The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially released the fifth edition of the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC), providing updated guidance for enhancing safety in aquatic facilities. This comprehensive resource is designed to promote safer and healthier experiences at aquatic venues in the U.S.
Some of the key changes include —
- Established definition for single-pass splash pads, eliminated references to foreign standards, removed references to outdated Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) standard
- The aquatic venue diarrheal-stool contamination response in the presence of cyanuric acid (CYA) has been modified
- Portable slides are prohibited
- Artificial swimming lagoons (ASLs) design standards and construction and operation and maintenance requirements are now included as a special venue
