South Carolina Pool Regulations
South Carolina Swimming Pool Rules and Regulations
Regulations for the State of South Carolina 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: | South Carolina Regulation 61-51 |
| Effective Date: | June 27, 2014 |
| Governing Body: | South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control |
| Notes: | South Carolina’s Pool Rules sign contains the wording required in S.C. Regulation 61-51, including information required to be filled in before authorized operation. Their No Lifeguard sign is in 6 inch and 4 inch lettering height, as required, and a minimum of two clearly visible signs posted at facilities required to do so. |
Required Equipment for Public Pools
Safety Equipment Notes
- Rescue Pole 12' Required
- Ring Buoy 20" Life Ring Buoy Required. Rescue tube may replace buoy.
- Throw Line 1.5x width of pool up to 50 Feet.
- Depth Markers At maximum and minimum points, not more than 2 foot intermediate increments of depth. Not more than 25 foot intervals on center.No Diving Universal sign co-located with each set of depth marker tiles. FT or FEET. Depth markers on pools with multiple slopes must accurately reflect the minimum depth at edge and maximum depth at center, separated by a hyphen
- Rope & Float Line Not more than 5 ft. intervals between floats. 3/4” line, Floats minimum 5x6”, located at deep end transition point.
Telephone Signs
Safety Notification 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.
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