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138 M. A. SHAPIRO Canners Association, has published a comprehensive manual, Sanitation jor the Food-Preservation Industries.3B. For all places of employment minimum require^ ments for toilet facilities, washing facilities, change rooms, and retiring rooms. for women are set forth in the American Standard Minimum Requirements for Sanitation.6 Among the detailed requirements, this standard specifies the following: Toilets Water closets shall be provided for each sex according to the following table. The number to be provided for each sex shall in every case be based on the maximum number of persons of that sex employed at any one time at work on the premises for which the facilities are furnished. When persons other than employees are permitted to use the toilet facilities on the premises, a reasonable allowance shall be made for such other persons in estimating the minimum number of toilet facilities required. Number of persons 1 to 9 10 to 24 25 to 49 50 to 74 75 to ICO Over 100 Minimum number of facilities 1 for each additional 30 persons Where 10 or more are employed, urinals may be provided. One water closet less than the above specified number may be provided for males for each urinal, except that the number ihyj, such-cases-may-not-be reduced_to-less_than..?/i-of-thB_number_specified_aho.ve--Two_fee.L.o trough urinal shall be considered as equivalent to one individual urinal. In new installations, the minimum floor space allotted for water closets, lavatories, and urinals should be as follows: Minimum width (in.) Minimum depth Minimum room space (in.) per unit (sq. ft.) Water closets 32 42 16 Lavatories 24 42 12 Urinals 24 42 12 fr it is suggested that in the absence of state or local building codes, the requirements of "i the American Standard Plumbing Code, ASA-A40.7-1949, or the latest revision thereof ap- : proved by the American Standards Association, Incorporated, be followed in the construction and-instaUaUpn^qPVqileWaicilities,-------------------------i---------------21'.(SBfr. Chemical Closets'and Privies ' '\ When chemical onsets or privies are permitted, they shall be of a type approved by the.;'| health authorities having jurisdiction and shall be maintained in a sanitary condition. In theV1 absence of specific.regulations, construction and maintenance shall be in accordance with ArneiSl icon Standard Specifications for the Sanitary Privy, Z4.3-1935 (Supplement 108 to Public)! Health Reports), or the latest revision thereof approved by the American Standards Associa^; tion, Incorporated. Sanitation lor tke Food Preservation Industries. Association of Pood Industry Sani-fej tarians and National Canners Association, Berkeley, Calif. . /j industrial sanitation 139 Where more than two closets for each sex are needed, a water carriage disposal system ppfdjbe. installed in lieu of chemical closets or privies. grafl^jiacilities jct lcast one lavatory (wash basin) with adequate hot and cold water, preferably from a SSation supply fixture, shall be provided for every 20 employees (male or female) or hereof, up to 100 persons, and one lavatory (wash basin) for each additional 25 persons Son thereof. Twenty-four inches of sink with individual faucet shall be considered as jgfoile lavatory. In all instances, a suitable cleansing agent shall be provided at each "M^a-.employeea are exposed to skin contamination with poisonous, infectious, or irritat||nig|||iii, one lavatory supplied with hot and cold water, preferably from a combination jxkire, shall be provided for every 5 employees. Heflnower bath with ample supply of hot and cold water from one fixture shall be |jffi|l||pr'every 15 workers, or portion thereof, exposed to excessive heat or to skin conOTfrofil-with poisonous, infectious, or irritating material. ^Miyidual hand towels, or sections thereof, of cloth or paper shall be provided and proper ^^Ss.'Or other sanitary means maintained for disposing of used towels. Other apparatus jmffethe hands may be substituted for towels upon approval by the authorities having rSflni The provision of a towel for general or common use shall be prohibited. jKSS$| SngRooms for Women JjrQ,less than 10 women are employed and a rest room is not furnished, some equivaigllhall be provided which can be properly screened for privacy and made suitable for Upgomen employees. ; one couch or bed shall be provided in every place where more than 10 women The number of such beds or couches required shall be as follows: 10 to 100 1 bed 100 to 250 2 beds 1 additional bed for each additional 250 women employees.. A minimum of 60 sq. ft. per bed. shall be provided. gen'feral, minimum standards for toilet facilities are delineated quite giScj^w; as to their construction and provision for ease of cleaning. Barron36 tMthat, in some instances at least, the standard lavatories installed in ^^yKlici'e&ing dispenser offers a practical solution to the problem of providing "''''wii^injAfacilities. In addition, the wash fountain requires less floor space, ' less complicated and costly, and it 'is"main'taihed with -wws s' w'th wash fountains in female washrooms indicates Bli^Jjsihc'V-ii'E.^Acceptable there. 7' ,::' A IgBaryon, Handwashing, difficult or easy?, Modern Sanitation, 6, 23 (Julv, 1954). *