Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 511 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH › Chapter 511-6 - FOOD AND LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS › Subject 511-6-2 - TOURIST ACCOMMODATIONS › Rule 511-6-2-.08 - Toilet Facilities

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Toilet, lavatory, and bathing facilities
				shall be provided at all tourist accommodations except as provided in
				paragraphs (13) and (16) of this Rule. Such facilities shall be easily
				accessible, convenient and available to patrons at all times.
(2) Bedrooms in permanent structures shall be
				provided with private or connecting baths. Central toilet facilities may be
				used to serve bed and breakfast inns and existing multi-storied tourist
				accommodations; so long as, toilet facilities are within the building, located
				on each floor, and deemed adequate by determination of the Health Authority to
				serve the tourists therein.
(3)
				Bedrooms in non-permanent structures such as cabins, park trailers, or
				structures in a wilderness settings used to provide lodging shall be provided
				with access to central toilet/shower building.
(4) Toilet rooms and fixtures must be smooth
				and nonabsorbent and shall be kept clean and in good repair. Walls, floors, and
				ceilings shall be constructed of easily cleanable nonabsorbent materials and
				shall be kept clean and in good repair. While being used by tourists, every
				surface of a bathtub, shower, shower enclosure, toilet and lavatory, which may
				come in contact with a person's body, must be sanitized each day, unless the
				guest has declined regular tourist room services. If a tourist declines regular
				tourist room services, the tourist accommodation facility must ensure that
				these surfaces are cleaned and sanitized at least once per week and between
				tourists.
(5) Toilet, lavatory and
				bathing facilities shall be mechanically ventilated. Where ventilation ducts
				are used, ducts from toilet rooms shall not be connected into return
				ventilation ducts to any other room. In existing tourist accommodations
				permitted prior to the adoption of this rule, the current ventilation must
				prevent odor, mold, mildew, and moisture. All new or major renovation of a
				tourist accommodation will require mechanical ventilation to be installed to
				the outside of the building separate from heating and air-condition
				systems.
(6) Toilet rooms,
				lavatories and bathing facilities shall be provided with soap, artificial
				light, and hot and cold water under pressure.
(7) Unused, individually wrapped soap or
				liquid soap dispensed from approved containers shall be provided in guest
				rooms. Soap furnished in public wash rooms or baths shall be dispensed from
				approved containers designed to preclude contamination of the contents by
				individual contact.
(8) Clean
				laundered individual towels shall be provided for each occupant in tourist
				rooms. Used or soiled towels shall be exchanged with clean towels and laundered
				between each occupancy and at the request of the customer. If fabric bath mats
				are provided, they shall be laundered or cleaned after each occupancy. Towels,
				whenever provided in public wash rooms or baths, shall be individual towels and
				if cloth shall have been laundered since last used.
(9) Toilet tissue shall be provided in a
				dispenser at each toilet at all times.
(10) Anti-slip tubs slip strips, appliqués,
				or slip-proof mats shall be provided in each bathing facility and shall be kept
				clean and in good repair.
(11) When
				used, hydromassage bathtubs shall be installed in accordance with the
				applicable codes. The recirculation piping system for a hydromassage bathtub
				shall be cleaned in accordance with the manufacturer instructions. Further, the
				manufacturer's cleaning instructions shall be available on-site for examination
				at the request of the Health Authority. Fresh potable water must be provided
				with each use.
(12) Where dependent
				trailers are located, central toilet/shower buildings shall be provided and
				sized to meet the expected guest load based upon the number of trailer spaces
				or fraction thereof.
(13) If the
				independent trailer sites are served by sewer connections, then it is not
				necessary for independent trailer sites to have access to central toilet/shower
				buildings. However, if such facilities are not provided, a sign with at least
				2-inch high lettering shall be posted at the main entrance to the establishment
				notifying dependent trailer owners that central toilet/shower facilities are
				not available.
(14) Central
				Toilet/Shower Buildings shall meet at least the following minimum requirements:
(a) They shall be provided with separations
				for each sex with no interconnection. All rooms and parts of the central
				toilet/shower building shall be well-lighted, drained, ventilated to control
				odor, mold and mildew and of good construction with impervious materials. They
				shall be developed and planned in consultation with the Health Authority and
				designed so that good sanitation can be maintained throughout the building at
				all times. Every surface of a bathtub, shower, shower enclosure, toilet and
				lavatory which may come in contact with a person's body must be sanitized each
				day.
(b) Handicapped accessible
				toilet, shower, and lavatory facilities shall be designed and provided in
				accordance with state or local requirements and can be included as part of the
				required total number of water closets, shower heads, lavatories,
				etc.
(c) Central toilet/shower
				building shall be plainly identified with signage of at least 2-inch high
				lettering and located within 200 feet of dwelling units or trailer spaces
				served.
(d) When serving dependent
				trailers, central toilet/shower buildings shall be provided for each ten
				trailer spaces or fraction thereof with not less than one commode, one lavatory
				and one tub or shower head for each sex. In addition, at least one urinal shall
				be provided in each central toilet designated for men.
(e) When serving non-permanent structures, a
				central toilet/shower building shall be provided for each ten non-permanent
				structure, or fraction thereof, with not less than one commode, one lavatory
				and one tub or shower head for each sex. In addition, at least one urinal shall
				be provided in each central toilet designated for men.
(f) If partitions are provided between
				portions of the dressing room area, screen partitions, shower, toilet, and
				dressing room booths shall be of durable material not subject to damage by
				water and shall be designed so that a waterway is provided between partitions
				and floor to permit thorough cleaning of the walls and floor areas with hoses,
				mops and brooms.
(g) Hot and cold
				water under pressure shall be provided at all lavatories and showers.
(h) Floors of central toilet/shower buildings
				shall be free of joints or openings and shall be continuous throughout the
				areas. Floors shall have a slip-resistant, nonabsorbent surface that shall be
				relatively smooth to ensure thorough cleaning. In all newly constructed,
				remodeled or renovated facilities, floor drains shall be provided and floors
				shall be sloped not less than one-eight inch (1/8") per foot toward the drains
				to ensure positive drainage.
(i) In
				all newly constructed, remodeled or renovated facilities, an adequate number of
				three-fourths inch (3/4") hose bibbs shall be provided for flushing down the
				central toilet facility interior.
(j) Soap dispensers for providing either
				liquid or powdered soap shall be provided at each lavatory. Shampoo dispensers
				for shampoo shall be provided for each shower head. These dispensers shall be
				of all metal or plastic type with no glass. They shall dispense their contents
				in such a manner that precludes contamination of the contents by individual
				contact.
(k) At least one paper
				towel dispenser or hand blow dryer shall be provided for every three
				lavatories.
(l) An unbreakable
				mirror shall be provided over each lavatory.
(m) Toilet paper holders shall be provided at
				each water closet.
(n) Soap, paper
				towels, and toilet tissue shall be provided in all dispensers.
(o) Fixtures shall be installed in accordance
				with local plumbing codes and shall be properly protected against
				back-siphonage.
(p) Fixtures shall
				be designed so that they may be readily and frequently cleaned and disinfected.
				Frequent cleaning and disinfecting shall not cause damage.
(q) At least one trash receptacle will be
				available in toilet areas.