CPO Test questions with correct answers 2023/2024
______ means the Wake County department of human services director or his/her authorized
representative.
Director
_____ means the certified pool operator who is responsible for the daily operation of a public
swimming pool
operator
_____ means the owner of the swimming pool or the responsible management company
Owner
_____ _____ means the interior of the fenced area around a swimming pool including the pool itself,
toilets, bathhouses, equipment enclosures, chemical enclosures
pool area
_____ ______ _____ means any swimming pool located on private property, the use of which is
limited to swimming or bathing by members of his/her family or invited guests.
Residential swimming pools
_____ ______ means any structure, basin, or chamber containing an artificial body of water used for
swimming, diving, wading, instructional purposes, or therapeutic bathing
swimming pool
A _____ _____ _____ ____ ____ ____ (WCSPOP) is required for operation of a swimming pool in our
county.
Wake County swimming pool operations permit
The _____ must approve construction projects to the pool.
director
A "year round pool" is any pool that is _____ or ______.
indoor; heated
The CPO certificate is valid for ___ years after the date of issuance
5
pH and disinfectant levels must be taken at least ____ a day, no more than ___ hours apart.
twice; 6
CPO must go through a checklist of _______ guidelines _____ a day.
maintenance; once
When the CPO cannot physically go through the checklist, they must find an ______ ______.
, alternate operator
Records must be kept of all activities pertaining to the operations of the pool including ____-
chlorination and the addition of _______.
super; chemicals
A pool must be closed by an operator if the presence of ______, ______, _______ _____, or _______
______.
algae; bacteria; fecal coliform; fecal matter
if a pool has no ______ _______ of ______ it must be closed.
measurable level; disinfectant
If fecal material is introduced into a WADING POOL/SPA, it is to be _____ and ______.
drained; disinfected
In pools, free chlorine must be maintained between ____ and ____ ppm.
1; 10
pH in pools must be maintained between _____ and _____.
7.2; 7.8
In wading pools/spas, free chlorine must be maintained between ____ and ____ ppm.
2; 10
In wading pools/spas, pH must be maintained between ___ and ___.
7.2; 7.8
A ____ foot minimum height fence must be present around swimming pools.
4
The horizontal space between vertical members of the fence shall not exceed _____ inches.
4
if the horizontal space between vertical members exceeds 1.75 inches, then there shall be at least
______ inches between any horizontal bottom rail and the next one.
30
The height of any opening under the bottom of the enclosure must not exceed ____ inches.
4
All gates leading to the pool must be self-____.
closing
______ means the Wake County department of human services director or his/her authorized
representative.
Director
_____ means the certified pool operator who is responsible for the daily operation of a public
swimming pool
operator
_____ means the owner of the swimming pool or the responsible management company
Owner
_____ _____ means the interior of the fenced area around a swimming pool including the pool itself,
toilets, bathhouses, equipment enclosures, chemical enclosures
pool area
_____ ______ _____ means any swimming pool located on private property, the use of which is
limited to swimming or bathing by members of his/her family or invited guests.
Residential swimming pools
_____ ______ means any structure, basin, or chamber containing an artificial body of water used for
swimming, diving, wading, instructional purposes, or therapeutic bathing
swimming pool
A _____ _____ _____ ____ ____ ____ (WCSPOP) is required for operation of a swimming pool in our
county.
Wake County swimming pool operations permit
The _____ must approve construction projects to the pool.
director
A "year round pool" is any pool that is _____ or ______.
indoor; heated
The CPO certificate is valid for ___ years after the date of issuance
5
pH and disinfectant levels must be taken at least ____ a day, no more than ___ hours apart.
twice; 6
CPO must go through a checklist of _______ guidelines _____ a day.
maintenance; once
When the CPO cannot physically go through the checklist, they must find an ______ ______.
, alternate operator
Records must be kept of all activities pertaining to the operations of the pool including ____-
chlorination and the addition of _______.
super; chemicals
A pool must be closed by an operator if the presence of ______, ______, _______ _____, or _______
______.
algae; bacteria; fecal coliform; fecal matter
if a pool has no ______ _______ of ______ it must be closed.
measurable level; disinfectant
If fecal material is introduced into a WADING POOL/SPA, it is to be _____ and ______.
drained; disinfected
In pools, free chlorine must be maintained between ____ and ____ ppm.
1; 10
pH in pools must be maintained between _____ and _____.
7.2; 7.8
In wading pools/spas, free chlorine must be maintained between ____ and ____ ppm.
2; 10
In wading pools/spas, pH must be maintained between ___ and ___.
7.2; 7.8
A ____ foot minimum height fence must be present around swimming pools.
4
The horizontal space between vertical members of the fence shall not exceed _____ inches.
4
if the horizontal space between vertical members exceeds 1.75 inches, then there shall be at least
______ inches between any horizontal bottom rail and the next one.
30
The height of any opening under the bottom of the enclosure must not exceed ____ inches.
4
All gates leading to the pool must be self-____.
closing
