PAS 65:2004 pdf download Management of public swimming pools — General management — Code of practice
1 Scope
This Publicly Available Specification (PAS) gives recommendations for the general management of publicswimming pools including:
a) safety documentation and systems;
b) physical environment;
c) lifeguarding;
d) pool supervision;
e) user groups;
f) pool activities;
g) management of features:
h) training.
NOTE 1 Water treatment systems, water treatment plants and heating, and ventilation syatems are covered in PAS 39.NOTE 2Attention is drawn to the Health and Safety at Work et. Act 1974 1 and The Management of Health and Safety at WorkRegulations 1999[2.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application ofthis Code of Practice. For datedreferences.only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.PAS 39, Management of public swimming pools — Water treatment systems, water treatment plant and
heating and ventilation systems – Code of practice.
BS 5395-1, Stairs, ladders and walkways — Part 1: Code of practice for the design, construction and main.
tenance of straight stairs and winders.
BS 5499-5, Graphical symbols and signs – Safety signs, including fire safety signs — Part 5: Signs withspecific safety meanings.
BS 6180, Barriers in and about buildings – Code of practice.
BS 7671 Requirements for electrical installations — IEE Wiring regulations — Sixteenth edition
BS 8403, Specification for aquatic spineboards for recovering casualties in controlled aquatic conditions
BS EN 1069-1, Water slides over 2 m height — Part 1: Safety requirements and test methodsBS EN 13451-1, Swimming pool equipment — Part 1: General safety requirements and test methodsBS EN 13451-2, Swimming pool equipment – Part 2: Additional specific safety requirements and test
methods for ladders, stepladders and handle bends.BS EN 13451-4, Swimming pool equipment – Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test
methods for starting platforms.BS EN 134518, Swimming pool equipment — Part 8: Additional specific safety requirements and test
methods for leisure water features.BS EN 13451-11, Swimming pool equipment — Part 11: Additional specific safety requirements and testmethods for moveable pool floors and moveable bulkheads.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this PAS, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
canoeing
organized activity in the pool using canoes, kayaks etc.
3.2
competent individual
individual with the necessary skills, experience and/or qualifications to perform a required task
3.3
diving boards
fixed platforms or springboards used by pool users to enter the water from a height above the pool surface greater than 0.38 m
3.4
deep water
water of 1.5 m depth or greater
3.5
drowning alarm system
device or series of devices installed in order to alert employees in the pool hall and elsewhere in the premises to a possible emergency in the pool hall
3.6
fittings
equipment installed in the pool tank or hall, that is integral to the service NOTE Examples of fittings include access steps and underwater lights.
3.7
freeboard
height of pool edge above the water level