Utah Admin. Code R392-501-11 - Service Building Requirements

(1) The operator shall ensure that each labor community having housing units as described in R392-501-4(9) is provided with at least one service building for the use of labor community occupants that meets the following requirements:

(a) Interior walls shall be constructed of smooth, moisture-resistant material to facilitate frequent washing and cleaning.

(b) Each outer opening shall be effectively screened.

(c) A minimum of 10 foot candles of exterior lighting shall be provided to show the location of the building and entrance doorway.

(d) Each toilet or privy room and laundry facility shall be provided with a minimum of 10 foot candles of interior lighting.

(e) Any approach to a service building shall be free from obstruction.

(f) Any common-use potable water faucet inside or connected to a service building may not have a threaded spigot.

(2) Except for Subsection (3), the number of toilets or privy seats provided in a service building for each gender shall be based on the maximum number of workers of that gender which the labor community is designed to house at any one time, and shall be calculated from Table 1.

TABLE 1 Required Minimum Toilet Fixtures in a Labor Community
Number of Workers of Same Gender	Required Toilet Fixtures
1 - 5	1 toilet or privy seat
6 - 30	2 toilets or privy seats
31 - 45	3 toilets or privy seats
46 - 60	4 toilets or privy seats

(3) Labor communities employing fewer than six workers, irrespective of gender, only require one toilet or privy if located in a single occupancy toilet room that can be locked from the inside.

(4)

(a) A urinal may be provided on the basis of one unit for each 18 men or fraction thereof, provided the urinal is installed in addition to a toilet at the same location.

(b) The required number of toilet fixtures for men may be reduced by up to 1/3 by installing urinals in this ratio.

(c) The floor from the wall and for a distance not less than 15 inches measured from the outward edge of the urinals shall be constructed of materials impervious to moisture.

(5) Each toilet facility and toilet room shall be easily cleanable.

(6)

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(c), a separate toilet room within the service building shall be provided for each gender.

(b) Each toilet room shall be distinctly marked "for men" or "for women" by a sign printed in english and in the native languages of the persons occupying the temporary labor community, or marked with easily understood pictures or symbols.

(c) Where a toilet room will be occupied by no more than one person at a time, can be locked from the inside, and contains at least one toilet, separate toilet rooms for each gender need not be provided.

(7)

(a) A service building toilet room shall:

(i) have a window not less than six square feet in area opening directly to the outside area; or

(ii) be ventilated in a manner approved by the local health officer.

(b) Outside openings shall be screened with 16 mesh material.

(c) Each vault privy room shall be ventilated with a properly screened opening or openings of at least two square feet.

(8) A toilet fixture or urinal may not be located in a room used for other than toilet purposes.

(9)

(a) A service building as required in Subsection R392-501-4(9) shall be located within 200 feet of the door of any housing unit.

(b) A vault privy may not be located closer than 100 feet to a sleeping room, dining room, designated lunch area, or kitchen.

(10) A s ink shall be located in the same room as a toilet fixture or immediately adjacent to the toilet room or service building.

(11) The operator shall provide soap and toilet tissue in dispensers in each service building.

(12) The operator shall provide at least one solid, easily cleanable, covered waste receptacle for the collection of solid waste for each toilet room within a service building.

(13) Except where an alternate hand drying method is approved by the local health officer, the operator shall provide clean individual disposable towels at each sink.

(14) The number of shower or bathing facilities provided in a service building for each gender shall be based on the maximum number of workers of that gender which the labor community is designed to house at any one time, and shall be calculated from Table 2.

TABLE 2 Required Minimum Shower or Bathing Facilities
Number of Workers of Same Gender	Required Shower or Bathing Facilities
1 - 5	1 toilet or privy seat
6 - 30	2 toilets or privy seats
31 - 45	3 toilets or privy seats
46 - 60	4 toilets or privy seats

(15) Labor communities employing fewer than six workers, irrespective of gender, only require one shower or bath if located in a single occupancy room that can be locked from the inside.

(16)

(a) Except as in Subsection (16)(c), separate bathing or shower area shall be provided for each gender.

(b) Each bathing or shower area shall be distinctly marked "MEN" or "WOMEN" by signs printed in English and in the native languages of the persons occupying the temporary labor community, or marked with easily understood pictures or symbols.

(c) A separate shower or bathing area for each gender need not be provided if:

(i) each shower or bathing room is designed to be occupied by no more than one person at a time; and

(ii) each shower or bathing room can be locked from the inside.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R392-501-11

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-19, effective 9/10/2018 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-06, effective 3/10/2022