CPO Test Questions and Answers 2023/2024

______ means the Wake County department of human services director or his/her authorized representative. - ANS Director _____ means the certified pool operator who is responsible for the daily operation of a public swimming pool -ANS operator _____ means the owner of the swimming pool or the responsible management company ANS Owner _____ _____ means the interior of the fenced area around a swimming pool including the pool itself, toilets, bathhouses, equipment enclosures, chemical enclosures -ANS pool area _____ ______ _____ means any swimming pool located on private property, the use of which is limited to swimming or bathing by members of his/her family or invited guests. - ANS Residential swimming pools _____ ______ means any structure, basin, or chamber containing an artificial body of water used for swimming, diving, wading, instructional purposes, or therapeutic bathing - ANS swimming pool A _____ _____ _____ ____ ____ ____ (WCSPOP) is required for operation of a swimming pool in our county. - ANS Wake County swimming pool operations permit The _____ must approve construction projects to the pool. -ANS director A "year round pool" is any pool that is _____ or ______. - ANS indoor; heated The CPO certificate is valid for ___ years after the date of issuance - ANS 5 pH and disinfectant levels must be taken at least ____ a day, no more than ___ hours apart. ANS twice; 6 CPO must go through a checklist of _______ guidelines _____ a day. - ANS maintenance; once When the CPO cannot physically go through the checklist, they must find an ______ ______. ANS alternate operator Records must be kept of all activities pertaining to the operations of the pool including ____- chlorination and the addition of _______. - ANS super; chemicals A pool must be closed by an operator if the presence of ______, ______, _______ _____, or _______ ______. - ANS algae; bacteria; fecal coliform; fecal matter if a pool has no ______ _______ of ______ it must be closed. - ANS measurable level; disinfectant If fecal material is introduced into a WADING POOL/SPA, it is to be _____ and ______. - ANS drained; disinfected In pools, free chlorine must be maintained between ____ and ____ ppm. - ANS 1; 10 pH in pools must be maintained between _____ and _____. - ANS 7.2; 7.8 In wading pools/spas, free chlorine must be maintained between ____ and ____ ppm. - ANS 2; 10 In wading pools/spas, pH must be maintained between ___ and ___. - ANS 7.2; 7.8 A ____ foot minimum height fence must be present around swimming pools. - ANS 4 The horizontal space between vertical members of the fence shall not exceed _____ inches. ANS 4