The Council for the Model Aquatic Health Code, the nonprofit that supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Model Aquatic Health Code, has launched an urgent fundraising campaign titled Ripples of Change in response to a significant funding shortfall that threatens to disrupt its public health mission.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the fifth edition of the Model Aquatic Health Code, providing updated guidance for enhancing safety in aquatic facilities
En respuesta a la MAHC, Aquasol desarrolló el sistema de Interbloqueo Universal Avanzado (Advanced Universal Interlock, AUI), un sistema de interbloqueo eléctrico multicapa que desactiva inmediatamente los dosificadores de productos químicos cuando se detecta un flujo bajo o nulo en los sistemas de la piscina. El AUI ayuda a prevenir lesiones a los y las nadadores causadas por la creación y exposición involuntarias al gas de cloro.
In response to the Model Aquatic Health Code, Aquasol developed the Advanced Universal Interlock, a multilayer electrical interlock system that immediately disables chemical feeders when low or no flow is detected in the pool systems.
The Council for the Model Aquatic Health Code is hosting a live webinar Oct. 3 at noon EDT.
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance Standards Consensus Committee announced the appointment of six new voting members.
The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance is proud to be celebrating 40 years of being an American National Standards Institute accredited standards developer.
There was a standing-room-only panel discussion at the International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo this past November on cyanuric acid in pool water care. Panelists consisted of three members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ad-Hoc Committee of the Council for the Model Aquatic Health Code (Ellen Meyer, product safety and government…
Numerous hazards lurk within the walls of the swimming pool pump room, toxic chemical fumes and carbon monoxide chief among them. In some commercial properties — apartment complexes, condominiums, hotels, country clubs and the like — the pump rooms are properly ventilated, but in far too many, this is not the case. The result is…
Human error is largely to blame when a commercial pool experiences problems, which is why automated systems are gaining popularity year after year. An automated system eases the burden of having to be on-site several times a day to take a reading. And with growing public concern around water condition in commercial pools, these systems…
The second biennial Council for the Model Aquatic Health Code conference will be held Oct. 17-18 in Denver, Colorado. You can attend in person or online. At the conference, CMAHC members will be voting on 179 proposed changes to the Model Aquatic Health Code. The CMAHC Technical Review Committee has reviewed all 179 proposed changes to the…
I got involved with the process of developing the Model Aquatic Health Code in 2005. United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sponsored a workshop at the request of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. Since the ’90s they had seen an increase in pool-related illnesses. It was difficult to address because health…