Sanitary Permit.
Section 51
SEC. 51. Sanitary Permit.—No public swimming and bathing places shall be operated for public use without a sanitary permit issued by the Secretary or his duly authorized representative.
PD 856 CHAPTER VIII.—PUBLIC SWIMMING OR BATHING PLACES
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Protection of Customers.
Section 52
SEC. 52. Protection of Customers.—To protect the health and safety of persons who use them, the Department shall promulgate: Rules and regulations concerning: Correct sanitary practices for persons swimming or bathing to prevent the transmission of communicable disease; Correct sanitary procedures for personnel working in those places to maintain their adequate sanitation and cleanliness of accessories used by customers; Adequate number of trained personnel and necessary equipment needed for life-saving and rescue work; Post conspicuous signs to warn public of the presence of artificial or natural hazards; and Standards and criteria concerning: Sanitary structural requisites for swimming pools and bath houses to prevent pollution of their waters and to facilitate sanitation maintenance; Sanitary structural standards for appurtenances, such as toilets, shower baths and dressing rooms to eliminate the risk of infection; Methods of determining the sanitary quality of water, particularly that which is used in swimming pools, and Criteria to be used in the limitation of swimming pools in accordance with the type of water treatment applied.
Responsibility of the Local Health Authority.
Section 53
SEC. 53. Responsibility of the Local Health Authority.— The local health authority concerned shall: Inspect the state of sanitation of public swimming or bathing places; Ascertain if their personnel are examined regularly for the presence of any infectious or contagious disease; Enforce rules and regulations of the Department under this Chapter; and Recommend to the Department the revocation of their permits when it is deemed necessary for the protection of public health.
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