R 325.2192
R 325.2192 Swimming pool use.
Cite as Mich. Admin. Code R 325.2192
Rule 92. (1) A swimming pool owner shall ensure that a person who has any of the
following medical conditions is excluded from a swimming pool, except that the person
may be granted use of a swimming pool upon a written determination by the department,
a personal physician, or a local health officer that the condition will not affect the health of
other persons using the pool:
(a) An infectious or communicable disease.
(b) A possibly infectious condition, such as a cold, skin eruption, or open blister.
(2) A swimming pool owner or his or her representative may require a person who uses a
swimming pool to take a cleansing shower before entering the swimming pool enclosure.
(3) A swimming pool owner shall ensure that the bathing apparel worn in a swimming
pool is clean.
(4) A person shall not spit in, or otherwise pollute, swimming pool water or related
facilities.
(5) A swimming pool owner shall ensure that running or boisterous or rough play, is not
permitted in a swimming pool enclosure or bathhouse.
(6) A swimming pool owner shall ensure that a person wearing street clothes or shoes, is
not permitted in a swimming pool.
(7) A swimming pool owner shall ensure that glass, other breakable materials, or an object
or material that might create a hazardous condition or interfere with the efficient operation
of the swimming pool are not permitted in a swimming pool enclosure. A swimming pool
owner shall post a sign that prohibits glass, other breakable materials, and hazardous
objects or materials in the pool enclosure.
(8) If the owner or operator allows food or drink and associated articles in a swimming
pool enclosure, then the owner or operator shall comply with all of the following
provisions:
(a) Provide poolside control to maintain safe and sanitary conditions.
(b) Not permit food preparation in a swimming pool enclosure.
(c) Prominently display a sign conveying requirements for safe and sanitary disposal of
all food wastes and precluding consumption of food and beverages within the pool.
(9) A swimming pool owner shall ensure that the consumption of alcoholic beverages in
a spa pool is not permitted.
(10) A swimming pool owner shall prominently display, at the pool, a sign warning
against the use of a pool after the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
(11) A swimming pool owner shall ensure that a pet or other animal, except for a trained
guide dog accompanying a person who has a disability, is not permitted in a swimming
pool enclosure. A guide dog is not permitted in a pool.
(12) A swimming pool owner shall ensure that diving is not permitted from the edge of a
pool at any location where the water depth is less than 5 feet.
(13) A swimming pool owner shall remove starting platforms or make them physically
nonusable after any type of competitive usage, except as provided by R 325.2135. A
swimming pool owner shall ensure that starting platforms are not used for any
noncompetitive use.