Section 76.23. Lifeguard and attendant placement and staffing requirements.

 

(1)   General.

(a)

1. Each pool having a surface area of 2,000 square feet or more shall be staffed pursuant to Table ATCP 76.23 A and Table ATCP 76.23 B when the pool is in use or is open to the public. If the requirements in Table ATCP 76.23 A and Table ATCP 76.23 B conflict, the pool shall comply with the strictest requirements of Table ATCP 76.23 A or Table ATCP 76.23 B.

2. An operator may close a portion of a pool to patrons in order to meet the square footage limits in Table ATCP 76.23 A for lifeguard staffing, except that lifeguard staffing requirements for a pool of 2,000 to 4,999 square feet shall be maintained.

3. When the patron load of a pool exceeds 336 patrons, one lifeguard shall be provided for each additional 100 patrons or fraction thereof.

(b) A pool type that is not addressed in Table ATCP 76.23 A or ATCP 76.23 B shall request evaluation by the department and follow the requirements specified by the department following the evaluation.

(c) An additional lifeguard shall be provided for every 2 slide flumes installed at a pool other than a separate waterslide plunge pool.

(d) An attendant responsible for enforcing waterslide usage rules shall be stationed at the entrance to the waterslide flume.

(2)  Each pool that is not required to have a lifeguard shall post a sign with letters at least 4 inches high stating: "Warning: No Lifeguard on Duty." - See PDF for table - See PDF for table

CR 06-086 : cr. Register August 2007 No. 620 , eff. 2-1-08; CR 09-115 : am. Table B Register May 2010 No. 653 , eff. 6-1-10; correction in Table B made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register January 2012 No. 673 ; renum. from DHS 172.23 Register June 2016 No. 726 ; correction in (1) (a) 1., 2., (b), Table A, B made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register June 2016 No. 726 ; correction in Table B made under s. 35.17 , Stats., Register June 2016 No. 726 .