BC Pool Regulations
Pool Supervision
Pool Water
Liability
Workplace Health and Safety
100

This is a pool patron

Who is someone within the pool enclosure?

100
This is the minimum age of a lifeguard

What is 16

100

This is the minimum level of Free Available Chlorine in a pool

What is 0.5 parts per million (ppm)

100

This is what someone attempting to sue is trying to prove

What is Negligence?

100

This is a provincial agency dedicated to promoting workplace safety

What is WorkSafeBC

200

This is what an operator needs around their pool

What is a fence or barrier?

200

Lifeguards do no other duty than this

What is pool surveillance?

200

This is the minimum level of Free Available Chlorine in a Hot Tub

What is 1.5 parts per million (ppm)

200

This relates to the Law

What is statutory Liability?

200

This is what you would find on a product

What is a WHMIS label

300

This would be on a sign prohibiting this behaviour

What is running, fighting, or engaging in conduct likely to cause injury?

300

This is what the lifeguard is responsible for

What is conduct and safety of all pool patrons?

300

This is the minimum level of water clarity

What is a black disk 150mm in diameter or the pattern of the main drain?

300

This relates to the employer being liable for the employee's actions

What is Vicarious Liability?

300

This is where you would find further information about a product

What is a Safety Data Sheet?

400

This is a person that would be prohibited from entering the pool

What is a person with a communicable illness or open sores / bandages?

400

This is the lifeguards minimum training

What is procedures and equipment described in the pool safety plan?

400

This is the acceptable range for pH in a pool

What is 7.2 - 7.8?

400

This relates to the owners of the land or facility

What is Occupier's Liability?

400

This group of workers may be at more risk within a workplace

What is a new or young worker?
500

This is something a person must do before entering the water

What is having a cleansing shower?

500

The minimum number of lifeguards required to operate a pool

What is one lifeguard and any additional as required by the pool safety plan?

500

This is the minimum amount of water that must flow through the gutters or overflow skimmers while the pool is in use

What is 50%?

500

Standard First Aid is the level you would have as a prerequisite for this course

What is a Standard of Care?

500

This is required in all cases of a workplace injury

What is a First Aid Record?