The installation and maintenance of toilet facilities in places of employment / United States Department of Labor, Women's Bureau.

Date:
1933
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Credit: The installation and maintenance of toilet facilities in places of employment / United States Department of Labor, Women's Bureau. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Jonstruction materials for toilet rooms to make them imper- vious to moisture .| Suitable toilets *__..____..-__.__. } \ | Walls and ceilings to be of sub- | stance that can be cleaned | easily. Floor and side walls | to height of 6 inches to be of smooth surface and of mate- rial that is impervious to moisture. Types of fixtures Bowls to have flushing rims. Seats to have open front except integral type, and if of absorbent material to be covered with varnish. Trough closets permitted and must be made of smooth material impervious to moisture unless the department of labor and industry approves the use of cast iron, galvanized iron, sheet metal, or steel. Pan, plunger, washout, faucet, and long hopper closets prohibited except when frost- proof or floor-type closets are ap- proved. Not to be supplied with water direct from pipes unless closet provided with flush meters, volu- meters, or similar devices. Auto- matic or siphon tanks to hold 5 gal- lons for each closet; where supplied from special tanks or cisterns closets to have 6 gallons flushing capacity. A group of closets on the same floor may be flushed from 1 tank but not those on other floors unless flush meters, etc., are used. | Must meet the requirements of health and propriety accord- ing to the judgment of the inspectors. Must meet the requirements of health and propriety according to the judg- ment of the inspectors. g | colored, nonabsorbent paint or made of glazed brick, etc. | Floors and side walls to height | of 9inches to have smooth sur- face and be of material imper- vious to moisture. 1- Constructed in an approved manner. Constructed in clean, sanitary, and healthful manner. ee No. 14. vided. Individual bowls of porce- lain or vitreous earthenware. Seats to be of wood or other non-heat-ab- sorbing material coated with water- proof substance. Bowl set free of inclosing woodwork. Ventilation Compartments to have sufficient direct outside ventilation by window or other means, Window or skylight opening to outside is required or artificial ventilation. (The kind is not specified.) health and propriety according to the judgment of the inspectors. Properly ventilated Detailed specifications given for ventilating room to outside air by window or shaft. Windows to be openable half their area; minimum area 4 square feet with 1 square foot increase for each additional fixture. Heating Must meet the re- quirements of health and pro- pricty according to the judgment of the inspectors. Facilities for heat- ing. Lighting When adequate natu- ral light not avail- able, to be artifici- ally lighted in ac- cordance with regu- lations for industrial lighting issued by the department of labor. 1 foot-candle of illumi- nation. Must meet the require- ments of health and propriety according to the judgment of the inspectors. Lighted by natural or artificial light so that all parts are easily visible at all times. At all times properly lighted. Maintenance Kept clean, sanitary, and free from obscene writing and marking at all times. Walls to be kept free from obscene writing or mark- ing. Poster asking for cooperation of employees required to be posted. Must meet the requirements of health and propriety ac- cording to the judgment of the inspectors To be kept clean and free from disagreeable odors. Kept in sanitary condition and free from effluvia. Walls to be free from obscene writing. One or more em- ployees designated to have charge of sanitary appli- ances; regular and thor- ough cleaning required; disinfection alone not to be relied on. Kept in clean and sanitary condition and effectively disinfected. Maintained in a clean, sani- tary, and healthful man- ner. To be kept clean and free from effluvia. Establishments covered ? males. Factories. (Does not apply to laundries or restaurants which frequently are cov- ered by this term.) Every establishment__________ Factory, manufacturing, and mercantile establishments. All places other than those listed above where women and children are employed. Factory, mercantile or other establishment or office where 2 or more males, 2 or more females are employed to- gether. Factory, mill, or workshop, where women, girls, or chil- dren are employed. (Mer- cantile establishments, office buildings, and restaurants not covered.) Manufacturing and mercantile establishments. Factory, mill, workshop, mer- cantile establishment, laun- dry or other establishment. Food-handling establishments Establishments in which 5 or more persons are employed, and every factory, work- shop, mercantile or other es- tablishment or office in which 2 or more children under 18 years of age or women are employed.7 P j n Source of authority amet 9 Sol cy | eae Department of labor and industry. Regulations for indus- Do. trial sanitation adopted by the de- partment of labor and industry. Regulations for indus- Do. trial lighting adopt- ed by the depart- ment of labor and industry. SUR iIECL er Factory inspection de- partment. . oe (Ue hac state Do. aaa” do.......-.........| Commissioner of agri- culture, commerce, and industries. ees do State’s attorney on complaint. Recommendations of department of labor. Statute. 2 osc. u ecu Commissioner of labor statistics. a, ee Sen do............_._..] State board of health. alls eS em Commissioner of labor in department of la- bor and industries.
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