Pool Operator Training
ATTENTION
Modification Ending for Trained Pool Operator and Lifeguard Certification
Minnesota Session Laws 2020, Chapter 74, Article 1, Section 13, allowed the Commissioner of Health to temporarily delay, waive, or modify Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4717, that governs the requirements for public swimming pools. Effective March 13, 2020, these modifications allowed an additional time for individuals to obtain trained pool operator and lifeguard certifications. With the peacetime emergency declaration ending July 1st, 2021, these modifications will end August 30th, 2021.
Individuals with trained pool operator or lifeguard credentials expiring after August 30th, 2021, must complete continuing education and become recertified on or before the expiration of their certificate.
Public pools in the State of Minnesota are required to have a certified pool operator. They are also required to post the operator's certification. A trained certified operator must successfully complete a recertification course at least once every five years.
The following are links to specific Pool Code that CPOs may find helpful:
- 4717.0650 POOL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE;
OPERATOR TRAINING
- 4717.1450 LIFEGUARD STATIONS AND LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT
- 4717.3970 POOL CLOSURE
Warning Signs Required:
- 4717.1050 NO LIFEGUARD WARNING SIGN
- 4717.1250 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE LOCATION
- 4717.1350 POOL FACILITY CAPACITY
- 4717.1650 USER SANITATION AND SAFETY
Approved Pool Operator Training Courses
Aquatic Facility Operator Course
| National
Recreation and Park Association 22377 Belmont Ridge Road Ashburn, VA 20148-4501 800-626-6772 |
Horizon Chemical Company 2125 Energy Park Drive Saint Paul, MN 55108 651-917-3075 800-969-0454 |
Certified Pool Operator Training
| Pool & Hot Tub Alliance 4775 Granby Circle Colorado Springs, CO 80919 719-540-9119 |
MC & R Pools & Spas 2409 E. Benson Rd Sioux Falls, SD 57104 605-335-7381 |
| Certified Pool Trainers of Iowa & Minnesota 65910 - 267th Street St. Alden, MN 56009 877-242-7156 |
Thatcher Pools & Spas 2894 Eastwood Road SE Rochester, MN 55904 507-288-2639 800-795-1250 |
| Horizon Pool Supply 4444 Round Lake Road W Arden Hills, MN 55112 651-917-3075 800-969-0454 |
Pisces Pools Inc. 7600 West 27th St., #222 St. Louis Park, MN 55904 763-545-6989 |
| Olympic Pools - CPO Training 135 Atwood Street South Shakopee, MN 55379 952-224-2200, ext. 3 |
USAquatics, Inc. 124 Bridge Ave. East Delano, MN 55328 763-972-5897 |
| KSL Training
Kimberly Lichtenwalter |
Online Only Aquatic Facility and Pool Operator Training
Online courses have the same accreditation as other courses.
| Aquatic Training Institute 800-385-0270 |
Starfish Aquatics Institute Aquatech |
