1. (1) The manager shall consult with a local health officer during a plan review of a water slide or a slide splash pool.
2. (2) The manager shall ensure that each water slide or slide splash pool meets any applicable requirement of this rule in addition to this section.

3. (3) The manager shall ensure that each water slide flume:

   1. (a) within an enclosed water slide is designed to prevent the accumulation of hazardous concentrations of toxic chemical fumes;
   2. (b) curve, turn, or tunnel is designed so that body contact with the flume or curve, turn, or tunnel does not present an injury hazard and that the water slide flume is banked to keep the bather's body safely inside the flume;
   3. (c) is free of hazards, including joints or mechanical attachments with a separation, splinter, hole, crack, or abrasive characteristic;
   4. (d) wall thickness is thick enough so that the continuous and combined action of hydrostatic, dynamic, and static loads and normal environmental deterioration will not cause a structural failure that could result in injury; and
   5. (e) exit provides a safe entry into a slide splash pool that includes design features for safe entry, such as a water backup, and a deceleration distance adequate to reduce the bather's exit velocity to a safe speed.
4. (4) The manager shall ensure that multiple-flume water slides have parallel exits or are constructed so that the projected path of the exits' centerlines does not intersect within less than eight feet beyond the point of forward momentum of the heaviest bather permitted by the engineered design.
5. (5) The manager shall ensure that any repair or patchwork maintains originally designed levels of safety and structural integrity and that any repair or patchwork is performed in accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines.

6. (6) The manager shall ensure that each flume clearance has a distance:

   1. (a) of at least four feet provided between the side of a water slide flume exit and a slide splash pool sidewall;
   2. (b) of at least six feet between the nearest sides of adjacent water slide flume exits;
   3. (c) of at least 20 feet between a water slide flume exit and the opposite end of the slide splash pool, excluding steps;
   4. (d) of at least six feet between the side of the vehicle flume exit and the pool sidewall;
   5. (e) of at least eight feet between the nearest sides of adjacent vehicle slide flume exits; and
   6. (f) between a vehicle slide flume exit and the opposite end of the slide splash pool, excluding steps, that is long enough to provide clear, unobstructed travel for at least eight feet beyond the point of forward momentum of the heaviest bather permitted by the engineered design.

7. (7) The manager shall ensure that:

   1. (a) the operating depth of a slide splash pool at the end of a horizontally oriented slide flume exit is a minimum of three feet deep or as specified by the slide manufacturer;
   2. (b) the minimum depth is maintained for a distance of at least 20 horizontal feet from the slide flume exit; and
   3. (c) if the water slide splash pool extends more than 20 horizontal feet from the slide flume exit, the floor slope may have a constant slope from deep to shallow that is not steeper than a one to ten ratio.

8. (8) The manager shall ensure that:

   1. (a) the operating water depth of a vehicle slide splash pool at the flume exit is a minimum of three feet six inches;
   2. (b) the minimum depth is maintained to the point at which forward travel of the vehicle ends; and
   3. (c) from the point at which forward travel ends, the floor may have a constant slope from deep to shallow at a ratio that is not steeper than a one to ten ratio.

9. (9) The manager shall ensure that:

   1. (a) a walkway, ramp, or set of stairs with a minimum width of four feet is provided between the slide splash pool deck and the top of the water slide flume;

   2. (b) if stairs are provided between the splash pool deck and the top of the water slide flume, the stairs:

      1. (i) have uniform stair risers that meet building code requirements;
      2. (ii) are constructed of slip-resistant material; and
      3. (iii) drain standing water away from the walkway;

   3. (c) any water slide vehicle, including a toboggan, sled, inflatable tube, or mat, is:

      1. (i) designed and manufactured of materials that do not present an injury hazard; and
      2. (ii) constructed of a smooth, easily cleanable, durable material that can withstand the continuous and combined action of hydrostatic, dynamic, and static loads and natural environmental deterioration;

   4. (d) each slide splash pool overflow reservoir:

      1. (i) has sufficient volume to contain at least two minutes of flow from the slide splash pool overflow and maintain a constant water depth in the slide splash pool; and
      2. (ii) circulates water through the circulation system when flume supply service pumps are turned off;
   5. (e) flume pumps and motors are sized as specified by the flume manufacturer and meet NSF/ANSI/CAN 50 -- 2021 Equipment and Chemicals for Swimming Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs, and Other Recreational Water Facilities;
   6. (f) the slide splash pool and the slide splash pool overflow reservoir are designed to prevent bather entrapment as water flows from the slide splash pool to the overflow reservoir;
   7. (g) perimeter overflow gutter systems meet the requirements of Section R392-302-22, except that gutter systems are not required directly under slide flumes or along the weirs that separate slide splash pools and slide splash pool overflow reservoirs; and
   8. (h) pump reservoir areas are accessible for cleaning and maintenance.

10. (10) The manager shall post a sign:

    1. (a) that includes the water slide manufacturer's recommendations;
    2. (b) with a heading that says, "Slide Instructions, Warnings, and Requirements";

    3. (c) with a body of text including the following water slide riding instructions:

       1. (i) proper riding position;
       2. (ii) expected rider conduct;
       3. (iii) dispatch procedures;
       4. (iv) exiting procedures; and
       5. (v) that riders shall obey slide attendant or lifeguard instructions; and

    4. (d) with a body of text including the following warnings:

       1. (i) slide characteristics, such as speed;
       2. (ii) depth of water in splash zone; and
       3. (iii) requirements that include riders are free of medical conditions identified by the manufacturer such as pregnancy, heart conditions, back conditions, or musculoskeletal conditions.

KEY: pools, spas, swimming, water

Date of Last Change: May 26, 2026

Notice of Continuation: October 21, 2021

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-1-202; 26B-7-113; 26B-7-124; 26B-7-402