Page 1 of 8 Commercial Pool Legislation This factsheet has been produced to give guidance to Members about the variety of documents and materials that they should have in their possession to achieve Best Practice, when undertaking commercial work The list below should be regarded as the minimum schedule of British and European Standards, other recommendations and publications that should be adhered to for commercial swimming pools, spas and wet areas The information contained in these documents may be subject to change and Members should be aware that BS 8007:1987 - Design of concrete structures for retaining aqueous liquids, has been supeceded by Eurocode 2 (part of BS EN 1992 and the full title is set out below) Please note that many of the items listed below may also be of relevance for Members that undertake domestic work SPATA Standards 2010 (for all commercial and domestic types of swimming pools and Spas (excluding Hot Tubs)) BS EN 15288-1:2008 Part 1 Safety requirements for design BS EN 15288-2:2008 Part 2: Safety requirements for operation PAS 81:2008 -Specification for the management and operation of swimming schools (currently being reviewed) BS EN 13451-1 Swimming pool equipment Part 1: General safety requirements and test methods BS EN 13451-2 Swimming pool equipment Part 2: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for ladders and handle bends BS EN 13451-3 Swimming pool equipment Part 3: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for pool fittings for water treatment purposes BS EN 13451 4 Swimming pool equipment Part 4: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for starting platforms
Page 2 of 8 BS EN 13451 5 Swimming pool equipment Part 5: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for lane lines BS EN 13451 6 - Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for turning boards BS EN 13451 7 - Swimming pool equipment Part 7: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for water polo goals BS EN 13451 8 - Swimming pool equipment Part 8: Additional specific safety requirements and tests methods for leisure water features BS EN 13451 10 Swimming pool equipment Part 10: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for diving platforms, diving springboards and associated equipment BS EN 13451 11 Swimming pool equipment Part 11: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for moveable pool floors and moveable bulkheads BS EN 1992-1-2:2004 Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures Part 1-2 BS EN 1992-3:2006 Eurocode 2 Part 3 Liquid retaining and containment structures NA to BS EN 1992-1-1:2004 UK National Annex to Eurocode 2:design of concrete structures-part 1-1:General rules and rules for buildings NA to BS EN 1992-3:2006 UK National Annex to Eurocode 2 Part 3 Liquid retaining and containment structures BS 5385-1:2009 Code of practice for the design and installation of internal ceramic and natural stone wall tiling and mosaics in normal conditions BS 5385-2:2006 Code of practice for the design and installation of external ceramic wall tiling and mosaics (including terra cotta and faience tiles) BS 5385-3:2007 Wall and floor tiling Part 3: Code of practice for the design and installation of ceramic floor tiles and mosaics BS 5385: Part 4:2009 Wall and floor tiling Part 4: Code of practice for tiling and mosaics in specific conditions Part 5: Code of practice for the design and installation of terrazzo tile and slab, natural stone and composition block floorings BS 5492:1990 Internal plastering BS 5606:1990 Accuracy in buildings
Page 3 of 8 BS 6700 1997: Specification for design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilage BS 7592: Sampling for Legionella bacteria in water systems - Code of Practice BS 7671:2008 +A1 2011 Requirements for electrical installations IET wiring regulations seventeenth edition BS 8000-8: 1994 Code of practice for plasterboard partitions and dry linings BS 8000-9:2003 Code of practice for cement/sand floor screeds and concrete floor toppings BS 8000-10:1995 Code of practice for plastering and rendering BS 8000-111:1989 Code of practice for wall and floor tiling Ceramic tiles, terrazzo tiles and mosaics BS 8000-112:1990 Code of practice for wall and floor tiling Natural stone tiles BS 8000-16:1997 Code of Practice for sealing joints in buildings using sealants BS 8010:-1:1997 Structural use of concrete Part 1: Code of Practice for design and construction Part 2: Code of Practice for special circumstances BS 8023:2001:A1:2009Code of Practice for the Installation of Resilient Floor Coverings BS 8204-1:2003+A1:2009 Screeds, bases and in situ floorings Concrete bases and cementitious leveling screeds to receive floorings Code of practice BS 8204-2:2003A2:2011 Screeds, bases and in situ floorings Polymer modified cementitious leveling screeds and wearing screeds-code of practice BS 8204-3:2004+A2:2011 Screeds, bases and in situ floorings Part 3: Screeds, bases and in situ floorings terrazzo wearing surfaces - Code of practice BS 8204-4:2004+A1:2011 Screeds, bases and in situ floorings: Cementitious terrazzo wearing surfaces - Code of practice BS 8204-5:2004+A1:2011 : Mastic asphalt underlay s and wearing surfaces Code of practice
Page 4 of 8 BS 8204-6:2008+A1:2010 Screeds, bases and in situ floorings Synthetic Resin Floorings- Code of practice BS 8204-7:2003 Screeds, bases and in situ floorings practice Pumpable Self Smoothing Screeds- Code of practice BS 8300:2009 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people Code of practice BS 8550:2010 Guide for the auditing of water quality sampling BS 8580: Risk Assessment for Legionnaires Disease (due out in the New Year) BS EN 1069-1:2000 Water slides of 2m height and more Part 1: Safety requirements and test methods BS EN-12975:2001 Thermal solar systems and components, solar collectors Part 1: General requirements Part 2: Test methods BS EN 12004:2001 Adhesives for tiles Definitions and specifications BS 12620:2002- Aggregates for concrete BS EN 12976-1: 2001- Thermal solar systems and components Factory made systems Part 1: General requirements Part 2: Test Methods DD ENV 12977-1:2001 Thermal solar systems and components - Custom built systems Part 1: General requirements BS EN 13914-1: 2005 Design, preparation and application of external rendering and internal plastering- External rendering
Page 5 of 8 BS EN 14411:2003 - Ceramic tiles Definitions, Classifications, characteristics and marking BS EN 15836-1: Plastics Plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-P) membranes for inground swimming pools Part 1 Homogenous membranes of nominal thickness equal to or greater than 075mm BS EN 15836-2: Plastics Plasticized (polyvinyl chloride) (PVC-P) membranes for inground swimming pools Part 2 Reinforced membranes of nominal thickness equal to or greater than 15 mm BS EN ISO 1452 3 (Revision) Plastics piping systems for water supply and for buried and above ground drainage and sewerage under pressure Unplasticized poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC U) Fittings Will supersede BS EN ISO 1452-3:2009 BS EN ISO 1452 5 (Revision) Plastics piping systems for water supply and for buried and above ground drainage and sewerage under pressure Unplasticized poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC U) Fitness for Purpose Will supersede BS EN ISO 1452-5:2009 BS EN ISO 9377: 2000; BS 6068-271:2000 Water quality Determination of hydrocarbon oil index BS EN ISO 9488:2000 Solar energy Vocabulary BS EN ISO 13370-2007 Thermal performance of buildings Heat transfer via the ground Calculation methods BS EN ISO 13790-2008 Energy performance of buildings Calculation of energy use for space heating and cooling BS EN ISO 14403:2002; BS 6068-275:2002 Water quality Determination of total cyanide and free cyanide by continuous flow analysis BS EN ISO 15587-1:2002; BS 6068-276:2002 Water quality - Digestion for the determination of selected elements in water Part 1: Aqua Regia Digestion Part 2: Nitric Acid Digestion BS ISO 15705: 2002; BS 6068-280:2002
Page 6 of 8 Water quality - Determination of the chemical oxygen demand index BS EN ISO 15874 (1,2,3, and 5) Revisions Check July 2010 p32 BS ISO 16588: 2002; BS 6068-282:2003 Water quality - Determination of six complexing agents Gas-chromatographic method BS EN ISO 20712 1 Water safety signs and beach safety flags Part 1: Specification for water safety signs used in workplaces and public areas International Standard 1S0 13006: Ceramic tiles Definitions, classification, characteristics and marking Accessible Sports Facilities 2010 BSi/PAS 39 Building Regulations Part L Conservation of fuel and power (with effect from 1 st October 2010) CIBSE guides Department For Education Designing for disabled children and children with special educational needs 2005 Durapipe PVC-U Pipe work Systems Technical data and dimensions Electrical Installation Design Guide Calculations for electricians and designers Fina Handbook 2005 2009 and Addendum December 2006 Handbook of Sports and Recreational Building Design Volume 3 Ice Rinks and Swimming Pools Health and Safety Executive/Health Protection Agency Management of Spa pools Controlling the risks of infection, ISBN: 0-901144-80-0 HSG 179 - Managing health and safety in swimming pools, 3 rd Edition (ISBN: 0-7176 2686-5 HSE L5: Control of Substances hazardous to health, 6 th Edition HSE L8: Legionnaires Disease: The control of Legionella Bacteria in water systems, Approved Code of Practice and Guidance, ISBN: 978-0-7176-1772-2
Page 7 of 8 HTM 2025 (National Health Service Estates) Health Technical Memoranda HTM ISRM Stainless Steel Advisory Service information sheets on cleaning and maintenance from the British Stainless Steel Association o No1 - Introduction to Stainless Steel o No 2 - Surface finishes of Stainless Steel o No 3 Working with Stainless Steel o No 4 Care and Maintenance of Stainless Steel o No 5 Forming and fabrication techniques for Stainless Steel o No 6 Welding of Stainless steel o No 7 European standardisation ISRM Diving and Jumping in swimming pools and open water areas Lighting for swimming pools NHS Estates HBN 8 Facilities for rehabilitation services PAS 39:2003 Management of public swimming pools Water treatment systems, water treatment plant and heating and ventilation systems Code of practice PAS 150:2010 (Providing Rehabilitation Services Code of Practice) Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group Swimming Pool Water Treatment and Quality Standards for pools and spas (2009), ISBN: 0951 700 766 Public Health Laboratory Service Hygiene for hydrotherapy pools( really superseded by above book) Sport England Design Guidance Notes for Swimming Pools 2008 Sport England Design Guidance Note Audit Checklist Swimming Pools Sport England Access for disabled people Sprayed concrete Properties, design and application The prevention of corrosion on structural steelwork (published by Corus)
Page 8 of 8 The Sprayed Concrete Association Code of good practice The Tile Association Design and construction process for swimming pools (a revised document is to be published September 2010) Water Fittings and Materials Directory from WRAS WRAS Water Regulations Guide, ISBN: 0-9539708-0-9 The list is not all inclusive and other standards and recommendation will need to be considered in this respect, dependant on the actual project and any specifications that might be contained in the overall design or intent of the project Please note that the list has been compiled by Jim Gordon Associates and other members of the SPATA Technical Committee SPATA is very grateful for this support in putting this factsheet together If Members are aware of other documentation that should be included, please contact the SPATA office, so that the factsheet can be updated Neither Jim Gordon Associates, nor SPATA can accept responsibility for any errors or omissions in the information provided in this factsheet This version of M39 dated 02 September 2011