The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance and the International Code Council are pleased to announce that the American National Standards Institute has approved and published ANSI/PHTA/ICC-2, 2023 American National Standard on Public Pool and Spa Operations and Maintenance.
This new standard for public aquatic venues provides public health officials, professionals in the industry and code officials an easy-to-adopt set of guidelines.
PHTA-2 focuses primarily on the critical areas, such as inspections, operating licenses, water quality, hygienic facilities, indoor/outdoor environments, and other requirements. It is based upon engineering principles, scientific tenets, and industry standards of caring.
Sabeena HIckman, CAE is the president and CEO of PHTA. She said, “The ANSI’s approval and publication of PHTA-2 are a big win for our industry.” This standard is the product of hundreds of hours spent by volunteer experts and is an important step towards healthy and safe aquatics venues.
Dominic Sims CBO, CEO, ICC, says: “This new standard is important in keeping public pools and spas as safe as possible for everyone.” Both our organizations recognize the importance of updating and creating new codes for swimming pools and hot tubs. We will continue to work with PHTA in order to provide resources to the building safety community.
It complements other PHTA standards and is a logical companion to the a data-saferedirecturl=”https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/ISPSC2021P3&source=gmail&ust=1682432627156000&usg=AOvVaw2XJJEGZdc6IDHbjm-SFHDO”>International Swimming Pool and Spa Code/a> (ISPSC). It is a logical complement to other PHTA Standards and the International Swimming Pool & Spa Code.
You can purchase theANSI/PHTA/ICC-22023 American National Standard on Public Pool and Spa Operations and Maintenance from the PHTA’s website .
Contact the PHTA Standards Department by email at [email protected] or visit the PHTA Website.
