02.E Toilets.
02.E.01 General.
Toilets must be present in all places of employment and must contain the following:
Table 2-1
Minimum Toilet Facilities - Construction sites.
Exception: The requirements below do not apply to mobile crews or to normally unattended work locations if employees working at these locations have transportation readily available to nearby toilet and/or washing facilities which meet the other requirements of this paragraph.
- Separate toilet facilities, in toilet rooms provided for each sex must be provided in all places of employment according to Table 2-1. Separate toilet rooms for each sex need not be provided if toilet rooms can only be occupied by one person at a time, can be locked from the inside and contain at least one toilet seat (where such single-occupancy rooms have more than one commode, only one commode in each toilet room may be counted);
- Hot and cold running water, or tepid running water [tepid water is 60° F - 100o F (15.5° C - 37.8° C)];
- Hand soap or similar cleansing agents must be provided;
- Individual disposable paper towels or warm air blowers designed for hand-drying, convenient to the lavatories;
- An adequate supply of toilet paper and a holder for each seat;
- Contained within an individual compartment and equipped with a door and separated from other toilet fixtures by walls or partitions sufficiently high to ensure privacy;
- Adequate interior lighting;
- Washing and toilet facilities must be cleaned regularly and maintained in good order;
- Each commode must be equipped with a toilet seat and toilet seat cover. Each toilet facility - except those specifically designed and designated for females - must be equipped with a metal, plastic or porcelain urinal trough; and
- Adequate ventilation. All windows and vents must be screened; seat boxes must be vented to the outside [minimum vent size 4 in (10.1 cm)] with vent intake located 1 in (2.5 cm) below the seat.
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2-5. Separate toilet rooms for each sex need not be provided if toilet rooms _____.
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