Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 37.40 - Dressing rooms; toilet rooms(a) - (1) Well located, properly ventilated dressing rooms and toilet rooms of ample size shall be provided for employes.(2) Dressing rooms shall be separated from adjoining toilet rooms by tight, full height walls or partitions.(3) Toilet rooms shall not be entered directly from a work room but through an intervening dressing room or a properly ventilated toilet room vestibule.(b) Applicable Commonwealth or local codes shall govern such matters as the following: (1) Ventilation and lighting of toilet and dressing rooms.(2) Ratio of toilet, handwashing facilities, and urinals to the number of employes using such facilities.(3) Type of fixtures used.(4) Manner of installation of plumbing in such rooms.(c) When a Commonwealth or local plumbing code is not in effect, it is suggested that the National Plumbing Code, American National Standards Institute, Inc., number ASA a 40.8-1955, published by A.S.M.E., 29 West 39th Street, New York, New York 10018, be used as a guide.