Section 675IAC14-4.3-284. Diving equipment

   Section S4215 Diving equipment is added as follows:

(1) S4215.1 Supports, platforms, stairs, and ladders for manufactured diving equipment shall be designed to carry the anticipated loads. Stairs and ladders shall be of corrosion-resisting material, easily cleanable, and with slip-resisting tread. All manufactured diving stands higher than twenty-one (21) inches measured from the deck to the top butt end of the board shall be provided with stairs or a ladder, or both. Step treads shall be self-draining.

(2) S4215.2 Platforms and manufactured diving equipment of one (1) meter or higher shall be protected with guard rails, which shall be at least thirty (30) inches above the diving board and extend to the edge of the pool wall.

(3) S4215.3 Manufactured diving equipment shall be:

(A) designed for swimming pool use; and

(B) installed in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations provided with the equipment.

(4) S4215.4 A label shall be permanently affixed to the manufactured diving equipment or jump board and shall include not less than:

(A) manufacturer's name and address;

(B) board equipment length;

(C) identification as to diving or jump board;

(D) fulcrum setting specifications, if applicable;

(E) date of manufacture; and

(F) reference to manufacturer's safety standard, if any, that the board will meet.

(5) 4215.5 Manufactured diving equipment suitable for installation on a lower pool type may be installed on any higher pool type providing no less a water envelope is provided from the tip of the board than called for in the lower type. Manufactured diving equipment of a greater type, for example, Type III, shall not be installed on a pool of lesser type, for example, Type II. In addition, the following provisions apply:

(A) Manufactured diving equipment shall have slip-resisting tread surfaces.

(B) Manufactured diving equipment shall be permanently anchored to the pool deck. The edge of the board at the tip end shall be level with the water surface. The tip end of the board over the pool water surface may be higher than the butt end of the board. Refer to manufacturer's recommendations.

(Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; 675 IAC 14-4.3-284; filed Mar 25, 2011, 10:19 a.m.: 20110420-IR-675090789FRA; readopted filed Aug 4, 2011, 8:35 a.m.: 20110831-IR-675110254RFA)