Operating Documents
We offer a range of Operating Documents which are available to view and download. We will be updating and adding to these documents so please check back frequently to see new documents added.
In todays environment of blame, claim and counter claim, it is critical that an operator can demonstrate that legal obligations are being met, and that best practices are being observed, at all times. It is also essential that staff and colleagues have clear instructions to follow, whether this is for the normal operation of the pool’s technical installation, or dealing with unacceptable standards or emergencies. Below you will find documents, and best practice advice, that can be referred to, as well as templates to be able to produce your own, site-specific documents.
Operating Documents
Health and Safety Executive Documents
The Health and Safety Executive issues guidance, in the form of Guidance Notes, which are usually referred to by their number, rather than the title! For instance, one of the more important Guidance Notes that all operators should have is “Health and Safety in Swimming Pools”, but it is usually referred to as “HSG179”
PWTAG Guidance Documents
PWTAG foremost publication is its handbook: Swimming Pool Water; Treatment and Quality Standards, but it also issues its Code of Practice and regular Technical Notes, and selection of these are included in this section. For the full list of publications, advice and information, please go to www.pwtag.org
Pool Technical Operating Documents and Templates
Every pool must work in accordance within its legal obligations as well as the industry’s best practice advice. Many of these all-encompassing statements and documents must then be adapted to become ‘site-specific’. In this section you will find several documents and templates that you can download and adapt to your own facility.