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20--Industrial Sanitation and Personnel Facilities TABLE 20-C LAVATORIES PER EMPLOYEE Type of Employment Nomndustrial--Office buildings, public buildings, and similar establishments Number of Employees 1--t5 16--35 36--60 61--90 91--125 Over 125 Industrial--lactones. warehouses, loft buildings, and similar establishments 1--100 more than 100 From OSHA Regulations, } 1910 141(d)(2) Minimum Number of Lavatories 1 2 3 4 5 1 additional fixture for each additional 45 employees 1 fixture for each 10 employees 1 fixture for each additional 15 employees is better to have these facilities m a single building centrally located or in several build ings near the work areas All washing facilities should be maintained in a sanitary condition Each lavatory should have hot and cold water, or at least must have tepid running watei, and hand soap or similar cleansing agent Washrooms and locker rooms should be well ventilated, kept warm and comfoitable, and at 50 percent relative humidity The heating equipment should be so installed as to protect against bums and it should comply with state codes The floors of washrooms and locker rooms should be of nonabsorbent material such as glazed brick, hie, or concrete The floor ma terial should be continued up into the walls as a cove for at least 6 m before there is a joint The walls should then be connected to the floor cove with a tight joint and should be impervious to water to a height of at least 5 ft Flooring material should be selected for durability and sanitation and to minimize the hazard of slipping and falling Terrazzo, 538 tile, marble, and polished concrete floor sur faces are particularly hazardous when wet For safety with such floors, a rigid cleaning and mopping schedule must be maintained to keep them dry when they are in use Concrete floors can be made much less hazardous by covering the surface with a fin ishing layer of abrasive gram concrete Abra sive strips may be helpful on old concrete floors, which have been worn smooth Ce ramic tiles with a nonskid, nonabsorbent, and watertight surface, are also available A floor should frequently be inspected for watertightness Leaky floors cause damage to joists and other structural members of the building, and, if organic materials collect m them, may attract vermin Worn wood or concrete floors may be covered with a plastic material to obtain a watertight surface Lavatories should be available in accord ance with Table 20-C A lavatory (wash basin), 24 in of trough (wash sink), and 20 m of circular basin are considered equiva lent fixtures if there are water outlets (pref erably a mixing faucet) at each space In industries where workers need additional