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Excerpt from Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 64E-9:
Public Swimming Pools and Bathing Places
64E-9.018 — Public
Pool Service Technician Certification. An individual who services a
public pool by maintaining the cleanliness, water quality and
chemical balance of public pools shall be certified. To be certified
an individual must demonstrate knowledge of public pools. Examples
of such knowledge include: pool cleaning, general pool maintenance,
make-up water supply, bacteriological, chemical and physical quality
of water and water purification, testing, treatment, and
disinfection procedures. To ensure that the pool technicians are
knowledgeable, said technician shall attend a training course of
national recognition that is approved by the department of at least
16 hours in length and shall pass a test acceptable to the
department. Certification is conferred upon an individual and is
nontransferable. Certification does not imply any licensure and
specifically not that of contractor as regulated by the Department
of Business and Professional Regulation under s. 489.105 (3) (j),
(k), or (l), F.S. A certified pool technician may not affect the
structural integrity of the pool or equipment, and shall not
delegate work to others, including employees, that are not
themselves certified under this section, or otherwise exempt from
this provision per 514, F.S.
(1) Training shall
include the following study topics for the hours indicated:
(a) swimming pool calculations 1 hour
(b) filter type and filtration circulation 4 hours
(c) water chemistry — balancing & testing 5 hours
(d) spas and warm water pools 1 hour
(e) pool and spa maintenance 2 hours
(f) operational and safety requirements 2 hours
(g) state health code Chapter 64E-9, FAC 1 hour
(2) Course materials
must be provided that cover the required topics in detail. The
course approval shall be contingent upon their meeting the items
listed in paragraph (1) above and the subjects listed in 514.075,
F.S. The test approval shall be contingent upon all of the questions
being related to the subject areas listed in paragraph (1) above and
the subjects listed in 514.075, F.S., with at least 10% of the
questions from the subject areas in paragraph (1)(a) through (f)
above, and the remaining 40% covering any of the seven pool subject
areas listed in rule or 514.075, F.S. The minimum passing score for
the test shall be no less than 70% correct for all questions. There
shall be a minimum of 50 questions.
(3) Any individual
or organization requesting the department to review their courses
for compliance with the requirements of this rule, must submit
copies of their training materials to the department prior to
providing that training within the state. A copy of the test to be
given, answers to the test questions, and a statement indicating the
length of time a classroom topic will be conducted shall be
included. The department shall review the materials and inform the
applicant of its findings within 60 days from receipt of all
training materials.
(4) The department shall deem certified
any individual who has been proven certified by a course of national
recognition.
(5) This requirement
does not apply to a person or the direct employee of a person
permitted as a public pool operator under s. 514.031. Further,
persons licensed under s. 489.105 (3) (j), (k), or (l) shall be
deemed certified.
(6) Proof of
certification shall be posted conspicuously in the equipment room of
each pool serviced or must otherwise be available for inspection by
the department. Specific Authority 381.006, 381.0011, 514.021,
514.075 FS. Law Implemented 514.025, 514.075 FS. History — New
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