Spa and Swimming Pool

Controlling the risks of infection and raising standards in spa and swimming pool water.

Pool and Spa Legislation Compliance Services

Undertaking swimming pool sampling, testing and annual pool programmes for safe pool maintenance

Pool and spa operators must ensure they comply with legislation to protect bathers

Spa and swimming pools are becoming increasingly popular, providing health benefits through massage, relaxation and pain relief, but can offer a route for the transmission of organisms between people, including diseases such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Spa and swimming pool water maintenance

Organisations and individuals who operate the pools and spas for public access should be aware of public health guidelines and legislation that control the risk and must ensure they comply with legislation in order to protect bathers. This includes, as a minimum, a suitable risk assessment and regular pool inspections, chemical treatment and bacterial/chemical sampling.

SMS Environmental will control the risks of infection through its expertise and will ensure compliancy with BSI Code of Practice PAS 39:2003 and the PWTAG Code of Practice.

Spa Pool Hygiene Control

The agitated water contained in spa pools is usually maintained at a relatively high temperature. Such factors place a high demand on the spa pool’s disinfection and filtration systems and this can lead to an increase in microbial growth and a consequent risk of infection. Contaminated water in swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, water play areas or interactive fountains can lead to water illnesses caused by germs spread by swallowing, breathing in mists or aerosols. The most common infections include gastrointestinal, skin, eye, ear, respiratory and wound infections.

The spa pool must, therefore, be managed carefully to ensure water quality does not deteriorate. Only competent inspectors such as ours are allowed to complete an inspection of a pool system.

Swimming Pool Hygiene Control

SMS Environmental will control the risks of infection through its expertise and will ensure compliance with BSI Code of Practice PAS 39:2003 and the PWTAG Code of Practice.

Our range of services for pool maintenance contracts includes:

Full refurbishment of filter vessels under drains, media, etc.
Complete installations of new projects
Consultancy services
Commercial steel filters
Shot blasting/WRC-approved internal coating
Supply and fit of new manways and viewing ports to existing steel filters
NDT testing
Replacement pumps, pipework, valves and pressure gauges, etc.
Full servicing of filtration and chemical dosing systems including UV
Balance tank cleaning/sterilising
Biofilm/bacterial removal
Inspection and reports
Replacement heat exchangers and associated pipework
Annual maintenance/service contracts – nationwide

All contracts undertaken by SMS Environmental include a full inspection report on our findings and what we consider should be renewed, together with any costs involved.