§ 1-02 Dangerous underwater breathing behaviors.
RCNY § 1-02
(a)Definitions. Words and terms used in this section have the same meaning as in 24 RCNY Health Code Article 165.
(b)Applicability. This section applies to persons owning or operating swimming pools who are required to have a permit issued by the Commissioner pursuant to 24 RCNY Health Code Article 165.
(c)Posting. Swimming pool permittees must post a sign, in a location easily seen from the pool deck of each pool in a bathing facility, and in each dressing area, warning swimmers of the dangers of taking deep breaths, one after the other, before swimming underwater, and the prohibition of breath-holding contests.
(d)Sign specifications. Signs must: (1) Be constructed of durable, resilient, water resistant metal, plastic or other material acceptable to and approved by the Department; (2) Measure at least 17" in width and 22" in height; and (3) Bear the pictorial design and text that appears in Appendix 1A of this Chapter that is either downloaded from the Department's website or otherwise obtained from the Department, and that when reproduced incorporates the language, color, size of type, imagery, and other specifications of the Department's pictorial design.
