Indiana Pool Regulations
Indiana Swimming Pool Rules and Regulations
Regulations for the State of Indiana for commercial swimming pools dictates the required safety equipment, pool rules signs, safety signs as well as various other traditional construction and safety regulations related to swimming pools.
Code: | Indiana Pool Rules 410 IAC 6-2.1 and Swimming Pool Construction Code 675 |
Effective Date: | August 26, 2010 |
Governing Body: | Indiana State Department of Health |
Notes: | Indiana Pool Rules and Spa Rules signs are designed in accordance with Indiana 410 IAC 6-2.1 which requires specific sanitary rules be posted in a lettering height of 1 inch. Our Indiana No Lifeguard sign with 2 inch lettering height is required to be posted where no lifeguard service is provided. |
Required Equipment for Public Pools
- Secchi Disk
- Rescue Pole
- Shepherds Crook
- Ring Buoy
- Throw Line
- Depth Markers
- Rope & Float Line
- Lifeguard Chair
- Spineboard
- First Aid Kit
- Rescue Blankets
Safety Equipment Notes
- Rescue Pole 12' Required
- Ring Buoys 20" Life Ring Buoy Required. Minimum 1 unit of Lifesaving (Lifepole or shepherd’s crook type pool or ring buoy) per 2000 sq. ft. Pools over 2000 sq ft. rescue tube or buoy for each lifeguard.
- Throw Line 45' of 1/4 in. diameter throw line required.
- Depth Markers
Within 18” of edge, installed at maximum and minimum water depths and at all points of slope change and at intermediate increments of water depth not to exceed 2 ft.
4 inch lettering height. "No Diving" symbols shall be placed on the deck at twenty-five (25) foot minimum intervals where the pool depth is five (5) feet or less.
- Rope & Float Line Buoyed transition line shall separate shallow area (5 ft. or less) from deeper pool area.
- Lifeguard Chair Lifeguard chairs are required where the pool depth is a minimum of forty-eight (48) inches at a rate of one (1) chair per every two thousand (2,000) square feet of water surface.
- Rescue Blanket 2 blankets required.
Telephone Signs
Safety Notification Signs
Chemical Signs
Pool Rules Signs
Spa Rules Signs
No Diving Signs
Compliance with these recommendations does not guarantee that you will be in conformance with any building code, health code, or federal, state or local regulations regarding safety or pool regulation compliance. Compliance does not ensure the absolute safety of you, your operations or place of business. Aquatic Technology, Inc (Poolweb.com) is not a law firm and does not and will not perform services performed by an attorney.