POOL SAFETY Speaker Gregg Olberts THIS WILL BE AN INTERACTIVE PROGRAM LETS SEE A SHOW OF HANDS WHOS INSPECTING IF YOU ARE NOT INSPECTING WHO IS ARE THERE ANY CERTIFIED POOL OPERATORS ID: 604421
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TEHA PANHANDLE MEETING – JUNE 2017
POOL
SAFETY
Speaker:
Gregg OlbertsSlide2
THIS
WILL BE AN INTERACTIVE PROGRAMLET’S SEE A SHOW OF HANDS, WHO’S INSPECTING?IF YOU ARE NOT INSPECTING, WHO IS?ARE THERE ANY CERTIFIED POOL OPERATORS?WHAT TRAINING DID YOU RECEIVE?
WHO IS PERFORMING POOL INSPECTIONS – YOUR JURIDICTION?Slide3
LET’S DO THE ANALOGY OF A POOL TO A HUMAN BODY
GATE & FENCE =CELL MEMBRANE OR MAYBE SKINGATE OPENS OUT, SELF-CLOSING & SELF-LATCHINGPUMP =HEARTFILTER =KIDNEYS
FLOW LINES =VEINS & ARTERIES
SWIMMING POOL DESCRIPTIONSlide4
HOW OFTEN SHOULD THE PUMP RUN?
CONTINUOUSLY…HOW OFTEN WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR HEART TO PUMP?WHAT IS CONSIDERED A TURNOVER RATE?IT’S THE TIME IT TAKES FOR AN ENTIRE POOL VOLUME (OR SPA VOLUME) TO GET PUMPED THROUGH THE FILTERHOW MANY TURNOVERS ARE REQUIRED?FOR A POST -1999 POOL 4/DAY (DEPTH DEPENDANT)
FOR A PRE-1999 POOL 3/DAYFOR A SPA 48/DAY
MORE ABOUT POOLSSlide5
WHAT IS HAPPENING WHEN WATER IS PUMPED?
DIRTY WATER IS GETTING FILTEREDDISINFECTANT IS BEING ADDEDSTILL MORE ABOUT POOLSSlide6
CHLORINE IS
# 1 DISINFECTANTANY CHLORINE PRODUCT ADDED TO WATER YIELDS HYPOCHLOROUS ACID (HOCL) + HYPOCHLORITE ION (OCL-) + IMPURITIESHOCL DOES THE HEAVY LIFTING – PATHOGEN DESTROYING & OXYDATIONOCL- IS 60-100 TIMES WEAKER
SWIMMING POOL CHEMISTRYSlide7
RATIO OF HOCL TO OCL
- IS pH DEPENDENTLOWER pH RESULTS IN HIGHER HOCLCONVERSLY HIGHER pH YIELDS LOWER HOCLWHAT IS TEXAS’ ALLOWABLE pH RANGE?7.0 – 7.8AT 7.0 pH
CONVERSION IS ~75%AT 7.8 pH CONVERSION IS ~33%KEEP pH
LOWER AND KILL PATHOGENS FASTER
POOL CHEMISTRY - pH EFFECTSlide8
TOTAL CH = FREE CL + COMBINED CL
FREE CL = HOCL + OCL-WHAT IS TEXAS’ ALLOWABLE CL RANGE?1 – 8 PPM POOLS2 – 8 PPM SPASIF READING 1 PPM CL AT 7.8 pH WHAT IS THE ACTUAL
PATHOGEN DESTROYING LEVEL CH (HOCL)?0.3
PPM CL – NOT MUCH DESTROYING GOING ON
POOL CHEMISTRY
- CHLORINESlide9
STABILIZED CH – CYANURIC ACID (CyA)
WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?BOTH TRICHLOR & DICHLOR ARE STABILIZED CHWHAT DOES CyA DO?REDUCES THE UV LIGHT DEGREDATION OF CH, SO A LITTLE IS A GOOD THINGCAN YOU HAVE TOO MUCH?DEFINITELY – TEXAS LIMIT 100 PPMCyA KEEPS CH FROM DETROYING PATHOGENSHOW CAN YOU REDUCE CyA?
DUMP WATER & ADD NEW (DILUTION)POOL CHEMISTRY
- CyASlide10
1. TRAINED POOL OPERATOR
NOT HAVING ONE2. FENCE & GATEDAMAGED, NOT SELF CLOSING, NOT SELF LATCHING3. WATER CLARITYCAN’T SEE THE BOTTOMWHY IMPORTANT?ANY MOTIONLESS BODIES NEED RESCUING?
4. OPERABLE 911 DEVICENOT PRESENT, WITHIN 200 FEET, OR WORKING
REASONS FOR POOL CLOSURESlide11
5. DRAIN COVERS
IN PLACE, UNDAMAGED6. IF A SINGLE MAIN DRAINSAFETY VACUUM RELEASE SYSTEM DEVICE INSTALLED, OPERATINGELECTRONIC (STINGL SWITCH) - COMMONMECHANICAL (VAC-ALERT) – MOST COMMONATMOSPHERIC VENT
WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO AVOID? ENTRAPMENT!WHAT ARE FORMS OF ENTRAPMENT?HAIR, LIMB, BODY, EVICERATION/DISEMBOWELMENT, MECHANICAL
MORE REASONS
FOR
CLOSURESlide12
7. THE PUMP – REMEMBER YOUR HEART
NEEDS TO BE WORKING, FILTERING & DISINFECTING8. DISINFECTANT RESIDUALSFREE CHLORINE BETWEEN 1 – 8 PPM POOL2 – 8 PPM FOR A SPA9. pH LEVEL7.0 – 7.8, LOWER IS BETTER10. CYANURIC ACID LEVEL
LESS THAN 100 PPM
STILL MORE REASONS TO CLOSESlide13
MEET WITH OWNER/ MANAGER
TRAINED OPERATOR, CHECK CERTIFICATIONCHECK LOGS IF IN OFFICEARE THEY COMPLETING THEM (TWICE DAILY FOR SEMI-PUBLIC)WALK OUT TO THE POOLENCLOSURE IN GOOD CONDITION?GATE OPENS OUT, SELF CLOSING & LATCHING
LATCH 60-INCHES OFF GROUND OR INSIDE AND PROTECTED FROM REACH-INTYPICAL POOL INSPECTIONSlide14
WALK OUT TO THE
POOL – CONTDSAFETY DEVICES IN PLACE AND GOOD CONDITIONREACHING POLE & THROWING BUOYPROPER WALL SIGNAGENO LIFEGUARD ON DUTYCHILDREN SHOULD NOT USE POOL WITHOUT ADULT SUPERVISION
NO DIVINGIN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL 911
POOL
INSPECTION - CONTDSlide15
WALK OUT TO THE
POOL – CONTDPOOL DECK AND SIDEWALL SIGNAGEDEPTH MARKERSEVERY 2 FEET OF DEPTH CHANGE AND NO MORE THAN 25 FEET APARTWITHIN 24-INCHES OF EDGE, FACING OUTWARDNO DIVING & INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL
NO MORE THAN 25 FEET APARTAT LEAST 1 PER SIDEWHEN DEPTH IS < 6 FEET
DEPTH STRIPE PRESENT
SEPARATES WATER <5 FEET FROM WATER >5 FEET
POOL
INSPECTION - CONTDSlide16Slide17
TDSHS SWIMMING POOL INSPECTION FORMSlide18
TDSHS SWIMMING POOL INSPECTION
FORMSlide19
Designed to sense a blockage (such as a human body) and shut off suction within milliseconds.
Stingl Switch (electrical)
Vac-Alert (mechanical)
Pool Safety Basics
Safety Vacuum Release System Device