B-1.1, r. 2 - Construction Code

Article 10.34 Versions de la disposition

2025-07-17

10.34. The water recirculation system of a swimming pool must be designed to avoid trapping any bather who comes into contact with a drain or suction outlet. The system must be equipped, for each pump, with

1°  at least 2 drain or suction outlets at least 1,000 mm apart;

2°  a device to limit the water flow through the openings in each outlet to the maximum prescribed by the drain cover manufacturer;

3°  an emergency shut-off easily accessible to bathers at a clearly indicated location; and

4°  drain or suction outlets covered by drain covers that comply with ASME Standard A112.19.8, “Suction Fittings for Use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs, and Whirlpool Bathtub Appliances” or ANSI/APSP-16 “American National Standard for Suction Fittings for Use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs” and designed so that bathers cannot remove them without tools.

O.C. 115-2013, s. 1; D. 811-2025, s. 1.

2013-03-14

10.34. A swimming pool equipped with a diving platform exceeding 3 m in height must be designed exclusively for diving or, to delimit the diving area, be equipped with a rigid barrier or recessed fittings to which a double safety line supported by buoys can be attached, the two lines being at least 300 mm apart. The minimum distance between the pool wall under the diving platform and the double safety line or rigid barrier must be as indicated in the following table:

Height of the diving platform                       Distance from the pool wall
             m                                                  m

             5                                                11.5

            7.5                                               12.5

            10                                                 15

            

O.C. 115-2013, s. 1.