Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 31 - Labor
38a - Sanitary, Lighting and Heating Facilities for Employees of Railroad Companies as Defined in Section 16-1 of the General Statutes
Section 31-38a-7 - Construction
Universal Citation: CT Reg of State Agencies 31-38a-7
Current through December 12, 2024
(a) Installations existing on February 7, 1961.
(1) The outside partitions of
every toilet room and of every water-closet compartment not located in a toilet
room shall be of solid construction and shall extend to the ceiling or the area
shall be independently sealed over. Above the level of six feet the outside
walls of a toilet room may be provided with glass that is translucent but not
transparent. Windows when open shall be screened if necessary to prevent a view
of the interior from surrounding buildings.
(2) Unless constructed of marble, cement,
plaster, tile, galvanized iron, glazed brick or other glazed materials or
concrete with a mixture of waterproofing material, every toilet room and
water-closet compartment, including the ceiling, shall be kept well painted
with a light colored nonabsorbent paint, varnish or other substance impervious
to water.
(3) Where more than one
water closet is installed in a toilet room, partitions between the water
closets shall be provided which shall approximate as nearly as possible the
dimensions prescribed in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) hereof.
(b) Installations after February 7, 1961.
(1) The floor of
every toilet room installed after February 1, 1961, and the side walls to a
height of not less than six inches shall be constructed with sanitary base and
of material other than wood, which is impervious to moisture and which has a
smooth surface. This material shall be marble, Portland cement, tile, glazed
brick or other approved waterproof material. The angle formed by the floor and
the base shall be rounded.
(2)
Every water-closet compartment installed after said date, except the door,
shall be constructed to a height of not less than four feet of material which
is nonabsorbent to moisture and has a smooth surface. Where more than one water
closet is installed in a toilet room, partitions between the water closets
shall be provided and shall extend forward not less than fifteen inches further
than the fixture. These may be of wood if covered with paint, or some other
nonabsorbent material. They shall be not less than six feet in height and shall
not extend nearer the ceiling or floor than one foot. They shall be at least
twenty-eight inches apart.
(3) In
all water-closet compartments constructed after said date, there shall be at
least ten square feet of floor space and eighty cubic feet of air space per
urinal or stool installed.
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