WAC 296-307-09518
What toilet facilities must an employer
provide? You must provide toilet facilities for employees
engaged in hand-labor operations in the field, without cost to
the employee. Toilet facilities must meet the following
requirements:
(1) One toilet facility is provided for each twenty
employees or fraction of twenty.
(2) You must ensure, at the beginning of each day, that the
toilets are inspected. If any toilet facility fails to meet the
requirements of this section, immediate corrective action is
taken. Inspections are documented and the record maintained at
the worksite for at least seventy-two hours.
(3) Toilet facilities are adequately ventilated;
appropriately screened, and have self-closing doors that can be
closed and latched from the inside. Toilet facilities are
constructed to ensure privacy.
(4) Facilities are maintained in a clean, sanitary, and
functional condition and according to appropriate public health
sanitation practices.
(5) Toilets are supplied with toilet paper.
(6) Disposal of wastes from the facilities does not create a
hazard or cause an unsanitary condition.
(7) Employees are allowed reasonable time during the work
period to use the facilities.
(8) Facilities are near handwashing facilities and within
one-quarter mile of each employee's worksite in the field.
Exception:
Where it is not feasible to locate facilities as required above, the facilities must be located at the point of closest vehicular access.