Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director
Chapter 3701-33 - Agricultural Labor Camps
Section 3701-33-07 - Toilet and hygiene facilities
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3701-33-07
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) To comply with minimum standards of habitability:
(1)
Toilet facilities shall be constructed, located, and
maintained in a sanitary condition so as to prevent any nuisance or public
health hazard. No toilet, chemical toilet or urinal shall be located in a room
used for other than toilet and hygiene purposes. Toilet facilities shall be
located within two hundred feet of each dwelling. Privies and portable chemical
toilets, approved by the licensor, shall not be located closer than fifty feet
to any dwelling or facility where food is prepared or served and shall be
located at least one hundred feet from any water supply.
(2)
Except in
individual family housing units, separate toilet accommodations for men and
women shall be provided. If toilet facilities for men and women are in the same
building, they shall be separated by a solid wall from floor to roof or ceiling
or a solid wall extending to a minimum height of at least eight feet. Toilets
shall be distinctly marked for "men" and for "women" by signs printed in both
English and the native language of the persons occupying the camp or marked
with easily understood pictures or symbols.
(3)
Toilet facilities
for each sex shall be provided with not less than one seat for each fifteen
occupants, and a minimum of one toilet for each sex in common use
facilities.
(4)
In facilities where there are multiple toilets located
in th same room, a curtain or other partition shall be provided around each
toilet for privacy. The partition shall be at least fifty-four inches high and
not more than twelve inches off the floor.
(5)
Urinals
constructed of impervious materials may be substituted for men's toilets on the
basis of one urinal, or twenty-four inches of trough-type urinal, for one
toilet up to a maximum of one-third of the required toilets. In toilet
facilities, constructed or substantially altered after April 2, 1985, urinals
shall be provided on the basis of one for each twenty-five male camp occupants.
The flooring under the urinal shall be constructed of impervious materials and
extend at least fifteen inches from the outward edge of the urinal to the
wall.
(6)
Toilet facilities shall be provided with the
following:
(a)
Lighting at all hours of the day provided by an artificial light source located
within the facility, or a combination of artificial light and natural
light;
(b)
Ventilation provided by natural or mechanical
means;
(7)
In addition to the requirements of paragraph (A)(6) of
this rule, common use toilet facilities shall be provided with the
following:
(a)
An adequate and accessible supply of toilet tissue with
holders;
(b)
Self-closing doors for all entrances/exits, and
sixteen-mesh screening for all outside openings that provide
ventilation;
(c)
Handwashing facilities equipped with soap and
single-use hand towels or mechanical hand dryers.
(8)
All toilet
facilities shall be located so that no individual is required to pass through a
sleeping room, other than his or her own, in order to use the toilet
facilities.
(9)
Hygiene facilities shall be provided, for use of all
occupants, with the following:
(a)
Supply of hot and cold running water;
(b)
Showerheads in a
ratio of one for each fifteen occupants;
(c)
Showerheads
spaced at least three feet apart, with a minimum of nine square feet of floor
space for each. Commercial shower stalls measuring thirty-two by thirty-two
inches are acceptable;
(d)
Shower floors constructed of nonskid, impervious
materials and sloped to properly constructed floor drains;
(e)
All walls and
partitions covered to the height of splash with a smooth and impervious
material. All junctions of the walls or partitions with the floor shall be
coved;
(f)
Handwash sinks in a ratio of one for each fifteen
occupants;
(g)
In addition to to the requirements (A)(9)(a) to
(A)(9)(f) of this rule, all common use facilities shall be provided with the
following:
(i)
Separate shower facilities for each sex. When shower facilities for both sexes
are in the same building they shall be separated by a solid wall extending from
the floor to the ceiling or roof, or a solid wall extending to a minimum height
of at least eight feet;
(ii)
Signs, distinctly identifying the facilities for "men"
and "women", printed in both English and the native language of the persons
occupying the camp or with easily understood pictures or
symbols;
(iii)
Adequate dry dressing space;
(iv)
A minimum of one
showerhead and one handwash sink for each sex.
(h)
In addition to
paragraphs (A)(9)(a), (A)(9)(c), (A)(9)(d), (A)(9)(e), and (A)(9)(g)(i) to
(A)(9)(g)(iii), camps established or substantially altered after April 2, 1985,
shall be provided with the following:
(i)
Showerheads in
the ratio of one for ten occupants and a minimum of one for each sex in common
use facilities;
(ii)
One handwash sink for each housing unit or for each six
occupants with and a minimum of one for each sex in a common use
facility.
(10)
Hygiene
facilities shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and located in
a building within two hundred feet of each housing unit.
(B) To comply with the voluntary standards of habitability:
(1)
There shall be
one handwash sink and one shower with a supply of hot and cold water under
pressure in each individual housing unit;
(2)
There shall be
one showerhead for each ten occupants and one handwash sink for each six
occupants, with a minimum of one shower and one lavatory for each sex in common
use facilities. The showers and handwash sinks shall have a supply of hot and
cold water under pressure;
(3)
All toilet
facilities shall be water flush;
(4)
Where multiple
toilets are provided there shall be rigid partitions between each toilet to
provide reasonable privacy. The partitions shall be at least fifty-four inches
high and be no more than twelve inches off of the floor.
Replaces: 3701-33-11, 3701-33-12
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