Maintaining a swimming pool helps to prevent disease and increase lifetime of a pool. Well maintained pools attract swimmers and offer a place for relaxation and enjoyment. Pool operator has vital role in maintaining the pool. Prevention of disease must be part of water quality management program. Education for good hygienic behavior at pool is important for cleanliness and hygienic of pool.

1. Always Take shower: Always take shower before entering the pool. This helps to maintain hygienic of pool. Wash hands after changing a baby’s diaper and take kids on potty breaks. Never change baby’s or kids diaper around pool area
2. Educate People about first aid and Emergency Rescue Techniques: Take first aid course for rescuing others or prevent yourself form accidents. Artificial respiratory, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), self rescue and rescuing others are some first aid technique which should be educated about through poster near swimming pool.
3. Adult Supervision for Kids: Children must be supervised by their parents or elders to prevent accident or drowning. Taking first aid course will help you to prevent from accident and rescue other in case of accident or emergency help. Never allow your child to run around pool area or wrestling and tumbling in water. Edges of pool area will be slippery and cause injury or hitting head to floor or edges.
4. Pool Hygiene Tips: Don’t allow your kids to throw any waste or eat food in or around pool area. Use locker room to change your dress and not in or around the pool area. Don’t spit, spout or blow nose in water. Use diaper for children who has not given potty training. Change diaper in locker room and do not throw diaper in pool area. Always wash your hand after changing the diaper or using toilet.
5. Avoid entering in pool if you have disease: Do not enter in or around pool if you have any disease such as red eye, fever, cough, and diarrhea. If you have any problem when using the pool, report the same to pool manager or its staff.
6. Check the quality of water: Ensure water is safe for swimmers before let them to enter the water. Prevent imbalance in chemicals which can affect the health of pool user or swimmer. Provide proper training for pool staff on how to maintain pool effectively and how to treat water to prevent the growth of bacteria and microorganism.

Water treatment for prevention of disease

Traditionally strong chemical oxidizing agents have been used, Chlorine is common pool sanitizer. Chlorine has some side effect to pool users or swimmers. Burning eye, dry skin, bleached clothing are some side effects for chlorine.

Electronic oxidation and copper ionization are chemical free and eco friendly disinfection technology. Salt water chlorine generation, copper and silver ionization, ozone use, mineral purification are some of the alternative sanitation.

• Chlorine generators (salt systems): Chlorine may be generated on site, such as in saltwater pools. This process generates chlorine by low-voltage electrolysis of dissolved salt (NaCl) using an electrode incorporated in the pool plumbing, eliminating the requirement of manually dosing the pool daily with powder chlorine. Annual rainfall contributes to dilution of the pool water, which will require regular “topping up” with several 50Lb (20 kg) bags of salt for the average size pool. Salt pools generate chlorine and its main disinfection byproduct is Bromoform, a persistent organic pollutant accumulates in the environment and is extremely harmful to aquatic life.

• Copper and Silver Ionizers: Copper is a very effective algaecide and silver is a very effective bactericide. This unit releases copper and silver into the pool water as well as an oxygen catalyst. This combination allows the pool to be operated with much lower chlorine residual. In swimming pools ionization alone is not sufficient as a sanitizer and requires either natural oxidation or chemical oxidation such as chlorine. A control unit can decide how much copper and silver to release into the pool.

• Ozone Generators: Ozone is produced by passing air through a high voltage electrical discharge, or corona. A minimum of 5,000 volts of electricity is necessary to create the corona. You will also still need to use some chlorine (or non-chlorine shock) in your swimming pool to keep it clean. There are two basic types of ozone generators: the Fluorescent Ray, and the Catalytic cracker. Catalytic units may not work as well in humid climates, as the incoming air contains moisture which may defeat the process. It is advised to not have a pool cover installed while the ozone unit is operational in either a swimming or spa pool, as O3 in concentrations is destructive to PVC and will cause premature deterioration.

• Mineral purification: Mineral purifiers work in a similar fashion as ionizers do. By passing the pool water through minerals such as silver and copper the natural properties of these minerals attack the algae and bacteria present in your pool water. This residual can be achieved by shocking the pool if/when the pool water becomes dull or cloudy.