In place, written, and practiced.

In place, written, and practiced.

Carried out annually.

Pool management should ensure there are procedures in place to monitor the sage and effective performance of their pool operation.

Pool Management should establish and maintain procedures in the SPTO to make employees aware of the importance of complying with the pool procedures, and their roles and responsibilities in the requirements of the swimming pool management system, including the PSOP.

Suitable and adequate training of staff shall be provided for the safe operation and use of equipment and chemicals.

Details of qualifications and actual training sessions will need to be recorded and reviewed (the CoP incorporates a model syllabus for Swimming Pool Technical Operators and onsite designated supervisors. A qualified technical operator must have completed a training course in line with the COP requirement.

For the type of pools defined in the CoP, there must be a qualified, trained and competent technical operator available on-site/on call during all hours of operation.

All other pools or treated water facilities should have an on-site qualified, trained competent technical operator for a minimum of weekly visits and assistance whenever needed. Written documentations of these visits should be available at the facility.

All pools or treated water facilities without a full-time, on-site qualified, trained and competent technical operator should have an on-site designated supervisor. This supervisor should be capable of testing the water quality as required by the CoP and know how to make adjustments as needed to maintain water quality as specified in the CoP. they should also be knowledgeable and competent in the operation of the facility in terms as required in the pool's PSOP for both normal and emergency action plans.

The pool water treatment system should be capable of providing a water of sufficient clarity to be able to clearly see the detail of an outlet in the deepest area of water.

The pool must use a form of primary disinfectant that is suitable, safe and effective for the prevailing conditions.

Where a secondary disinfection system is used (strongly recommended in the CoP to deal with the threat of Cryptosporidium), its operation should meet the standards required in the CoP.

Pool operators should be prepared to replace pool water as a regular part of their water treatment regime with up to 30 litres per bather (backwash water in included in this total).

Pool water should circulate 24 hours a day.

Between 50 and 80% of the circulation flow should be removed as surface water.

Grilles and covers should be in accordance with BSEN 13451-3. They should be inspected visually every day and once a month examined for obstruction, impact damage and vandalism and to make sure that they are correctly in place.

Outlets have been tested for hair entrapment in accordance with BS EM13451-3 or Annex C of the CoP.

This CoP specifies filtration standards in terms of medium-rate filters using granular filter media, typically sand. Operators using other filters and filtration rates should understand the potential disadvantages and be satisfied that they produce good clarity in the pool. Any filtration system need to be able to deal with the unwanted buildup of microorganisms.

Every filter should be designed to be serviceable and fitted with appropriate mechanisms and controls in a accordance with this CoP.

The internal condition of the filters and the top of the filter media bed should be inspected annually for corrosion and problems with the filter medium.

Filters should be backwashed at least once a week and whenever the pressure loss across the filter media bed reached the level speciFed by the filter manufacturer.

A coagulant should be dosed continuously and precisely, by chemical dosing pumps in accordance with this CoP.

Posters, signs and staff supervision should be used to control entry to the pool. These should cover when not to use the pool during or immediately after diarrhoeal illness.

Pre-swim showers should be provided, maintained in good working condition and bathers directed to use them prior to using the pool. Toilets should be provided en route to the pool, after changing and prior to showering, and everyone encouraged to use them before showering and swimming. Hand washbasins with liquid soap and hand-drying facilities should be provided.

There should be procedures in place to deal with attendances of very young children and equipment and fittings provided for their hygiene and nappy changing.

All showers should comply with ACOP L8 HSE Legionnaires' disease. The control of legionella bacteria in water systems.

There much be a written procedure that is understood and practised that follows the guidance in this CoP to deal with faecal fouling and potential outbreaks of Cryptosporidisis.

There much be a written procedure that is understood and practised that follows CoP guidance to deal with blood and vomit.

All floors in the pool hall area, changing rooms, toilet and shower areas should be thoroughly cleaned in accordance with a written procedure and the requirements of this CoP.

Pool covers should be checked regularly for any contamination and cleaned as necessary with 10mg/l chlorinated water.

Any equipment, in contact with the pool water, should be checked to ensure that it is hygienic and clean before being used in the pool. This includes inflatable play devices, canoes, sub-aqua equipment, arm bands, ]oats etc.

Deck-level transfer channels should be inspected and cleaned as required, at least once a month.

Balance tanks should be inspected at least once a year and cleaned as necessary.

The pool bottom should be inspected and kept clear of contamination, algae, and general debris by daily sweeping, suction cleaning or other means.

There should be documented procedures for the use of the test kits and other test equipment, and operator should be given full training in their use for monitoring pool water quality, including action required from unexpected results.

Chemical testing should be carried out before bathing commences and every two hours thereafter testing with automatic control: Pools with automatic control should still check free and combined chlorine and pH. Where the results are satisfactory and stable, testing three times a day may be sufficient - at the start, midway and at the end of the day.

For all pools using hypochlorite, the free chlorine levels should be maintained at 1mg/l or below, to an absolute minimum of 0.5mg/l. Free chlorine residual levels above 3.0mg/l should never be necessary. This CoP recommends secondary disinfection partly to minimise disinfection residuals. For pools using chlorinated isocyanurates as disinfectant, free chlorine should be maintained at 2.5-5mg/l and the cyanuric acid at 50-100mg/l.

The level of combined chlorine residuals should be as low as possible. Combined chlorine levels should never be more than half the free chlorine, and never more than 1mg/l no matter what the level of free chlorine.

The pH values for the pool water should be maintained within the range recommended for the disinfectant being used. But a pH value of between 7.2 and 7.4 should be the target when using chlorine-based disinfectants.

Alkalinity in the pool water should be maintained at a level between 75 and 150mg/l (measured as CaCO3).

Hardness levels should ideally be maintained above 75mg/l and up to 150mg/l measured as CaCO3. Higher levels in hard water areas and for pools using calcium hypochlorite as a disinfectant can be acceptable.

TDS should be measured weekly and not be allowed to rise more than 1,000 mg/l above the level in the source water.

Sulphate levels should be maintained below 360 mg/l. Sulphate levels should be measured once a week.

The balance of the water should be recorded weekly and adjusted as necessary to maintain stability.

Tests should be performed monthly. Tests should be performed only by competent and accredited personnel at a UKAS laboratory. Samples should be taken in accordance with this CoP and in accordance with BS EN ISO 19458:2006

Even those not in a healthcare setting should be tested weekly.

The pool should be able to show that it consistently meets the microbiological standards set out in this CoP.

Where a pool fails on a one-off basis to maintain microbiological standards then it should take the measures set out in this CoP to safeguard public health.

The plant room should be a secure area for authorised personnel only not used for general storage, or for storing chemicals unless suitably segregated.

Water temperatures should be within the range recommended in this CoP. Air temperatures should be no more than 1℃ above or below that of the water temperature. Relative humidity should be maintained at a level of 60% (no less than 50%, no more than 70%) throughout the pool hall area.

A risk assessment should be undertaken that looks at every aspect of chemical safety. The material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) should take into account the requirements of this CoP. detailed records should be maintained and procedures regularly reviewed to ensure risks involved in the use and storage of chemicals are minimised and clearly understood.

All chemical pipework, suction lines, delivery lines and tanks should be marked to identify the contents. Pipes should also be labelled with the direction of flow. All pipes used for pumping chemicals should be double sheathed.

These should be displayed for each chemical.

All chemicals must be prepared, stored and dosed in accordance with the SDS and this CoP.

Written procedures should be established for day tank filling, mixing, or diluting chemicals and cleaning injectors. There should also be built-in safeguards to cover those periods when the plant is not attended.

Chemical dosers should be interlinked with the circulation pumps and the circulation of water through the system, so that dosing stops if there is circulation failure.

Circulation feeders should be used strictly in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and this CoP.

Procedures and training for dealing with with deliveries and spillages should be established and understood by all staff. It is essential that all deliverers proceed only when a trained staff member is available to receive and check the materials.

There should be documented procedures for transfer and handling during delivery. Pipework should be clearly labelled and specific to the delivery of that product.

Bulk tanks and day tanks must be located in bunds sized to take 110% of the tank's capacity. Bulk tanks can be connected to day tanks either by gravity or pumping, but there should be separate routes and/or pumps for each chemical.

Storage should always be in accordance with the requirements of the material safety data sheet and the principles contained in this CoP.

Chemical stores should have warning signs, be secure and accessible only to authorised, appropriately trained people. They should be designed and provided in accordance with CoP.