R392-303-22. Caution Sign Content

(1)(a) The operator of a geothermal pool or a geothermal bathing place in which the requirements of Table 6 in R392-302-27 are not met for disinfectant residual shall post a caution sign with the following bulleted points:

-WATER IN THIS POOL CONTAINS NO DISINFECTANT

-BATHING IN THIS POOL MAY INCREASE YOUR RISK OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE

-PERSONS SUFFERING FROM A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE TRANSMISSIBLE BY WATER SHALL NOT ENTER THE WATER

-KEEP POOL WATER OUT OF YOUR MOUTH AND NOSE.

(b) The operator shall post an additional sign or an addition to the sign required by this section that describes the results of the sample using a changeable element such as a "white board" or attachable digits. The sign shall state:

-THE MOST RECENT BACTERIAL RESULT OF WATER FROM THIS POOL WAS (the changeable element shall be placed at this point with the most recent fecal coliform or E. coli count per 50 milliliters posted). FOR COMPARISON, A NON-GEOTHERMAL POOL CANNOT EXCEED 1

(c) If ozone or ultraviolet light is used to treat the water, the following statement may be added to the sign; the statement shall be verbatim and state the method of treatment:

-TREATED WITH (UV LIGHT or OZONE or UV LIGHT AND OZONE if both are used)-PROVIDES SHORT-TERM DISINFECTION ONLY.

(2) If a geothermal pool or geothermal bathing place is operated at a temperature greater than or equal to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, 37.8 degrees Celsius, the operator shall post a separate caution sign that includes the following bulleted points:

-POOL WATER MAY EXCEED 100 DEGREES F. (37.8 DEGREES C.)

-CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IF YOU: ARE ELDERLY OR PREGNANT; HAVE HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, OR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE; OR USE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION

-DO NOT USE POOL IF ALONE OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANY IMPAIRING SUBSTANCE

-DO NOT USE POOL FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES AT A TIME

-CHILDREN UNDER 5 ARE PROHIBITED; CHILDREN UNDER 14 MUST BE WITH A PERSON OVER 18 YEARS

(3) Except at a geothermal pool or a geothermal bathing place where head-first entry is permitted, the operator shall post a warning sign that states, "NO HEAD-FIRST ENTRY" in accordance with R392-303-23 and 24.

(4) If the geothermal pool or bathing place source water fails any of the standards found in Table 1, the operator shall post a warning sign that states the following:

-POOL WATER DOES NOT MEET EPA DRINKING WATER STANDARDS FOR (the failed constituent or constituents listed in Table 1).

-(The analytical result of each failed constituent and the value of the Table 1 standard that has not been met.) For example: ARSENIC IN THE POOL IS 35 PARTS PER BILLION; EPA STANDARDS ALLOW ONLY 10.

-THERE MAY BE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH BATHING IN THIS WATER.

- USE AT YOUR OWN RISK