WAC 296-833-40005   Provide service buildings for laundry, handwashing and bathing.  

     You must:

     (1) Make sure that every service building has equipment capable of maintaining a room temperature of at least seventy degrees Fahrenheit.

     (2) Make sure an adequate supply of hot and cold running water is provided for bathing and laundry purposes.

     (3) Provide:

     • One handwash basin

     – Per family shelter

     OR

     – Per six persons in shared facilities

     • One shower head for every ten persons

     • One laundry tray or tub for every thirty persons

     • One "deepwell" type sink in each building used for laundry, handwashing, and bathing.

     (4) Make sure all:

     • Laundry, handwashing and bathing room floors:

     – Are moisture-resistant and smooth but not slippery

     – Have coved junctions of the curbing and the floor

     • Walls and partitions of shower rooms are smooth and moisture-resistant to the height where water splashes.

     • Shower baths, shower rooms, or laundry rooms have floor drains to remove wastewater and facilitate cleaning.

     (5) Provide facilities for drying clothes.

     (6) Keep all service buildings clean.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.[17.]040, 49.[17.]050, and 49.[17.]060. 02-23-073, § 296-833-40005, filed 11/19/02, effective 1/1/03.]