Certified Pool Operator Study Guide
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11 Reasons for Pool Closure - ✔✔1. lifeguard on pool deck
2. Main drain is not clearly, visible from the nearest lifeguard chair
3. Free chlorine, total bromine, ph and cyanic acid readings of pool where
otherwise specified under Section 2, B.1
4. Recirculating equipment is not working properly for more than 1 hour
5.Water level is below the skimmers in pools
6. Chemical disinfectant feeder has not been functional for 24 hour period
7. Bathhouse drainage system is blocked sufficiently to render bathhouse
unusable
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,8. Director has been wrongly denied permission to inspect the pool
pursuant to chapter 51
9. A licensed Montgomery county pool operator is not immediate control
of the pool
10. Director determines that an immediate hazard exists to the health or
safety of the users of any pool
11. At least one lifeguard currently certified in infant/child/adult CPR is
not within the pool enclosure.
Health regulation for CPO is - ✔✔16 years old; approved course; 75% or
better
CPO Must be at the facility _______ prior; for what reason - ✔✔30 Minutes
prior to open; to measure, record and adjust
Chlorine and PH must be tested every _____ hours for a pool; every _____
hour for a spa - ✔✔2 hours for pool; 1 hour for spa
Records of chemical readings must be maintained and available for at least
______ years; and _____ years total - ✔✔2 years @ pool; 3 years total
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, Must close a pool or spa when: ____ ( Hint 7 items) - ✔✔1. residual
disinfection levels are not within required ranges.
2. Sanitary water quality has coliform bacteria levels within the acceptable
ranges
3. Water chemistry levels are not within proper ranges
4. Water clarity is not acceptable according to local standards
5. Recirculation or disinfection system is malfunctioning
6. When protection of the public health, safety, welfare imperatively
requires emergency action.
7. Lifeguard not present
___________ is the best prevention of accidents at swimming pools -
✔✔Adult supervision
All public pools must have a _____ and _____ in order for the pool to be
open. - ✔✔CPO, and lifeguard
Name 5 reasons that cause a facility to have more than one lifeguard: -
✔✔1. # of guards on duty
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11 Reasons for Pool Closure - ✔✔1. lifeguard on pool deck
2. Main drain is not clearly, visible from the nearest lifeguard chair
3. Free chlorine, total bromine, ph and cyanic acid readings of pool where
otherwise specified under Section 2, B.1
4. Recirculating equipment is not working properly for more than 1 hour
5.Water level is below the skimmers in pools
6. Chemical disinfectant feeder has not been functional for 24 hour period
7. Bathhouse drainage system is blocked sufficiently to render bathhouse
unusable
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,8. Director has been wrongly denied permission to inspect the pool
pursuant to chapter 51
9. A licensed Montgomery county pool operator is not immediate control
of the pool
10. Director determines that an immediate hazard exists to the health or
safety of the users of any pool
11. At least one lifeguard currently certified in infant/child/adult CPR is
not within the pool enclosure.
Health regulation for CPO is - ✔✔16 years old; approved course; 75% or
better
CPO Must be at the facility _______ prior; for what reason - ✔✔30 Minutes
prior to open; to measure, record and adjust
Chlorine and PH must be tested every _____ hours for a pool; every _____
hour for a spa - ✔✔2 hours for pool; 1 hour for spa
Records of chemical readings must be maintained and available for at least
______ years; and _____ years total - ✔✔2 years @ pool; 3 years total
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, Must close a pool or spa when: ____ ( Hint 7 items) - ✔✔1. residual
disinfection levels are not within required ranges.
2. Sanitary water quality has coliform bacteria levels within the acceptable
ranges
3. Water chemistry levels are not within proper ranges
4. Water clarity is not acceptable according to local standards
5. Recirculation or disinfection system is malfunctioning
6. When protection of the public health, safety, welfare imperatively
requires emergency action.
7. Lifeguard not present
___________ is the best prevention of accidents at swimming pools -
✔✔Adult supervision
All public pools must have a _____ and _____ in order for the pool to be
open. - ✔✔CPO, and lifeguard
Name 5 reasons that cause a facility to have more than one lifeguard: -
✔✔1. # of guards on duty
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