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AS 3979-2006
[Current]Hydrotherapy pools
Sets out recommendations and requirements for the design, construction and operation of pools, for use by and management of persons whose conditions require hydrotherapy.
Published: 04/04/2006
Pages: 13
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Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Foreword
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Referenced documents
1.3 Definitions
2 Design requirements and recommendations
2.1 General
2.1.1 Location
2.1.2 Walkways, ramps and landings
2.1.3 Concourses
2.1.4 Showers, toilets and change rooms
2.1.5 Acoustics
2.1.6 Indoor pools
2.1.6.1 Ceiling height
2.1.6.2 Walls and ceilings
2.1.6.3 Ambient conditions
2.1.7 Lighting
2.2 Pool design and construction
2.2.1 General
2.2.2 Size
2.2.3 Shape
2.2.4 Water depth
2.2.4.1 Range
2.2.4.2 Pool floors
2.2.4.3 Concourse to water surface distance
2.2.4.4 Indicators
2.2.5 Pool finishes
2.2.6 Concourse drainage and finish
2.2.7 Footbaths
2.2.8 Handrails and fittings
2.2.9 Access to and from the pool
2.2.9.1 General
2.2.9.2 Steps
2.2.9.3 Ramps
2.2.9.4 Mechanical devices
2.3 Electrical equipment
2.4 Pool cleaning equipment
2.5 Storage areas
2.5.1 General
2.5.2 Pool chemicals
2.6 Plant room and electrical installations
3 Operating requirements and recommendations
3.1 Pool water
3.1.1 General
3.1.2 Water circulation
3.1.3 Turnover rate
3.1.4 Automatic control of chlorine and pH
3.1.5 Filtration equipment
3.1.6 Coagulation
3.1.7 Dilution
3.1.8 Water temperature
3.2 Water quality
3.2.1 Sanitizers
3.2.2 Supplementary treatments
3.2.3 Water balance
3.2.4 Clarity
3.2.5 Humidity
3.2.6 Microbiological quality
3.3 Frequency of testing
3.4 Pool water testing
3.4.1 Methods
3.4.2 Reagents
3.5 Logbook
4 Safety
4.1 General
4.1.1 Documentation
4.1.2 Safety equipment
4.1.2.1 Alarm system and telephone
4.1.2.2 Evacuation equipment
4.1.2.3 Resuscitation equipment
4.1.3 In-pool treatment equipment
4.2 Security
4.3 Emergency egress doors
Appendix A
A1 Introduction
A2 Langelier saturation index (SI)
Cited references in this standard
[Superseded]
Water microbiology, Method 3.1: Heterotrophic colony count methods — Pour plate method using plate count agar
[Superseded]
Water microbiology, Method 6: Thermotolerant coliforms and Escherichia coli — Estimation of most probable number (MPN)
AS 4267.7
Water microbiology, Part 7: Thermotolerant coliforms and Escheridia coli—Membrane filtration method
[Withdrawn]
Water microbiology, Method 12: Pseudomonas aeruginosa — Estimation of most probable number (MPN)
[Current]
Electrical installations (known as the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules)
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