La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § XXIV-717

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 4, April 20, 2024

Section XXIV-717 - Ventilation [formerly paragraph 24:023]

A. All indoor pools, including dressing rooms and all other rooms that are used or traversed by people (except restrooms, bathrooms, water closet combination rooms, and toilet rooms) in any pool buildings or ancillary buildings, shall be ventilated by methods including, but not limited to, one or more of the following: windows, air conditioning, or forced air ventilation.

B. Every restroom, bathroom, water closet combination room, and toilet room, shall be provided with ventilation in accordance with §405. A of the Louisiana State Plumbing Code (LSPC).

C. Chlorine Room. A separate chlorine room at or above grade is required if gas chlorination is used. There shall be direct access to the room from outside the building, and it shall have one or more observation windows for viewing the interior from the outside and from the filter room without entering. The room shall be large enough to house the chlorinator and chlorine storage tanks as required. Provision must be made in this room for chaining storage tanks to a wall or post, for installation of scales to weigh chlorine tanks, and for a spark-proof ventilation fan capable of producing a complete exchange of air in two minutes. The fan shall exhaust from floor level. Provision must be made to store an approved gas mask, for emergency access, directly outside one entrance to the chlorine room. The floor should be of non-slip material, and a separate drain, that is not connected to others in the building, shall be provided. A hose connection is also required.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § XXIV-717

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1443 (June 2002), amended LR 38:2927 (November 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:4(A)(11) and R.S. 40:5(3)(16)(17)(20).