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PD 856 Section 52

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.

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Other provisions in CHAPTER VIII.—PUBLIC SWIMMING OR BATHING PLACES

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CitationPD 856 Section 52 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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