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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 61 · clause 61 · NLR 5/12

PART VI OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS — Toilet facilities

61

(1) An employer shall provide, maintain and keep clean sufficient and suitable toilet facilities for workers and shall make effective provision for lighting and heating the toilet facilities.

61(2)

Sufficient and suitable toilet facilities referred to in subsection (1) include the following:

61(a)

one suitable toilet to be provided for up to 10 workers and one additional toilet for every 20 workers or fraction of those likely to be present;

61(b)

additional toilets to be provided where toilet facilities are likely to be used by persons in addition to workers;

61(c)

where both males and females are employed, separate toilets shall be provided and suitably identified for workers of each sex;

61(d)

where a toilet is designated for males, the employer may replace not more than two thirds of the toilets with urinals;

61(e)

where more than 100 males work or are likely to work on a shift and sufficient urinal accommodations are provided, the requirements of paragraph (a) may be reduced at the discretion of an officer;

61(f)

a toilet that is under cover and positioned and partitioned off to secure privacy shall have a proper door and fastenings;

61(g)

doors and partitions shall extend at all parts from not more than 30.48 centimetres and not less than 1.83 metres above floor level;

61(h)

a supply of toilet tissue shall be maintained in a toilet stall at all times and easily cleanable covered receptacles shall be provided for waste materials; and

61(i)

the toilets shall be conveniently accessible to the workers at all times during work.

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