POOL OPERATOR CERTIFICATION 100%
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
y Class A pool - -any pool intended for use by accredited competitive aquatic events
-can be used for recreational purposes
Class B pool - any pool intended for public recreational use
Class C pool - -any pool intended for use by apartments, condominiums, property owners associations,
multi-family owned pools, etc.
-includes pools operated solely for lodgings such as hotels/motels
Class D pool - any pool operated for special purposes such as vortex pools, sand bottom pools, splash
pools, float tanks and interactive water attractions
Class E pool - any pool used for physical therapy and operated above 86 degrees F
Class F pool - any pool used for wading purposes
primary concern of the health inspector is: - the health and safety of the community of pool users
enforcement begins with: - -the approval of the original construction design
-regular on sit inspections of the facility operation
manager's primary responsibility is: - to make sure that the team understands what is expected of them
and that they have the tools they need to get their jobs done
four management work functions - planning
organizing
leading
controlling
key functions of leading - decision making
motivating
communicating
hiring
staff development
key functions of controlling - standards
measuring
, evaluating
correction
SMART - specific
measurable
achievable
relevant
time-based
negligence - -concerned with unintentional fault or carelessness resulting in injury
-avoidable accidents that should have been anticipated and prevented by taking reasonable precautions
standard of care - -a measure used to establish a standard against which actual conduct is judged
duty of care - the amount of reasonable care owed to individuals using the aquatic facility
who should become a certified pool operator? - -any individual who makes changes to the water quality,
or performs routine maintenance of swimming pool system components
-any individual who evaluates and adjusts the pool water chemistry
danger - -strongest signal word
-user must be extremely careful handling product
warning - -less strong than danger
-means that the user could become very ill or badly injured by exposure
caution - -shows the product could be harmful but less harmful than products with a danger or warning
signal
-could cause skin irritation, illness if fumes are breathed or trauma if product contacts the eyes
to reduce the risks of poisoning from chlorine gas: - the EPA requires that use in nonresidential
swimming pools be restricted to certified pesticide applicators, or to those under their direct control
SARA Title III exists to: - encourage emergency planning efforts at the state and local level, regarding the
release or spill of hazardous or toxic chemicals
SARA Title III includes: - aluminum sulfate
ammonia
calcium hypochlorite
chlorine gas
hydrogen peroxide
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
y Class A pool - -any pool intended for use by accredited competitive aquatic events
-can be used for recreational purposes
Class B pool - any pool intended for public recreational use
Class C pool - -any pool intended for use by apartments, condominiums, property owners associations,
multi-family owned pools, etc.
-includes pools operated solely for lodgings such as hotels/motels
Class D pool - any pool operated for special purposes such as vortex pools, sand bottom pools, splash
pools, float tanks and interactive water attractions
Class E pool - any pool used for physical therapy and operated above 86 degrees F
Class F pool - any pool used for wading purposes
primary concern of the health inspector is: - the health and safety of the community of pool users
enforcement begins with: - -the approval of the original construction design
-regular on sit inspections of the facility operation
manager's primary responsibility is: - to make sure that the team understands what is expected of them
and that they have the tools they need to get their jobs done
four management work functions - planning
organizing
leading
controlling
key functions of leading - decision making
motivating
communicating
hiring
staff development
key functions of controlling - standards
measuring
, evaluating
correction
SMART - specific
measurable
achievable
relevant
time-based
negligence - -concerned with unintentional fault or carelessness resulting in injury
-avoidable accidents that should have been anticipated and prevented by taking reasonable precautions
standard of care - -a measure used to establish a standard against which actual conduct is judged
duty of care - the amount of reasonable care owed to individuals using the aquatic facility
who should become a certified pool operator? - -any individual who makes changes to the water quality,
or performs routine maintenance of swimming pool system components
-any individual who evaluates and adjusts the pool water chemistry
danger - -strongest signal word
-user must be extremely careful handling product
warning - -less strong than danger
-means that the user could become very ill or badly injured by exposure
caution - -shows the product could be harmful but less harmful than products with a danger or warning
signal
-could cause skin irritation, illness if fumes are breathed or trauma if product contacts the eyes
to reduce the risks of poisoning from chlorine gas: - the EPA requires that use in nonresidential
swimming pools be restricted to certified pesticide applicators, or to those under their direct control
SARA Title III exists to: - encourage emergency planning efforts at the state and local level, regarding the
release or spill of hazardous or toxic chemicals
SARA Title III includes: - aluminum sulfate
ammonia
calcium hypochlorite
chlorine gas
hydrogen peroxide
