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.