DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - AQUATIC FACILITY CODE OF PRACTICE

Application
The Requirements of this Part do not apply to facilities constructed prior to the introduction of this Standard.

Electrical Safety

All electrical installations shall comply with AS/NZS 3000:2000.

Floor standing switchboards in plant rooms shall be mounted on plinths, minimum height 75mm.

The following items must be equi potentially bonded in accordance with the method prescribed in Section 5 of AS/NZS 3000:2000:

• All metallic lane rope anchors, deck sockets or other metallic objects with a dimension greater than 100mm in a location accessible to the public that is likely to become wet whilst the public are in attendance.

Only electrical outlets required to service specific maintenance equipment shall be installed within three metres of aquatic facility water bodies.

Electrical outlets in areas accessible to the public shall be installed no less than 1200mm above floor level.  Electrical outlets must not be installed in areas that are likely to become wet during normal operation of the facility.  This requirement applies to areas that may be hosed down whilst the facility is open to the public.

Electrical outlets shall not be installed in areas of change rooms that may become wet, and must only be located in dry grooming areas.

Every electrical outlet shall be protected by a Residual Current Device (RCD) with a rated tripping current of no more than 30 mA.

See Additional requirements for electrical installations in spa pools.

            
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