Southern Nevada Health District

One of our major responsibilities was making sure that all paperwork for pre-construction was being turned into the proper government authority. One of those government bodies was the Southern Nevada Health District. We met with them on several occasions to discuss our lifeguard operating manual, toilet/ urinal count, restroom sink count, shower count and food and beverage plan. As you can see all of the items being discussed were pertained to human safety and health. 

We presented our idea of what we would have liked to see and they replied with what code demanded. Now, we were not trying to cut corners on human health but we were a business trying to operate as reasonably as possible. For example, the code required x amount of hot water showers. We were willing to comply with hot water in the changing rooms. Where we wished to deviate was at the showers located in the center of the park, far from any hot water source. It would cost us too much to be compliant and would take us off of budget and the construction timetable. At that point we had to decide if we were going to comply or if we were going to choose an appeal. We chose the appeal of course and had to present our wishes to a board. 

The interesting part was the viewpoints of the administrators. The people actually working with us on making sure we were being compliant. If we were deviating to far for comfort they would let us know. If they felt we had a chance on appealing they would let us know and offer support before the board. 

What was also interesting was the new codes being implemented due to the Vegas pool party scene. To their dismay as they would audit "pool facilities" at hotels they were finding large amounts of health risks in the water! This resulted in a more strict code thus passing on the code to those who had done nothing wrong. A more rigid code normally translates to larger expenses for the business owner.