R392-501-11. Service Building Requirements

  (1) Each labor community having housing units as described in R392-501-4(8) shall be provided with a service building or buildings for the use of labor community occupants.

  (2) A service building shall meet the following requirements:

  (a) It shall have interior walls constructed of smooth, moisture-resistant material to facilitate frequent washing and cleaning.

  (b) All outer openings shall be effectively screened.

  (c) It shall be provided with a minimum of 10 foot candles of exterior lighting to indicate the location of the building and entrance doorways.

  (d) Toilet or privy rooms and laundry facilities shall be provided with a minimum of 10 foot candles of interior lighting.

  (e) Approaches to any service building shall be free from obstruction.

  (f) Any common-use potable water faucet inside or connected to a service building shall not have a threaded spigot.

  (3) The number of toilets or privy seats provided in a service building for each sex shall be based on the maximum number of workers of that sex which the labor community is designed to house at any one time, and shall be calculated from Table I.

TABLE I

Required Minimum Toilet Fixtures in a Labor Community

Number of

Workers of

Same Sex Required Toilet Fixture(s)

1 -- 5 1 toilet or privy seat

6 - 30 2 toilets or privy seats

31 - 45 3 toilets or privy seats

46 -- 60 4 toilets or privy seats

  (4) Labor communities employing fewer than six workers, irrespective of sex, only require one toilet or privy if located in a single occupancy toilet room that can be locked from the inside.

  (5)(a) Urinals may be provided on the basis of one unit for each 18 men or fraction thereof, provided the urinal is installed in addition to a toilet at the same location.

  (b) The required number of toilet fixtures for men may be reduced by up to 1/3 by installing urinals in this ratio.

  (c) The floor from the wall and for a distance not less than 15 inches measured from the outward edge of the urinals shall be constructed of materials impervious to moisture.

  (6) Toilet facilities and toilet rooms shall be easily cleanable.

  (7) Except as provided in Subsection R392-501-11(7)(a), separate toilet rooms within the service building shall be provided for each sex. These rooms shall be distinctly marked "for men" and "for women" by signs printed in English and in the native languages of the persons occupying the temporary labor community, or marked with easily understood pictures or symbols.

  (a) Where a toilet room will be occupied by no more than one person at a time, can be locked from the inside, and contains at least one toilet, separate toilet rooms for each sex need not be provided.

  (8)(a) A service building toilet room shall have a window not less than 6 square feet in area opening directly to the outside area or shall be otherwise satisfactorily ventilated in a manner approved by the local health officer.

  (b) Outside openings shall be screened with 16 mesh material.

  (c) Each vault privy room shall be ventilated with a properly screened opening or openings of at least two square feet.

  (9) A toilet fixture or urinal may not be located in a room used for other than toilet purposes.

  (10)(a) A service building as required in R392-501-4(8) shall be located within 200 feet of the door of any housing unit.

  (b) A vault privy may not be located closer than 100 feet to a sleeping room, dining room, designated lunch area, or kitchen.

  (11) Sinks shall be located either in the same room as toilet fixtures or immediately adjacent to the toilet room or service building.

  (12) The operator shall provide soap and toilet tissue in suitable dispensers in each service building.

  (13) The operator shall provide at least one solid, easily cleanable, covered waste receptacle for the collection of solid waste for each toilet room within a service building.

  (14) The operator shall provide clean individual disposable towels at each sink. Alternate hand drying methods approved by the local health officer may be substituted for individual disposable towels.

  (15) The number of shower or bathing facilities provided in a service building for each sex shall be based on the maximum number of workers of that sex which the labor community is designed to house at any one time, and shall be calculated from Table II.

TABLE II

Required Minimum Shower or Bathing Facilities

in a Labor Community

Number of

Workers of

Same Sex Required Shower or Bathing Facility

1 -- 15 1 shower or bath

16 - 30 2 showers or baths

31 - 45 3 showers or baths

46 -- 60 4 showers or baths

  (16) Labor communities employing fewer than six workers, irrespective of sex, only require one shower or bath if located in a single occupancy room that can be locked from the inside.

  (17) Except as provided in Subsection R392-501-11(15)(a), where shower or bathing facilities are communal, separate bathing or shower areas shall be provided for each sex. These areas shall be distinctly marked "MEN" or "WOMEN" by signs printed in English and in the native languages of the persons occupying the temporary labor community, or marked with easily understood pictures or symbols.

  (a) Separate shower or bathing areas for each sex need not be provided if:

  (i) shower or bathing rooms are designed to be occupied by no more than one person at a time; and

  (ii) shower or bathing rooms can be locked from the inside.