Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a)
Construction. The
following specifications shall be met:
(1)
Any toilet room without adequate natural light shall be artificially lighted in
accordance with Chapter 27 (relating to lighting) issued by the Department, and
the approach thereto shall be kept well lighted and free from obstruction at
all times.
(2) No toilet room shall
have direct contact with any room in which food products are manufactured or in
which unwrapped food products are prepared, stored, handled or sold, unless
separated from such room by a vestibule with doors. The doors of both the
toilet room and the vestibule shall be provided with effective self-closing
devices.
(3) The outside partitions
of all toilet rooms shall be of solid construction or of glass set in suitable
frames. If glass is used, it shall be opaque or translucent but not
transparent. Partitions shall extend from floor to ceiling or the rooms shall
be independently ceiled over (except roof truss construction).
(4) If subject to public view, the entrance
to a toilet room shall be provided with a vestibule or screen with the
exception that, where such toilet rooms contain only one toilet and the door to
the room may be locked on the inside, a screen shall not be required.
(5) The door of every toilet room for the use
of more than one person shall be fitted with an effective self-closing
device.
(6) Water closet
compartments shall have a door equipped with a latch, lock, or bolt. Dwarf
doors may be used but the tops shall neither be less than 60 inches from the
floor, nor shall the clearance between the bottom of the door and the floor
exceed 12 inches.
(7) Natural or
artificial means shall be provided to insure a comfortable and healthful
atmosphere.
(8) The walls and
ceilings of all toilet rooms shall be of a substance that may be readily
cleaned.
(9) Separate toilet rooms
shall be provided for each sex if both men and women are employed. These shall
be clearly designated and no person shall be permitted to use or frequent a
toilet room assigned to the opposite sex.
(10) Partitions separating toilet rooms
provided for the opposite sexes shall be soundproof and constructed of material
which is not transparent or translucent, and no opening in such partitions
shall be permitted.
(b)
Maintenance. In all toilet rooms or water closet compartments
and in all compartments containing urinals there shall be displayed a poster
requesting employes to cooperate with the employer and with each other to
maintain the conveniences in a sanitary condition. Upon written request to the
Department, copies of the required poster, an example of which appears in
§
41.33 (relating to water closet
maintenance), will be furnished without cost. The walls or partitions of toilet
rooms, dressing rooms, or water closet compartments and all fixtures shall be
kept free from indecent writing or marking; such defacement shall be removed by
the employer.
