Washington Pool Regulations
Washington Swimming Pool Rules and Regulations
Regulations for the State of Washington 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: | Washington WAC Title 246 Chapter 246-262 |
| Effective Date: | September 1, 2014 |
| Governing Body: | Washington Department of Health |
| Notes: | The Washington Pool Rules are as mandated in WAC Title 246-260-131. Both the Spa Rules and Wading Pool Rules sign are also specific to what rules are required to be posted by Washington State. |
Required Equipment for Public Pools
- Rescue Pole
- Shepherds Crook
- Ring Buoy
- Throw Line
- Diaper Changing Station
- Depth Markers
- Rope & Float Line
- Rescue Blanket
- Spineboard
- Rescue Tube
- First Aid Kit
Safety Equipment Notes
- Rescue Pole 12' Required with double Shepherds Crook every 1500 square feet
- Ring Buoy 18” Life Ring Buoy required.
- Throw Line 50' throw line required.
- Depth Markers Vertical Wall minimum of 2” numbers. Horizontal deck, 4”. Includes Wading P. Placed at maximum and minimum depths and at all points of slope change. spaced at increments of 2 ft. or less, at horizontal intervals of 25 ft. or less, arranged uniformly on both sides and ends of pool. Placed on major shape changes. ANTI-SKID on deck. In FEET. In feet or inches for wading.
- Rope & Float Line Placed 1 ft. toward shallow end away from break point line, provided floats a minimum distance of every 4 ft. Not required if pools with uniform slopes not exceeding 1 ft of slope for every 12 ft.
- Spineboard If lifeguards on duty.
- Rescue Tube For lifeguards. Lifeguards may also use a ring buoy instead of tube.
Capacity 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.
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