Douglas County Rules and Regulations for Swimming Pools - Cobb ...

c.) Equipment clearance. A ll equipment and piping shall be installed to facilitate servicingwith minimal effort. Filter tanks shall be at least eight inches (8”) apart, twelve inches (12”)from walls, and thirty-six inches (36”) from the ceiling. Ceiling height shall be a minimum ofeight f eet (8’) from t he floor s urface. Clearance a round a ll e quipment and a ppurtenancesmust permit unobstructed, ready access for inspection, maintenance, and operation.d.) Electrical controls. No s witches, s tarters, pa nel boa rds or s imilar electrical equi pmentshall be located in areas accessible to bathers, except for therapy or booster pump jet or inlettimers and emergency shut-off switches that must be properly grounded.Part 20 Diving Areas and Equipmenta.) Dimensions. Dimensions ( width, de pth and l ength) of t he di ving a rea s hall be i naccordance with anticipated use by divers, and with the applicable sanctioning organizationrecognized and approved by t he de partment. The di mensions s hall c omply with t herequirements as stipulated in the Appendix, Figures #1 & #2.b.) Clearance. Diving boards or diving platforms must be installed no less than ten feet (10’)apart (edge to edge) and no less than ten feet (10’) from any pool side wall, or in accordancewith the manufacturer’s specifications, whichever is the greater distance. At least fifteen feet(15’) o f f ree, unobs tructed c learance s hall be provided a bove di ving boards a nd di vingplatforms.c.) Finish and Use. D iving boa rds a nd pl atforms s hall ha ve a l ight c olored, slip-resistantfinish. Starting platforms shall be used only for competitive swimming, shall have a lightcolored,slip-resistant finish, and shall be removed from the deck when not being used fortheir intended purpose.d.) Safety. Approved diving equipment shall be installed only on pool types that are equal toor l arger t han t he pool t ype de signated b y t he manufacturer. D iving e quipment s hall beinstalled according to the manufacturer’s instructions and specifications and this article. Alldiving stands higher than twenty-one inches (21”) measured from the deck to the top of thesecured end of the board shall be provided with stairs and/or a ladder. Steps and ladders shallbe of corrosion-resistant material, easily cleanable and with treads that are slip-resistant andself-draining. P latforms a nd di ving e quipment of one m eter (1m) s hall be pr otected w ithhandrails that shall be at least thirty inches (30”) above the diving board or platform surface.All platforms or diving equipment higher than one meter (1m) shall have dual handrails thatare approximately eighteen inches (18”) from the bottom rail and thirty-six inches (36”) fromthe top rail above the diving board or platform surface. A ll platform or diving equipmentgreater than one meter (1m) in height shall have dual handrails installed at a maximum of onemeter ( 1m) a bove t he deck l evel a nd c ontinuous a bove t he boa rd or pl atform, a nd i naccordance w ith manufacturer’s s pecifications. All r equired handrails f or di vingplatforms/boards shall e xtend over to at least the edge of the pool wall. Diving equipmentshall be permanently anchored to the pool deck. A sign stating “Only one user allowed ondiving boa rd, platform or l adder at an y t ime” s hall be pos ted at t he ba se of a ccess t o t heCobb and Douglas County Public HealthDouglas Rules and Regs for Swimming Pools30