nj.us/apps2/forms/subforms.aspx?pro=eoh/phss
New Jersey Chlorine Guidance Document – http://www.nj.gov/health/ceohs/documents/phss/cl_residual.pdf
New Jersey Pool Codes – https://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/codes/codreg/#2
New York State Pool Forms
Operations Record: https://www.health.ny.gov/forms/doh-1323.pdf
Safety Plan: https://www.health.ny.gov/forms/doh-4472.pdf
Ohio State Pool Forms – http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhprograms/eh/swim/pforms1.aspx
Pennsylvania State Pool Forms- http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/028/chapter18/chap18toc.html
Pennsylvania Public Bathing Places Manual Part 1 – https://pooloperationmanagement.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pa-public-bathing-place-manual-part-1.pdf
South Carolina State Pool Forms – http://www.scdhec.gov/Environment/WaterQuality/SwimmingPoolsRecreationalWaters/PermittingInfo/
West Virginia State Pool Forms – http://www.wvdhhr.org/phs/forms/
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) – https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3514.html
Wherever you purchase your chemicals, you are able to obtain a SDS sheet for the chemical free of charge. Here is a list of some common ones. Be sure to check what brands you are using as these are brand specific.
- Accutab Calcium Hypchlorite Tabs
- Bromine Tabs
- Calcium Chloride Flakes
- Calcium Hypochlorite
- Chlorine Tablet
- Cyanuric Acid
- Dichlor
- Lithium Shock
- Muriatic Acid
- Oxybrite
- Potassium Monopersulfate
- Refresh Shock
- Rock Salt
- Soda Ash
- Sodium Bicarbonate
- Sodium Bisulfate
- Sodium Hypochlorite
- Sodium Thiosulfate
APSP Chemical Fact Sheets
APSP’s Recreational Water Quality Committee has produced easy-to-read fact-based information on various pool and spa chemicals and sanitation processes to produce and maintain healthy water. They are geared towards front line service professionals and those wanting basic, easy-to-understand information about pool and spa chemicals and sanitation processes. Download here:
- Alkalinity
- Calcium Hypochlorite
- Chloraminated Tap Water
- Copper-Silver Ionizers
- Cyanuric Acid
- Decontamination of Spas and Wading (Kiddie) Pools
- Disposal of Acid Wash Water
- Electrolytic Chlorine Generators
- EPA Regulation of Pesticides and Pest Control Devices
- Ozone Generating Systems
- Polyhexamethylene Biguanide (PHMB)
- Sodium Dicholor-S-Triazinetrione (Dichlor)
- Trichloro-S-Triazinetrione
- Water Balance Indexes
ADA 2010 GUIDELINE http://www.ada.gov/
2010 ADA Standard – http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/
Check out a Sample Implementation Plan Here – This plan is for information only. Utilizing this plan and creating one does not mean you will will be compliant with ADA regulations. POM takes no responsibility for what you may decide to do with this information.
Pool and Spa Safety Act – http://www.poolsafely.gov/pool-spa-safety-act/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information on Healthy Swimming – http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming/
Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHA)
Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Hazard Communication 1910.2000 Appendix A,B,C,D,E. The purpose of this section is to ensure that the hazards of all chemicals produced or imported are evaluated, and that information concerning their hazards is transmitted to employers and employees. http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10099
Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Bloodborne pathogens 1910.1030 Appendix A
This section applies to all occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials as defined by paragraph (b) of this section. http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10051
General Environmental Controls, Permit-required confined spaces 1910.146, Appendix A,B,C,D,E,F – http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9797
Hepatitis B Declination – http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10052
Guidelines for Employer Compliance (Advisory) 1910.2000 App E – http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10104
Hazard Communication Standard Pictogram – https://www.osha.gov/Publications/HazComm_QuickCard_Pictogram.html
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know – https://www.epa.gov/epcra
OSHA Chemical Hazard Communication (Informational Booklet) – https://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3084.html
American Disabilities Act – http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/stdspdf.htm
Department of Transportation Regulations – https://www.transportation.gov/regulations
US Environmental Protection Agency – Regulatory Information By Environmental Topics http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/envtopics/index.html
Service Industry News – http://www.serviceindustrynews.net/
International Code Council – Residential and Commercial Building and Pool Codes for purchase: http://www.iccsafe.org/
National Electric Code – Check your state for your current edition. Available for purchase: http://www.nfpa.org/
Entrapment Prevention – http://www.nfpa.org/
Free Access to Mutliple Codes, such as NEC and Fire Code (Viewing Only) – https://www.nfpa.org/Codes-and-Standards/All-Codes-and-Standards/Free-access
Safe Storage and Handling of Pool Chemicals – http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/web/docs/chem/spalert.pdf
National Plasterers Council
http://www.npconline.org
Check out the start up procedure for newly plastered pools! Pool Operation Management is also National Plasterer’s Council Start-Up technician certified, ask how we can start up your newly plastered pool today!
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