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Signs Required for All Pools: Environmental Health in Minnesota Page 1 of 1 <br />Signs Required for All Pools <br />. When a lifeguard is not on duty at a public pool open for use, a warning sign must be <br />placed in plain view. The sign must state in clear, legible letters, at least 4 inches high: <br />"Warning - No lifeguard on duty." The sign must also state in clear, legible letters, at <br />least 1-inch high: "Children must not use the pool without an adult in <br />attendance." <br />. The capacity of the pool must be posted in the pool enclosure area. <br />. Instructions regarding emergency calls must be prominently posted. <br />. Lifesaving equipment must be mounted in a conspicuous location and be plainly marked <br />"For emergency use only." <br />• Placards and pictorial representations, where appropriate, embodying the requirements in <br />this part must be posted in plain view in the pool room or enclosure and in the dressing <br />rooms of all public pools. Lettering must be clear, legible, and at least 1/4-inch high. <br />. No person with or suspected of having a communicable disease which could be <br />transmitted through use of the pool shall work at or use any public pool. <br />. A person with any considerable area of exposed subepidermal tissue, open blisters, <br />or cuts must be warned that these may become infected and should be advised not <br />to use the public pool. <br />. Any person using a public pool must take a cleansing shower using warm water and <br />soap, and thoroughly rinse <br />off all soap before entering the pool enclosure. A user leaving the pool to use the <br />toilet must take a second <br />cleansing shower before returning to the pool enclosure. A person who exercises, <br />applies lotion, or uses a sauna <br />or steam room must shower before using the pool. <br />. Spitting, spouting water from the mouth, and blowing the nose in the pool is <br />prohibited. <br />. No running, or boisterous or rough play, except supervised water sports, is <br />permitted in the pool, in dressing <br />rooms or shower rooms, on runways, on the diving board, or platforms. <br />. Glassware and similar material with a tendency to shatter on impact is not allowed <br />in the pool enclosure area. <br />. Diving is not permitted except in areas that comply with Minnesota Rules, .part <br />4717.375Q. <br />. Domestic animals are not permitted in the pool enclosure, showers, or dressing <br />rooms. <br />http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/pools/poolsigns.html 6/8/2007 <br />