The legislature’s Regulation Review Committee unanimously voted to approve a new regulation updating requirements for pool lifeguards to be certified in administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and definitions of other potentially lifesaving methods that must be available to lifeguards at pools.
The newly approved changes update the institutions pool lifeguards can seek CPR certification from. Previously, regulations required lifeguards to receive CPR certification from either the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. The new regulations will also allow lifeguards to receive certification from the American Safety and Health Institute or “an organization using guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care published by the American Heart Association and the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.”
The updates also specify that lifeguards must be certified in child CPR.
In addition, the new regulations add face shields that can be used when rescue breaths are being given during the administration of CPR to the list of lifesaving equipment property owners of pools must provide and which lifeguards must be trained to use. The regulations further specify that face shields suitable for use on infants, children, and adults must be available.
The regulations also make changes to language describing ring buoys used for lifesaving purposes and how depth markers in pools should be marked.
Analysis by the Department of Public Health (DPH) does not anticipate that the new regulations will have any impact on small businesses. It is also not expected to have any cost or revenue impact at either the state or municipal level.
The DPH published note of its intent to move forward with the regulations on March 23. It received approval from the attorney general in June.
The Regulation Review Committee was also slated to take action on a proposed regulation that would have updated regulations for the sale, renovation, and sanitization of bedding products and upholstered furniture. However, the regulation was withdrawn to make additional changes.
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