Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 7.2 - Youth Camps › Section 7.2-27 - Sanitary facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Affected: IC 16-19-3
Sec. 27.
(a) The
				entrance to a sanitary facility shall have a sign to designate which sex may
				use the facility. Solid walls extending from floor to ceiling shall separate
				facilities for each sex located in the same building.
(b) Toilets, urinals, hand washing, and
				bathing facilities shall be provided as follows:
Males Individuals to be served
Showers
Lavatories
Toilets
Urinals*
1-10
1
2
1
1
11-20
2
2
1
1
21-30
2
3
2
1
31-40
3
4
2
2
41-50
4
5
3
2
51-60
5
6
3
3
61-70
6
7
4
3
*Toilets may be substituted for the appropriate number of
				  urinals.
Females Individuals to be served
Showers
Lavatories
Toilets
1-10
1
2
2
11-20
2
2
2
21-30
2
3
3
31-40
3
4
4
41-50
4
5
5
51-60
5
6
6
61-70
6
7
7
(c)
				Camps serving more than seventy (70) campers shall have sanitary facilities for
				each sex in the ratio of one (1) shower, lavatory, and toilet or urinal for
				each fifteen (15) additional campers.
(d) Showers or lavatories are not required at
				primitive camps.
(e) For all common
				use rooms that contain sanitary or laundry facilities, excluding sanitary vault
				privies and portable toilets, the following minimum requirements shall apply:
(1) Floors, walls, and partitions around
				showers, lavatories, and other plumbing fixtures shall be smooth, nonabsorbent,
				and easily cleanable. Floors in hand washing and shower rooms shall have a
				nonskid finish and trapped floor drains.
(2) Bathing and hand washing facilities shall
				have hot and cold water under pressure. Bathing facilities shall have an
				approved properly operating, approved automatic hot water temperature control
				valve. The valve must control the water temperature at the point of use so it
				will not exceed one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit.
(3) An operating mechanical exhaust device
				must replace the air in the facility at least six (6) times per hour.
(4) Exterior openings shall be screened with
				at least sixteen (16) mesh screen to prevent the entrance of insects.
(5) Entrances to toilets and bathing
				facilities shall have self-closing doors.
(6) Toilet and bathing facilities shall be
				configured to prevent viewing of the interior through the entrance
				door.
(7) Light fixtures shall have
				guards or shields to prevent shattering.
(8) At least twenty (20) foot-candles of
				light measured thirty (30) inches above the floor must be provided throughout
				the interior of the facility.
(9)
				Lavatories shall have mixing or combination faucets. Self-closing, slow
				closing, or metering faucets shall provide a flow of water for at least fifteen
				(15) seconds.
(10) Lavatories and
				hand washing facilities shall be located within twenty-five (25) feet of
				toilets. Water, soap, and paper towels or a mechanical hand drying device shall
				be provided at hand washing facilities that are available to all campers.
				Common towels are prohibited.
(11)
				Sanitary facilities must have a roof with an overhang to prevent drainage into
				the structure.
(12) Sanitary
				facilities shall be maintained in a clean condition and in good
				repair.