Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a)
On each floor of the building there shall be at least one toilet room for each
sex equipped in accordance with the following specifications:
(1) Toilet rooms shall be accessible to and
usable by the physically handicapped and shall have space to allow traffic of
individuals in wheel chairs.
(2)
Toilet rooms shall have at least one toilet stall that meets the following
requirements:
(i) Three feet in
width.
(ii) At least 4 feet 8
inches, but preferably 5 feet, in depth.
(iii) A door, if doors are used, 32 inches in
width that swings out.
(iv) Grab
bars or handrails on each side 33 inches in height and parallel to the floor, 1
inch or more on outside diameter with one to 1/2 inch clearance between the
rail and the wall and which is securely fastened at the ends and
center.
(v) A water closet with the
seat 20 inches from the floor.
(3) Toilet stalls shall be furnished for each
sex in accordance with the following table:
| Number of
Persons | Number of Stalls |
| 1-15 | 1 |
| 16-30 | 2 |
| 31-50 | 3 |
(4) Toilet stalls shall be provided for each
sex in the ratio of at least one for each 25 or less persons.
(5) Toilet rooms shall have either lavatories
with narrow aprons, which, when mounted at standard height, are usable by
individuals in wheelchairs, or lavatories mounted higher, when particular
designs demand, so that they are usable by individuals in
wheelchairs.
(6) Mirrors and
shelves shall be provided above lavatories at a height as low as practical but
no higher than 40 inches above the floor, measured from the top of the shelf
and the bottom of the mirror.
(7)
Toilet rooms for men shall have either an appropriate number of wall-mounted
urinals with the opening of the basin 19 inches from the floor or an
appropriate number of floor-mounted urinals that are on a level with the main
floor of the toilet room.
(8)
Toilet rooms shall have an appropriate number of towel racks, towel dispensers
and other dispensers and disposal units mounted no higher than 40 inches from
the floor.
(9) An appropriate
number of water fountains or other water-dispensing means shall be accessible
to and usable by the physically disabled. Water fountains or coolers shall have
up-front spouts and controls, and be either hand-operated or hand-and-foot
operated.
(b) Toilet
rooms may be located one floor above or below the regular place of occupancy of
the person or persons for whose use they are provided in those buildings if
there are a sufficient number of passenger elevators.
This section cited in 31 Pa. Code §243.6 (relating to standards for
institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing homes); and 31
Pa. Code §244.3 (relating to standards for
institutional plan of risk management for hospitals and nursing
homes).
