scope:

This document specifies safety requirements and test methods for domestic spas/whirlpool spas/hot tubs (see 3.2) for indoor and/or outdoor use, covering the following:

- portable spas including inflatable spas;

- exercise spas (factory-built or field-engineered);

- Scandinavian hot tubs;

- field-engineered spas;

- any associated equipment. This document also provides advice and guidance for installers and maintainers of domestic spas/whirlpool spas/hot tubs.

This document is not applicable to:

- any type of swimming pool (domestic or public);

- mini-pools according to EN 16927;

- public spas (public use according to EN 15288);

- paddling pools according to EN 71-8;

- spas specifically intended for physical/medical therapy;

- spas specifically intended for beauty therapy;

- flotation tanks and flotation pools;

- bath tubs (including whirlpool baths);

- natural spas (name used to describe a bathing area, which is filled with untreated geothermally heated water);

- birthing pools.