Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 41.122 - Toilet rooms, water closets and urinals(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.