Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 295 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Subchapter G - SANITATION AT TEMPORARY PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT
Section 295.167 - Standards for Hand-Washing Facilities

(1) Employers shall provide hand-washing facilities for maintaining personal cleanliness at every temporary place of employment. These shall be convenient for employee use and shall be maintained in a sanitary condition.

(2) Hand-washing facilities shall be supplied with running water, which may be gravity flow. It is required that this be potable water. See § 295.165(a) of this title (relating to Standards for Water Supply).

(3) At least one hand-washing facility shall be located in or adjacent to any toilet room provided for employees' use, whether these are portable or at fixed (permanent) locations. A minimum of one hand-washing facility shall be provided for each two toilet facilities, as determined from the requirements of § 295.166(a)(3) of this title (relating to Standards for Toilet Facilities and Toilet Rooms).

(4) A dispenser containing a suitable cleansing agent shall be provided for each hand-washing facility. Individual hand towels and proper receptacles for their disposal shall be located conveniently.

(5) Wherever a sufficient supply of potable water for hand-washing cannot be provided at a particular temporary job site, compliance with the hand-washing standards may be accomplished by providing an ample supply of disposable, pre-moistened cleaning towels and emulsifiable skin cleaners. This alternative shall not be employed as a permanent substitute for hand-washing facilities, however.

(1) Portable hand-washing facilities shall be supplied with potable water for washing purposes to the extent of at least one-half gallon for each of the maximum number of employees present for regular work day. Storage tanks for such water must be kept in a sanitary condition.

(2) "Grey water" (wash water after being used) shall be disposed of in a holding tank, seepage pit, or by other means so as not to create a nuisance or menace to health.