Compliant signage will be required as part of the approval criteria for opening your pool this season. Please review the following signage requirements for the respective pools and areas listed below to help ensure that your pool is ready for its opening inspection. These two statements may be combined onto a single sign.
If you have any questions about these changes, please feel free to call our offices Cobb: ; Douglas: or use our online contact form. An updated permit will be provided for posting at the facility. Seasonal pools are required to have their facility pool and bathhouse inspected and approved for operation prior to opening each season.
A guide to preparing your pool for an opening inspection may be found here. Please contact us in writing, using your business or HOA letterhead, to let us know that you do not plan to open in Any changes or alterations to your pool or bathhouse beyond what was originally approved by our department will require a modification permit from the Center for Environmental Health before the work may commence. The application for a modification permit can be found here.
If unvaccinated, wear cloth masks when not in water. Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or use the inside of your elbow , throw used tissues in the trash, and wash hands. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Access to Pools for Compliance Monitoring. One of the incidents involved a decorative fountain that was not intended to be used as a public interactive water feature or fountain PIWF. However, the department does recommend that if a decorative fountain is being used by the public as a PIWF the CDC operation and management recommendations should be followed.
Rule-writing activities will include: Posting of draft rules for informal comments and Posting of proposed rules in the Texas Register to allow for formal comments.
Please use the Guidance Document link to view the correction. Broadcast announcements on preventing the spread of the virus on PA systems or by megaphone. Include the steps that prevent the spread of the virus when communicating with patrons such as on websites, in emails, and on social media. Maintaining Healthy Environments Ventilation in Buildings Increase ventilation , intake of outdoor air and exhaust of indoor air, to reduce the concentration of virus particles in indoor air.
Different approaches to achieve this can be taken. Implementing multiple approaches at the same time increases overall effectiveness. Ventilation of Indoor Air in Aquatic Spaces Ensure indoor air handling system for aquatic spaces is operating properly and providing acceptable indoor air quality for each space. Ensure restroom exhaust fans are functional and operating at full capacity when the building is occupied.
Increase the percentage of outdoor air as high as possible while maintaining acceptable temperature and humidity control. Improve central air filtration: Increase air filtration to a MERV or as high as possible without significantly diminishing design airflow. Check filters to ensure they are within service life and appropriately installed.
Inspect filter housing and racks to ensure appropriate filter fit and minimize filter bypass. Verify proper airflow through the air handler after upgraded filter installation. When swimming events are scheduled to occur, consider running a purge sequence starting 3 hours before an event and turn the system back to normal ventilation 1 hour before the event to allow environmental stabilization, if the air handling system has a purge mode.
Run the purge mode again for 2 hours after the event. In-duct UVGI systems can help enhance air cleaning inside central ventilation systems. These professionals can assist by doing necessary calculations, making fixture selections, properly installing the system, and testing for proper operation specific to the setting.
Cleaning and Disinfection Develop, implement, and fine-tune a plan to clean and then disinfect shared objects such as tabletops, lounge chairs, pool noodles, and kickboards between users and frequently touched surfaces such as doorknobs, handrails, drinking water fountains, faucets, other bathroom surfaces, diaper-changing stations, touch screens, and structures for climbing or playing at least daily.
The more frequently a surface is touched by different people, the more frequently it should be cleaned and then disinfected. Consult with the manufacturers and the architect or design engineer of the aquatic facility to decide which EPA-approved disinfectants are best for shared objects and surfaces, respectively. Ensure safe and effective use and storage of cleaning and disinfection products by reading and following label directions.
This includes wearing protective equipment such as gloves and goggles , not mixing chemical products, applying them at directed concentration for directed amount of time, and storing them securely away from children and animals. Document cleaning and disinfection of shared objects and surfaces and post in highly visible locations such as at entrances for staff and patrons to see.
Set up a system so that shared objects that need to be cleaned and then disinfected are kept separate from shared objects that are already cleaned and then disinfected. For example, label containers for used and potentially contaminated shared objects and label containers for cleaned and disinfected shared objects.
Use the warmest appropriate water temperature and dry items completely. Protect shared objects that have been cleaned and disinfected from becoming contaminated before use. Shared Objects Discourage staff and patrons from sharing items that are difficult to clean, sanitize, or disinfect or that are meant to come in contact with the face such as goggles, nose clips, and snorkels. Ensure adequate equipment for staff and patrons such as life jackets to minimize sharing and clean and then disinfect between users.
Put in place policies to protect the privacy of people with underlying health conditions that put them at increased risk for severe COVID illness , in accordance with applicable local, state, territorial, federal, and tribal privacy and confidentiality laws, rules, and regulations. Limit staff and patrons to people who live in the local geographic area e. Lifeguards and Water Safety Ensure that lifeguards who are actively lifeguarding are not also expected to monitor social distancing , use of cloth masks , or handwashing of others.
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