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Pools with white-water slides shall comply with the additional provisions of this section:
(a) General. All slides shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the manufacturers' instruction to carry the anticipated load. All curves, turns and tunnels on the path of flume shall be designed and constructed in accordance with manufacturers' instruction.
(b) Water slide landing area. The landing area for a water slide flume shall comply with the following:
(1) The minimum plunge pool operating water depth shall be three feet (3'). This depth should be maintained in front of the flume for a distance of at least twenty feet (20').
(2) If the water slide flume shall end in a swimming pool, the landing area shall be divided from the rest of the swimming pool by a float line or as approved by the department.
(c) Slide position. The slide flume shall be perpendicular to the plunge pool back wall for a distance of at least ten feet (10') from the exit end of slide. The flume shall terminate between a depth six inches below to two inches above the pool water surface level. The distance between the side of a flume exit and a plunge pool side wall should be at least five feet (5'). The distance between sides of adjacent terminuses should be at least six feet (6').
(d) Pump reservoir. A pump reservoir shall be provided for the slide pump intakes. It shall be connected to the plunge pool by a weir. The minimum reservoir volume shall be equal to twice the combined flow rate in gallons per minute of all filters and slide pumps.
(e) The flume shall be designed to prevent users from becoming airborne while in the ride.
Wave pools shall comply with the additional provisions of this section:
(a) Perimeter overflow. A perimeter overflow gutter system shall be provided. The gutter may be interrupted in the area where the water is less than two feet deep. The total capacity of the gutter shall be designed to carry one hundred percent (100%) of recirculation rate.
(b) Entrapment prevention. Any opening or connection between the wave pool and wave generator system shall be designed and constructed to prevent entrapment of bathers.
(c) Lifeguard chairs. Two lifeguard chairs shall be located along the deck edge on each side of wave pool where water depth is 3 feet or greater.
(d) Emergency switches. Switches which will stop the wave action shall be provided at each lifeguard chair.
All sauna and steam rooms shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the following requirements:
(a) Temperature control. A sauna or steam room temperature shall be thermostatically controlled and shall not exceed 194 degrees Fahrenheit for a sauna room and 120 degrees Fahrenheit for steam room as measured at eye height.
(b) Doors and windows. A sauna or steam room shall be equipped with a free swinging type door or a door that swings outward freely and a window to facilitate viewing the interior of the room.
(c) Safety. The facility shall provide a one-hour timer to automatically disconnect all heating elements from the supply source at the end of one hour, or an attendant (meeting the definition of responsible person) who inspects the facility at a minimal interval of 15 minutes during all periods of operation of a sauna or steam room pursuant to 24 RCNY Health Code § 165.15(c), if the timer is not provided.
(d) Timing device and temperature indicator. A time and temperature indicator shall be provided in each sauna or steam room and shall be so installed as to be clearly visible to the patron in the sauna or steam room.
(e) Alarm system. An alarm system acceptable to the department shall be provided to indicate to the attendant and user any malfunction of the automatic temperature regulating control or of an electrical overloading of the equipment. The alarm system shall turn off the heat when the alarm sounds, and not allow it to be reset until the temperature has cooled to below the maximum allowable level. The operator shall be able to demonstrate the functioning of the alarm system to the department during an inspection. The alarm shall be tamper-proof. Patrons shall not be able to prevent the alarm from sounding, nor to prevent the heat from being cut off, nor to change the temperature set-point of the alarm.
(f) Heater.
(1) The heater unit used in a sauna room shall be approved by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., or be equipped with equivalent control and safety features acceptable to the department, provided that the installation or any alteration of such unit has been approved by the Department of Buildings.
(2) If the unit is a gas-fired system, no door openings (either metal or otherwise) to the gas heater are to be located within the enclosure of the sauna.
(g) Steam generator. The size of the steam generator shall be adequate for the design capacity. There shall be adequate free space for access to the generator for maintenance.
(h) Warning signs. A durable plate bearing the following wording, in 24 point type (letters 0.25 inches in height) or more, permanently marked thereon in colors contrasting with the background, shall be prominently affixed outside the doors of the sauna or steam room at eye level containing the following: "Use of steam room or sauna should not exceed 30 minutes. Excessive exposure can be harmful to health. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene recommends that persons who: – have poor health; or – have high blood pressure or a heart or circulatory disease; or – are using prescription medication; or – are pregnant not use this facility before consulting their physician. Persons under the influence of alcohol or drugs should not use this facility."
(a) This Article shall apply to all bathing beaches, as defined under 24 RCNY Health Code § 167.03, that are owned, leased or operated by a person, group of persons, firm, corporation, association, organization, institution or city agency, but shall not apply to bathing beaches owned and/or maintained by an individual for the use of the individual and/or family and friends wherein no monetary compensation or any other compensation or consideration is exchanged.
(b) A camp regulated and permitted under 24 RCNY Health Code Article 48 shall not require a permit under 24 RCNY Health Code Article 167, but shall comply with all other provisions of 24 RCNY Health Code Article 167.
(a) "Adequate" means sufficient to accomplish the purpose for which something is intended, and to such a degree that no unreasonable risk to health or safety is presented. An item installed, maintained, designed and assembled, an activity conducted or act performed, in accordance with generally accepted standards, principles or practices applicable to a particular trade, business, occupation or profession, is adequate within the meaning of this Article.
(b) "Approval" means an authorization, permit, certification or equivalent determination issued pursuant to requirements promulgated by the Department.
(c) "Aquatic Supervisory Staff" means an individual possessing the qualifications of Supervision Level I, Supervision Level IIb, or a supervising lifeguard, as defined in 24 RCNY Health Code § 167.19(c).
(d) "Bathing" means recreational activities where any part of the human body may come in direct contact with water to the point of complete body submergence. Bathing includes, but is not limited to, swimming, diving, and wading. Bathing does not include any activities where contact with the water is minimal and where ingestion of the water is not probable, such as fishing and boating.
(e) "Bathing Beach" means any waterfront area of the City with associated bathing beach facilities not specifically restricted by the by the provisions contained in 24 RCNY Health code § 167.05(d), where bathing is permitted regardless of whether it is recommended in accordance with the classifications given in 24 RCNY Health Code § 167.17. Bathing beach facilities include, but are not limited to, buildings, equipment, lavatories, toilets and showers or dressing facilities containing toilets and showers, if any, and the land areas used in connection therewith.
(f) "City" means the City of New York.
(g) "Department" means the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
(h) "E. coli" means Escherichia coli a bacteria species which is a member of the family enterobacteriaceae which are the predominant facultative anaerobes in humans and warm blooded animal fecal material.
(i) "Enterococci" means enterococci bacteria, a subgroup of fecal streptococci that includes Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus. faecium, Enterococcus avium, and their variants. Enterococci bacteria are commonly found in the feces of humans and other warm-blooded animals. Although some strains are ubiquitous and not related to fecal pollution, the presence of enterococci in water is an indication of fecal pollution and the possible presence of enteric pathogens.
(j) "Fresh Water" in the City means any pond, lake or river in the City, including the Hudson River.
(k) "Geometric Mean" means the antilog of the summation of the logarithms of the values for samples examined divided by the number of samples.
(l) "Major Alteration, Renovation or Modification" means substantial physical changes to the bathing beach structure, enclosure, and electrical system or to the wastewater system. It does not include normal maintenance or repair.
(m) "Marine Water" means ocean and estuary water bodies. In the City, it means water bodies immediate to The Long Island Sound, Atlantic Ocean, and The New York Bight.
(n) "Preemptive Standards – New York City Wet Weather Advisory." A preemptive standard is a threshold level of precipitation that, when exceeded, can cause combined stormwater and sewage runoff to bypass the waste water treatment plants and overflow onto nearby receiving beach water bodies and may pose a public health threat. Based on hydraulic modeling of City waters, the Department issues Wet Weather Advisories each year for those bathing beaches directly impacted by wet weather.
(o) "Public Health Hazard" is any condition which poses an imminent threat to the health or safety of the public.
(p) "Qualified Lifeguard" means an individual possessing the qualifications of Supervision Level I and IIb as defined in 24 RCNY Health Code § 167.19(c).
(q) "Responsible Person" means a competent individual, at least 18 years of age, employed by the owner or operator of the bathing beach, who is capable of exercising control over the patrons and is trained in the use of lifesaving and safety equipment, in emergency procedures and the Beach Safety Plan.
(r) "Standard Method" means the most recent edition of the publication entitled Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, as published by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and the Water Environment Federation.
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