A NEW CODE FOR SWIMMING POOLS

The British Standards Institution Code of Practice on pools, PAS39, sponsored by PWTAG in 2004, has always been based on PWTAG's book, Swimming Pool Water. The publication of the 2009 edition has necessitated a few changes to the code of practice. These are listed here

PAS 39 has sections on:

• management systems - responsibility, training, records, etc
  
• water treatment - filtration, disinfection, bathing load, turnover, hygiene, monitoring
  
• pool requirements - circulation, inlets and outlets
  
• plant room
  
• heating and air circulation
  
• chemical use - dosing, handling, storage