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Indiana Administrative Code (Last Updated: December 20, 2016) |
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Title 410. INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
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Article 410IAC6. SANITARY ENGINEERING |
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Rule 410IAC6-14. Railroad Mobile Camps |
Section 410IAC6-14-12. Physical facilities
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(a) Camp cars shall be structurally sound, maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition, and in good repair. In addition, camp car:
(1) exterior walls must be free of cracks and holes;
(2) interior walls must have easily cleanable, smooth, hard surfaces;
(3) floors and floor coverings must be easily cleanable;
(4) exterior doors, and any operable windows, shall be fly-proof and tight-fitting;
(5) doors must have latches or doorknobs; and
(6) ceilings must be a minimum of seven (7) feet from the floor.
(b) Adequate arrangements for storing of clothing and personal effects for each occupant shall be provided.
(c) Each habitable room of a camp car shall have at least one (1) window or skylight opening directly outdoors. The:
(1) aggregate glazed area of each habitable room's openings must be at least ten percent (10%) of the room's useable floor area; and
(2) total openable area shall be at least forty-five percent (45%) of the minimum required glazed area.
Windows and skylights shall fit tightly in their frames, and the operable portion must open easily and be fitted with a latching mechanism.
(d) Every camp car occupied between June 1 and September 30 must be provided with an air-conditioning system capable of maintaining a temperature of seventy-eight (78) degrees Fahrenheit or less.
(e) Camp car ventilation shall be sufficient to:
(1) provide adequate oxygen; and
(2) remove exhaled air and undesirable odors during periods of occupancy.
Every camp car must be provided with a mechanical ventilation capable of replacing the air at least six (6) times per hour. Any rooms or other area of a camp car where toxic gases or odors are produced shall be mechanically exhausted to the outside.
(f) An operating mechanical exhaust device is required in rooms that have toilet and body washing facilities, capable of replacing the air in the facility at least six (6) times per hour.
(g) Any camp car that is occupied between October 1 and May 30 shall have operable heating equipment of capacity adequate to maintain a temperature of at least sixty-eight (68) degrees Fahrenheit in each habitable room. A heating device provided for cooking does not satisfy this requirement.
(h) No portable heaters other than those operated by electricity may be utilized or provided. Unvented kerosene heaters and catalytic type heaters are prohibited.
(i) At least twenty (20) foot-candles of light must be provided throughout all habitable rooms of a camp car.
(j) Toilet and body washing facilities shall be:
(1) screened;
(2) partitioned; or
(3) otherwise configured;
to prevent viewing of the interior when the entrance door is open.
(k) Entrances to rooms that have toilet or bathing facilities shall be fitted with self-closing doors.
(l) Restrooms shall be equipped with lavatories or other hand washing facilities, or such equipment shall be installed in an adjacent room through which the users must pass upon egress from the restroom.
(m) An adequate supply of soap and individual sanitary towels in dispensers, or other approved hand drying devices, shall be provided convenient to all hand washing facilities. Common towels are not acceptable. If individual sanitary towels are provided, a suitable container for used towels shall also be provided.
(n) An adequate supply of water, under pressure, shall be provided at all hand washing facilities.
(o) The following shall be kept clean and in good repair:
(1) Lavatories.
(2) Soap dispensers.
(3) Hand drying devices.
(4) Toilets.
(5) Body washing facilities.
(6) All related fixtures.
(p) Body washing facilities shall be supplied with hot and cold water, under pressure. Hot water provided for body washing facilities shall be maintained at or between one hundred five (105) degrees Fahrenheit and one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit. An automatic temperature control device, approved by the department, shall be provided to automatically control the temperature of hot water supplied to body washing facilities so that it cannot exceed one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit. Either mixing type faucets or automatic mixing devices shall be utilized to control the mix of hot and cold water supplied to each body washing facility.
(q) Toilets shall:
(1) have open front seats;
(2) be made of impervious material;
(3) be partitioned as necessary to provide individual stalls.
Stall partitions shall extend to a height of not less than five and one-half (5 1/2) feet from the floor, and the bottom shall be not more than one (1) foot above the floor. Stall partitions shall be of smooth surface, impervious, easily cleanable material. Wood surfaces are not acceptable.
(r) An adequate supply of toilet paper shall be provided in a dispenser at each toilet.
(s) Covered disposal facilities shall be provided in those restrooms provided for use by female employees.
(t) Based upon the number of employees served, toilets, urinals, hand washing, and body washing facilities shall be provided as follows:
Number of Employees
Body Washing Facilities
Lavatories
Toilets
Urinals*
1–10
1
2
1
1
11–25
2
3
2
1
26–49
4
5
3
2
50–74
6
6
4
2
75–100
8
7
5
3
Over 100
**
***
****
*****
*A toilet may be substituted for a urinal.
**Two (2) additional body washing facilities for each twenty-five (25) employees, or fraction thereof.
***Two (2) additional lavatories for each twenty-five (25) employees, or fraction thereof.
****One (1) additional toilet for each twenty-five (25) employees, or fraction thereof.
*****One (1) additional urinal for each fifty (50) employees, or fraction thereof.
(Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-14-12; filed Oct 30, 2008, 4:02 p.m.: 20081126-IR-410070490FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFA)