Ohio Admin. Code 3701-31-01 - Definitions
(A)
"Automatic chemical controller" means equipment that
continuously and automatically monitors the pH and biocidal activity
(disinfectant residual or oxidation reduction potential (ORP) of the chlorine
or bromine in the spa (or applicable public swimming pools) through the use of
an ORP sensor to regulate the dosing rate of added disinfectant between the
desired set point and the actual measured value.
(B)
"Board of
health" means the board of health of a city or general health district or the
authority having the duties of a board of health in any city as authorized by
section 3709.05 of the Revised
Code.
(C)
"Circulation system" means an arrangement of
mechanical equipment and/or components designed to ensure even distribution of
heat, chemicals and filtration of recycled water throughout the public swimming
pool. Circulation system includes filters, pumps, disinfection or other
chemical reagent feed devices, piping, inlets, outlets, gutters or skimmers,
and other components.
(D)
"Deep" means a water depth of more than five
feet.
(E)
"Director" means the director of the department of
health or his authorized representative.
(F)
"Health
district" means any city or general health district created pursuant to section
3709.01 of the Revised
Code.
(G)
"Imminent health hazard" means any condition that
would present an undue risk of injury or illness including but not limited to
the items listed in paragraphs (B)(1)(a) to (B)(1)(l) of rule
3701-31-04 of the Administrative
Code.
(H)
"Inlet" means a fitting or location in a public
swimming pool through which water is returned to the public swimming pool from
the circulation.
(I)
"Licensee" means the person specified on the
application for a license to operate or maintain a public swimming pool, and to
whom a currently valid license has been issued by the licensor having
jurisdiction. If a transfer of the right to operate or maintain the public
swimming pool has occurred and a license has been transferred under paragraph
(B)(3) of rule
3701-31-03 of the Administrative
Code,"licensee" means the person who is specified on the license application
and to whom the license was transferred and does not mean the person who
formerly operated or maintained the public swimming pool.
(J)
"Licensor" means
a city board of health or a general health district, an authority having the
duties of a city board of health as authorized pursuant to section
3709.05 of the Revised Code, or
the director of the department of health when acting under section
3749.07 of the Revised Code.
"Licensor" also means an authorized representative of any of these
entities.
(K)
"Main drain" means an outlet located at or near the
deepest portion of a public swimming pool.
(L)
"ORP" means
oxidation-reduction potential, the measurement of the oxidizing and
disinfecting condition of water as measured in millivolts.
(M)
"Outlet" means a
fitting or location in a public swimming pool through which water is drawn from
the pool to the circulation system.
(N)
"Person" means
the state, any political subdivision, special district, public or private
corporation, individual, firm, partnership, association, or any other
entity.
(O)
"Plans" means all items that are required to be
submitted to the director in accordance with paragraph (D) of rule
3701-31-05 of the Administrative
Code and any additional information requested by the director for purposes of
determining whether the public swimming pool will meet the requirements of this
chapter.
(P)
"Project" means construction, installation, or
substantial alteration of a public swimming pool.
(Q)
"Private
residential swimming pool" means any indoor or outdoor structure, chamber, or
tank containing a body of water for swimming, diving, or bathing located at a
dwelling housing no more than three families and used exclusively by the
residents and their non-paying guests. For the purposes of this paragraph,
"dwelling" includes an individual room or individual suite of rooms at a hotel,
motel, or other establishment providing temporary lodging.
(R)
"Public bathing
area" means an impounding reservoir, basin, lake, pond, creek, river, or other
similar natural body of water.
(S)
"Public spa"
means any public swimming pool that is typically operated as a smaller, higher
temperature pool for recreational or nonmedical uses.
(1)
"Smaller" means
less than five thousand gallons in volume.
(2)
"Higher
temperature" means greater than ninety degrees Fahrenheit.
(T)
"Public swimming pool" means any indoor or outdoor structure, chamber, or tank
containing a body of water that is intended to be used collectively for
swimming, diving, or bathing and is operated by any person whether as the
owner, lessee, operator, licensee, or concessionaire, regardless of whether or
not a fee is charged for use. A public swimming pool does not mean any public
bathing area or private residential swimming pool. As used within these rules,
public swimming pool collectively means a public swimming pool, wading pool,
public spa, special use pool or a spray ground, unless specifically
identified.
(1)
"Diving" does not include professional stunt diving,
theatrical diving performances and similar attractions if the body of water
used for the stunt diving, theatrical performance, or other attraction is used
exclusively for that purpose.
(2)
"Bathing" means
any activity with a body of water, except for personal cleansing, religious
ceremonies, medical purposes under the care of a professional certified by the
Ohio state medical board pursuant to division (D)(1) of section
4731.053 of the Revised Code or
participation in aquarium shows, professional stunt diving, theatrical
performances, dunking tanks, and similar attractions if the body of water is
used exclusively for that purpose.
(3)
"Structure,
chamber or tank" means any container that does not possess both of the
following characteristics:
(a)
The container is easily portable when empty; and
(b)
The
container is not capable of holding more than one hundred fifty gallons of
water.
(U)
"Recreational
water illness" (RWI) means any illness spread by swallowing, breathing, or
having contact with contaminated water or air at a public swimming pool.
(V)
"Safety vacuum release system" (SVRS) means a device that meets the
requirements within ANSI/ASME A112.19.17-2010 and when properly installed per
manufacturer specifications, will release the vacuum or disable the pump
immediately when a drain outlet becomes blocked and includes automatic pump
shut-off systems (APSOS).
(W)
"Shallow" means
a water depth of five feet or less.
(X)
"Slides" means a
special feature at a public swimming pool that includes the following:
(1)
"Kiddee slide"
means a slide not more than thirty-six inches in height and designed for use by
young children.
(2)
"Playground slide" means a straight or twisting slide
with high sides, a starting platform and is not more than forty-two inches in
height.
(3)
"Recreational slide" means a slide with a starting
platform less than three meters in height from the deck level.
(4)
"Water slide"
means a straight or twisting slide along which a continuous stream of water
passes, down which patrons slide independently or riding on a sled or mat, and
which empties into a catch pool or special use pool.
(Y)
"Special use
pool" means a public swimming pool containing slides, wave generating equipment
or other special features that necessitate different design and safety
requirements. "Special use pool" does not include any water slide catch pool or
wave generating pool at a public amusement area which is licensed and inspected
by the Ohio department of agriculture, pursuant to sections
1711.50 to
1711.57 of the Revised Code. As
used in this paragraph:
(1)
"Special feature" includes, but is not limited to
slides, wave-generating equipment, a zero depth entrance, a slow river,
fountains, climbing walls, play features or other water features.
(2)
"Public amusement area" means any place at which one or more water slides or
wave-generating pools are located unless:
(a)
Payment for
using the water slide or wave-generating pool is included in the fee charged
for using a facility that is not intended primarily for operation of amusement
rides, as defined in section
1711.50 of the Revised Code,
games, or similar attractions. Facilities not intended primarily for operation
of amusement rides, games, or similar attractions include, but are not limited
to, campgrounds, municipal parks, hotels, motels, apartment or condominium
complexes, athletic clubs, and public swimming pools that also are used for
swimming or diving; or
(b)
The water slide or wave-generating pool is part of a
facility that is not intended primarily for operation of amusement rides,
games, or similar attractions and either no payment is required or a separate
fee is charged for use of the slide or public swimming pool.
(3)
"Spray ground" means a special use public swimming pool for bathing and/or
interaction with fountains, sprays, jets and other special features designed
without standing water when the fountains are turned off so that users have
full body exposure with circulated water.
(Z)
"Wading pool"
means a public swimming pool that is a maximum of twenty-four inches
deep.
(AA)
"Water depth" means the depth as measured from the
water level to the bottom of a public swimming pool.
(BB)
"Water level"
means the operating water level of the overflow system on a public swimming
pool; for a skimmer system: that is the midpoint of the skimmer throat or, for
a gutter system: that is the overflow rim of the gutter.
(CC)
Incorporation
by reference. This chapter includes references to certain matter or materials.
The text of the incorporated materials is not included in the regulations
contained in this chapter. The materials are hereby made a part of the
regulations in this chapter. For materials subject to change, only the specific
version specified in the regulation are incorporated. Material is incorporated
as it exists on the effective date of this rule. Except for subsequent annual
publication of existing (unmodified) Code of Federal Regulation compilations,
any amendment or revision to a referenced document is not incorporated unless
and until this rule has been amended to specify the new dates.
(1)
Availability.
The materials incorporated by reference are available as follows:
(a)
American society
for testing and materials. Information and copies may be obtained by writing
to: "ASTM International, 100 Bar Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19426-2959." These documents are available for
purchase at www.astm.org
. ASTM documents are also generally available at local
public libraries and the state library of Ohio.
(b)
American society
of mechanical engineers. Information and copies may be obtained by writing to:
"Information Central Orders/Inquiries, P.O. Box 2300, Fairfield, New Jersey
07007-2300." These documents are available for purchase at http://catalog.asme.org/
. ASME documents are also generally available at the state
library of Ohio.
(c)
American national standards institute. Information and
copies may be obtained by writing to: "ANSI Attn: Customer Service Department,
25 W. 43rd Street, 4th floor, New York, New York 10036." These documents are
available for purchase at
http://webstore.ansi.org/default.aspx
. ANSI documents are also generally available at the state
library of Ohio.
(2)
Incorporated
materials.
(a)
ASTM F441/F441M-99, "Standard Specification for Chlorinated Poly (Vinyl
Chloride) (CPVC) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40 and 80."
(b)
A112.19.8-2007,
"Suction Fittings for Use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas and Hot
Tubs."
(c)
A112.19.17-2010, "Manufactured Safety Vacuum Release
Systems (SVRS) for Residential and Commercial Swimming Pool, Spa, Hot Tub, and
Wading Pool Suction Systems."
Replaces: 3701-31-01
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3749.02
Rule Amplifies: 3749.01, 3749.02, 3749.03, 3749.04, 3749.05, 3749.06, 3749.07, 3749.09, 3749.99
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/1977, 1/1/91, 1/1/92, 1/1/99, 1/1/04
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