Illinois Compiled Statutes 410 ILCS 37 Construction Site Temporary Restroom Facility Act. Section 10

    (410 ILCS 37/10)

    Sec. 10. Temporary restroom facility. The owner or the owner's representative of a temporary building or building under construction, that is not yet occupied for its intended purpose, shall ensure that employees working on the construction site have access to restroom facilities which meet the following requirements:

        (1) Toileting facilities shall be enclosed and

    discharged into a sanitary sewer. In lieu of connecting to a sewer, the sanitary facility may be a portable, enclosed, chemically-treated tank-tight unit.

        (2) If individual portable units are used, separate

    toileting facilities are not required for males and females. Toileting facilities shall be provided based on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration construction sanitation standards, which are as follows:

            (A) For 20 employees or less, one toilet facility

        shall be provided.

            (B) For 20 employees or more, one toilet facility

        and one urinal per 40 workers shall be provided.

            (C) For 200 or more employees, one toilet

        facility and one urinal per 50 workers shall be provided.

        (3) Hand cleansing units shall be provided.

        (4) All non-sewered units shall be pumped and

    cleansed regularly to ensure adequate working facilities.

        (5) For non-residential temporary buildings or

    non-residential buildings, the restroom facilities shall be located within 300 feet of the entrance of the building under construction.

        (6) For residential temporary buildings or

    residential buildings, the restroom facilities shall be made readily available in nearby areas.

(Source: P.A. 94-42, eff. 6-17-05.)

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