Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) A school-age
center must provide smooth, washable, easily-cleanable walls and floors in the
toileting and handwashing areas.
(2) A school-age center must provide toilets
that:
(a) Are supplied with toilet
paper;
(b) Have doors that can be
unlocked from the outside with an opening device readily accessible to staff,
if equipped with doors; and
(c)
Provide privacy, such as being screened, equipped with doors, or having
children take turns while supervision is maintained.
(3) A school-age center must have handwashing
sinks that:
(a) Have hot and cold running
water, unless the center's program is in a public school building;
(b) Have mixing faucets if the center's
certification was in effect on July 15, 2001 and when toilet facilities are
remodeled, and unless the center's program is housed in a public school
building;
(c) If self-closing
metered faucets are used, provide water flow for at least 15 seconds without
the need to reactivate the faucet. Centers with certification in effect on July
15, 2001 must comply with the water flow requirement for self-closing metered
faucets and when toilet facilities are remodeled;
(d) Have water that does not exceed
120°F;
(e) Have liquid soap and
paper towels within easy reach of children and dispensed in a sanitary manner
with a trash container. Other hand drying options must be approved by the
environmental health specialist; and
(f) Are not used for preparation of food or
drinks, dish washing, rinsing soiled clothing, cleaning equipment that is used
for toileting, or for the disposal of any wastewater used in cleaning the
center.
(4) When
plumbing is unavailable to provide a handwashing sink, a school-age center may
provide a handwashing sink using a portable water supply and a sanitary catch
system, with a written plan approved by a local public health department. A
mechanism must be in place to prevent children from gaining access to soiled
water or more than one child from washing in the same water.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.280
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
329A.280
