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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    Cuart III. —Requirements as to sanitation of toilet equipment in establishments employing women !—Continued | Construction materials for toilet a oo to , them imper- Types of fixtures Ventilation Heating Lighting Maintenance Establishments covered ? Source of authority : us to moisture Administering agency (See p. 4) es Ma ec Seok een ndubbetecudcckcauudsouuc wan nnn nnn ence ene e eee en ene eeee|--- ean ne---eee------| 0,50 foot-candle of arti- |...................-......-.--] Where the place of work or the | Safety standards | Department of labor ficial illumination nature of the operation adopted by the de- and industries, divi- where illumination causes a hazard to exist due | partment of labor | _ sion of safety. by natural light is to insufficient illumination. and industries. -less than twice this 4 : amount. EPI eee i Bh approved |_....................................... To have direct ventilation to out- |._..__...__.-.....-- Properly lighted by | To be kept in a clean and | Factory, mercantile establish- | Statute... ._..-.------- Commissioner of labor | manner. side air when practicable; other- artificial light except sanitary condition. ment, mill, or workshop. | . wise to be placed in an inclosure when influx of natu- (Covers all places of em- ai separately ventilated. ral light makes this ployment, including office ~~ a 10 ; ; ’ : : unnecessary. buildings.) : an ---| Walls, ceilings, and partitions | Individual closets of porcelain or vitre- | Windows to outside air required | Heated so that fix- | Lighted by natural or | Walls, floors, ceiling, and fix- | All places of employment--__- General orders on san- | Industrial commission, | to be completely covered with ous chinaware; seats of wood or other where possible and definite limi- tures will be in artificial light so that tures to be kept clean, effi- itation adopted by safety and sanitation | smooth cement or gypsum} non heat-absorbing material and| tations given for exceptions. In| good condition | all partsoftheroom | cient, and in good repair; the industrial com- | department. a plaster, glazed brick or tile, covered with varnish to make them new installations 4 square feet of at all times. are visible. obstructions to be re- mission. | galvanized or enameled metal, nonabsorbent, required of all new window area required for room moved at once. or other smooth nonabsorbent installations. Closet to be provided containing 1 fixture and 2 addi- | material; if of wood, enameled. with an effective flushing device. tional square feet for each addi- - Walls and partitions to be of tional fixture. A vent flue in ad- light color. Floors and base to dition to windows is required in be made of material other than rooms having more than 3 fix- wood which does not readily tures. Additional detailed spec- absorb moisture, though wood ifications are given for air-shaft may be used under certain dimensions, ete. conditions if allowed in writ- ing by industrial commission. All water-closets to be made of porce- | All toilet rooms shalipave at least |... os os osod fan annecnccoesedada wen sccl- co nacedeeubencscuecusuccucdcc All buildings in the State_____ Plumbing code adopt- | State board of health. lain or vitreous china. Bowl and 1 outside window or be provided ed by State board of trap must be in one piece. Shall with local vents or air shafts so health. hold sufficient water and be of such as to insure 4 changes of air per shape and form that no waste will hour. Vents and shafts shall not collect on surface of bowl. Equipped be connected with plumbing sys- with adequate flushing rims. Flush tem and must provide adequate tanks or flushometer valves to have ventilation. flushing capacity of not less than 3 gallons for water-closets. eee eae SOOU-CRLLS OE GFUS | <5 1s ennaumiweeecheelan ieee Factories, mills, offices, and | Industrial _lighting | Industrial co issi cel c % . Beeman Fe other work places. code issued a he pet gt oediadinn oie wien eh, — commis department. ¥ nation by natural } light is less than twice this amount. I ails in regard to each State, see summaries on pp. 33 to 83. In addition to the 6 States—Arizona, Georgia, Mississippi, 5 In factories or mercantile establishments structural changes and alterations are required only where 6 or more nd Wyoming—that have no laws or regulations whatsoever, Arkansas and Nevada have no provisions pertaining to 6 Where less than 4 women are employed, the State welfare commissi persons are employed. ma and Florida only meal aerial a ae bo cp rs st betas Peete ef Meee : quirements otom der No. 22. ploy sion may release the employer from compliance with the re- asing numbers of women in clerical work, the question of facilities in office buildings seems important. On this account, oes not apply in buildings used exclusively for offices, if separate toil i ecessi A that was available as to their being covered or not covered has been added in this column. buildings in towns and cities of 5,000 or less at len Be of he EN pee a ee , ible. Enforced in stores and office in the law only once but could be interpreted as applying to this point. _ e. : '8 See note in lower half of p. 79. 1 standard of the industrial board holds that to be ‘‘properly ventilated” a toilet room must be ventilated directly to the a window or indirectly by means of some mechanical device. 123908°—33 (Facep. 32.) No.14
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