Section 116049.1 Of Article 5. Swimming Pool Sanitation From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 10. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 5.
116049.1
. (a) "Public swimming pool," as used in this section,
means any swimming pool operated for the use of the general public
with or without charge, or for the use of the members and guests of a
private club, including any swimming pool located on the grounds of
a hotel, motel, inn, an apartment complex, or any residential setting
other than a single-family home. For purposes of this section,
public swimming pool shall not include a swimming pool located on the
grounds of a private single-family home.
(b) The design and installation of all underwater lighting
systems, operating at more than 15 volts, supplied from a branch
circuit either directly or by way of a transformer, shall be
installed in a public swimming pool, as defined in this section, so
that there is no shock hazard with any likely combination of fault
conditions during normal use, and shall comply with both of the
following requirements:
(1) An approved ground-fault circuit interrupter shall be
installed in the branch circuit that supplies all fixtures operating
at more than 15 volts.
(2) Only approved underwater lighting fixtures shall be used and
no lighting fixtures shall be installed for operations at more than
150 volts between conductors.
(c) Any public swimming pool that does not meet the requirements
specified in subdivision (b), shall be retrofitted to comply with
these requirements by May 1, 1999.
(d) The ground-fault circuit interrupter required pursuant to this
section shall comply with standards acceptable to the authority
having jurisdiction.
(e) The owner or operator of a public swimming pool shall, on or
before May 1, 1999, comply with both of the following:
(1) Obtain an inspection of its public swimming pool by the local
health officer or a qualified contractor as set forth in subdivision
(f).
(2) Certify to the local health officer as set forth in Section
116053 that the public swimming pool facility is in compliance with
this section.
(f) All electrical work required for compliance with this section
shall be performed by a person licensed to perform electrical work
within his or her general, specialty, or limited specialty contractor'
s licensed scope of practice pursuant to Section 7059 of the Business
and Professions Code.
(g) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Yasmin
Paleso'o Memorial Swimming Pool Safety Law.