Several items must be planned into any building. These include emergency items such as fire escapes and first aid kits down to the basic necessities of life such as bathroom facilities. The proper number of bathrooms is not only convenient, federal guidelines dictate the minimum number of toilets to be located within a building. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Determine the number of employees who will be occupying the building at any given point in time. Generally, a building is designed to house a certain number of employees, and the restroom facilities must match the maximum occupancy number.
2. Compare the number of employees to the OSHA chart for number of required restrooms.
1 to15 employees: 1 restroom
16 to 35 employees: 2 restrooms
36 to 55 employees: 3 restrooms
56 to 80 employees: 4 restrooms
81 to 110 employees: 5 restrooms
111 to 150 employees: 6 restrooms
3. Evaluate the availability of restrooms to employees. OSHA requires that restrooms be "readily" available to employees. In some cases this does not require the restroom to be physically located in a particular structure. If an available restroom is nearby and employees have uninterrupted access to these facilities, it may meet federal guidelines.
4. Install the proper restroom devices. The number of restrooms listed in the table indicates the number of water closets required. A water closet is a device that will allow defecation as well as urination, so a urinal will not count toward the total needed.
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