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BS EN 15288-2:2018 Swimming pools for public use - Safety requirements for operation, 2018
- undefined
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Classification [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Swimming pool type 1
- 4.2 Swimming pool type 2
- 4.3 Swimming pool type 3
- 5 Safety management system [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General requirements
- 5.2 Safety policy
- 5.3 Organization and planning the PSOPs
- 5.4 Non-conformance, corrective and preventive action
- 5.5 Monitoring, measurement and analysis, review and improvement [Go to Page]
- 5.5.1 General
- 5.5.2 Measurement and analysis
- 5.5.3 Review
- 5.5.4 Improvement
- 5.5.5 Monitoring system
- 6 List of hazards
- 7 Safety requirements and / or protective measures and procedures to reduce risks in pool operation [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 General requirements for access and occupancy – all pools [Go to Page]
- 7.2.1 General
- 7.2.2 Guidance on the maximum number of users at one time in a swimming pool
- 7.2.3 Control of authorized users’ access
- 7.2.4 Control of unauthorised access of users
- 7.3 Arrangements for poolside supervision [Go to Page]
- 7.3.1 General
- 7.3.2 Specific risk factors
- 7.3.3 Risk decreasing factors [Go to Page]
- 7.3.3.1 General factors which may decrease the risk
- 7.3.3.2 Additional measures to decrease specific risk factors
- 7.3.3.3 Criteria to determine when poolside supervision is not required
- 7.4 Operational requirements for the management of supervised pools [Go to Page]
- 7.4.1 General
- 7.4.2 Training and competence of lifeguards
- 7.4.3 Training and competence of other pool supervisory staff
- 7.4.4 Deployment of pool supervisory staff
- 7.4.5 Induction
- 7.4.6 Ongoing training
- 7.4.7 Structuring the duties
- 7.4.8 Clothing and equipment
- 7.5 Operational requirements for unsupervised pools
- 7.6 Hiring pools to external partners
- 7.7 Operational requirements for checking the pool site, the buildings and the associated technical equipment [Go to Page]
- 7.7.1 Procedure
- 7.7.2 General arrangements
- 7.7.3 Operational requirements for checking the pool equipment, and safety devices
- 7.7.4 Operational requirements for cleaning and disinfecting the premises
- 7.7.5 Operation of water circulation systems
- 7.7.6 Operation of heating, ventilation and air conditioning
- 7.7.7 Operation of lighting system
- 7.7.8 Maintenance of the pool equipment
- 7.7.9 Operation for selection, safe delivery, storage, handling and use of chemicals
- 7.7.10 Applying and controlling chemicals in pool water
- 7.7.11 Monitoring physical, chemical and microbiological quality of pool water
- 7.7.12 Technical staff [Go to Page]
- 7.7.12.1 Deployment
- 7.7.12.2 Training pool technical staff
- 7.7.13 Selection and use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- 7.7.14 Procedures for recording incidents and accidents
- 7.8 Operational requirements for emergency procedures [Go to Page]
- 7.8.1 General
- 7.8.2 Operational requirements for raising the alarm
- 7.8.3 Operational requirements for rescuing
- 7.8.4 Operational requirements for evacuation
- 7.8.5 Additional specific procedures for selected emergency cases [Go to Page]
- 7.8.5.1 Procedure in case of water contamination
- 7.8.5.2 Physical contamination
- 7.8.5.3 Biological contamination
- 7.8.5.4 Chemical
- 7.8.5.5 Operation in case of lighting failure
- 7.8.5.6 Operation in case of lightning storm
- 7.8.5.7 Operational procedures in case of chemical emergencies threatening the users
- 7.8.5.8 Loss of water clarity
- 8 Verification of safety measures and / or protective measures
- 9 Instructions to the users [Go to Page]
- 9.1 General
- 9.2 Information for the users [Go to Page]
- 9.2.1 General
- 9.2.2 Rules for the use of the facility
- 9.2.3 Safety information / instructions – safety signs
- 9.2.4 Emergency and warning signals
- 9.2.5 Basic orientation plan of the facility
- 9.2.6 Public information
- Annex A (informative)Examples of hazards and possible measures to mitigate these hazards
- Annex B (informative)Principles of risk assessment for swimming pools [Go to Page]
- B.1 General
- B.2 Process of a risk assessment [Go to Page]
- B.2.1 General
- B.2.2 Identification of the proper use and the reasonably foreseeable misuse
- B.2.3 Hazard identification
- B.2.4 Risk estimation
- B.2.5 Risk evaluation
- B.2.6 Examples for carrying out a risk assessments in swimming pools
- Annex C (informative)Model risk assessment [Go to Page]
- C.1 How to use this model
- C.2 The process – A hypothetical example
- C.3 Setting the scene (general information about the pool and the risk assessment)
- C.4 Responsible person
- C.5 Type of pool
- C.6 Staffing
- C.7 Technical maintenance
- C.8 How was the risk assessment done?
- C.9 The risk assessment document – An example
- Annex D (informative)Samples of accident recording form [Go to Page]
- D.1 Sample of accident recording form from the Netherlands
- D.2 Sample of accident report form from United Kingdom [Go to Page]
