The following signage is required at all Class A Public Pools in accordance with Ontario Regulation 565 - Public Pools and the Office of the Chief Coroner. There may be additional requirements for specialized pools.
Contact your area public health inspector if you have any questions or concerns.
Every owner and every operator shall ensure that the following notices and markings are displayed in the places indicated herein:
In not fewer than two places at the pool, notices that set out,
Every owner and every operator shall ensure that the following notices and markings are displayed in the places indicated herein:
At the entrance to each shower area and at every entrance to the deck used by bathers, notices that set out that each bather shall take a shower using warm water and soap and thoroughly rinse off all soap before entering or re-entering the deck.
Every owner and every operator shall ensure that the following notices and markings are displayed in the places indicated herein:
A notice with the full name and address of the public pool or public spa location and all of the pool's or spa's emergency telephone numbers.
Every owner and every operator shall ensure that the following notices and markings are displayed in the places indicated herein:
Markings in figures not less than 100 millimetres high that set out the water depths indicating the deep points where the water exceeds 2,500mm, the breaks between gentle and steep bottom slopes and the shallow points, and the words DEEP AREA and SHALLOW AREA displayed at the appropriate locations on the deck.
Every owner and every operator shall ensure that the following notices and markings are displayed in the places indicated herein:
In a conspicuous location, where a pool has a maximum water depth of less than 2.50 metres, in letters not less than 150 millimetres high, the words CAUTION - AVOID DEEP DIVES or the words SHALLOW WATER - NO DIVING.
Important Notice
Admission Standards for Public Pools
Admission Standards for Public Pools were developed by the Office of the Chief Coroner to assist lifeguards and assistant lifeguards in maintaining adequate surveillance over the whereabouts and the activities of young bathers while they are inside the pool enclosure. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care strongly supports these recommendations for the purposes of preventing injuries and fatalities.