La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § XXIII-3111

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXIII-3111 - Toilet Facilities [formerly paragraph 22:22-6]

A. All toilet fixtures and facilities shall be installed in accordance with Part XIV of the state sanitary code and:

1. toilet fixtures and facilities shall be the number required, shall be conveniently located, and accessible to employees at all times;

2. a toilet room located on the premises shall be completely enclosed and provided with a solid tight-fitting and self-closing door except that this requirement does not apply to a toilet room that is located outside a food establishment or retail food store/market and does not open directly into the food establishment or retail food store/market, such as but not limited to shopping malls, airports, or other places of public assembly;

3. toilet rooms shall be mechanically vented to the outside atmosphere;

4. toilet fixtures and facilities shall be kept clean and in good repair. A supply of toilet tissue shall be provided at each toilet at all times. Easily cleanable receptacles shall be provided for waste materials with at least one covered waste receptacle in toilet rooms used by women.

B. Floor drains will be provided in restrooms in accordance with Part XIV of the state sanitary code.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § XXIII-3111

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:329 (February 2002), repromulgated LR 28:1423 (June 2002), amended LR 28:2533 (December 2002).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:4.