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Copyright 2001
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MAINTENANCE
AND UPKEEP OF THE POOL:
The
following are maintenance and cleaning duties to be performed by the lifeguards.
Daily
Clean
bathrooms:
sinks
and toilets
toilet bowls
mirrors
floors: disinfect, scrub, spray, sweep, and wipe drains
check paper towels, toilet paper and soap
Take out trash: office, boys bathroom, girls bathroom (check stalls)
Check skimmer baskets: 1 by baby pool, 2 by 2 ½, 1 in 12 ft. gutter
Bug
pools
Take
out equipment
When needed
Spray
off decks
Sweep out gutters
Vacuum
Take
out trash in cage and out front by pop machines
Pull
weeds
Do
laundry
Clean
office
Pick
up trash outside around pool
Fecal
Accident Policy:
In
the event of fecal contamination in the pool:
Solid
Stools:
- All
pool users in the immediate area should be asked to exit the pool
- As
much fecal material should be immediately removed form the pool with a fine
mesh scoop. If necessary the
immediate area should be vacuumed with waste being directed to sewer or
other approved waste disposal system. (Vacuum
equipment should be cleaned and disinfected before reuse.)
- An
arc of contamination extending from the point of the incident to the nearest
wet deck, skimmer baskets or gutters should be roped off and closed for
public use until the pool is reopened.
- If
the pool is a low volume pool, such as the 1-2 ft. pool, consideration
should be given to closing and draining the pool.
- Once
the fecal matter has been removed, check that chlorine levels are within
regulatory limits. The affected
area may be reopened after allowing 10 minutes contact time with the
disinfectant.
Runny
Stools:
- All
pool users in the immediate area should be asked to exit the pool
- As
much fecal material should be immediately removed from the pool with a fine
mesh scoop. The immediate area
should also be vacuumed with waste being directed to sewer or other approved
waste disposal system. (Vacuum
equipment should be cleaned and disinfected before reuse.)
- An
arc of contamination extending from the point of the incident to the nearest
wet deck, skimmer baskets or gutters should be roped off and closed for
public use until the pool is reopened.
- If
the pool is a low volume pool, such as the 1-2 ft. pool, consideration
should be given to closing, draining and cleaning the pool.
- Superchlorinate
the pool by spot chlorinating the affected area and raising the general
chlorine level in the pool to 6 mg/L. Where
practicable, add a coagulant to the filter media.
- Once
all visible fecal matter has been removed and the pool has been
superchlorinated for at least 30 minutes the affected area may be opened to
the public.
- Superchlorinate
and backwash all filters that evening.
- Log
incident and action taken.
- In
the event of fecal contamination on the deck:
- All
pool users should be asked to leave the immediate area.
- As
much fecal material should be immediately removed from the concourse and
disposed into a sewer or approved waste disposal system.
- The
area of contamination should be scrubbed and washed with low pressure water
to the nearest floor drain. Care
should be taken to avoid splashing water into the pool and to minimize the
area of contamination.
- The
contaminated area from the point of the incident to the floor drain should
be treated with disinfectant (high strength chlorine or equivalent), roped
off and closed for public use for at least 10 minutes before washing away.
In
the event of fecal contamination on the deck:
All
pool users should be asked to leave the immediate area.
As
much fecal material should be immediately removed from the concourse and
disposed into a sewer or approved waste disposal system.
The
area of contamination should be scrubbed and washed with low pressure water to
the nearest floor drain. Care
should be taken to avoid splashing water into the pool and to minimize the area
of contamination.
The
contaminated area from the point of the incident to the floor drain should be
treated with disinfectant (high strength chlorine or equivalent), roped off and
closed for public use for at least 10 minutes before washing away.
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