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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 43
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 43 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
| 5 | Construction Site Temporary Restroom Facility Act. | ||||||
| 6 | Section 5. Legislative finding. It has been established by | ||||||
| 7 | scientific evidence that improper plumbing can result in the | ||||||
| 8 | introduction of pathogenic organisms into the potable water | ||||||
| 9 | supply, result in the escape of toxic gases into the | ||||||
| 10 | environment, and result in potentially lethal disease and | ||||||
| 11 | epidemic. It is further found that minimum numbers of plumbing | ||||||
| 12 | facilities and fixtures are necessary for the comfort and | ||||||
| 13 | convenience of workers and persons in public places. | ||||||
| 14 | Section 10. Temporary restroom facility. The owner or the | ||||||
| 15 | owner's representative of a temporary building or building | ||||||
| 16 | under construction, that is not yet occupied for its intended | ||||||
| 17 | purpose, shall ensure that employees working on the | ||||||
| 18 | construction site have access to restroom facilities which meet | ||||||
| 19 | the following requirements: | ||||||
| 20 | (1) Toileting facilities shall be enclosed and | ||||||
| 21 | discharged into a sanitary sewer. In lieu of connecting to | ||||||
| 22 | a sewer, the sanitary facility may be a portable, enclosed, | ||||||
| 23 | chemically-treated tank-tight unit. | ||||||
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| 1 | (2) If individual portable units are used, separate | ||||||
| 2 | toileting facilities are not required for males and | ||||||
| 3 | females. Toileting facilities shall be provided based on | ||||||
| 4 | the Occupational Safety and Health Administration | ||||||
| 5 | construction sanitation standards, which are as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (A) For 20 employees or less, one toilet facility | ||||||
| 7 | shall be provided.
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| 8 | (B) For 20 employees or more, one toilet facility | ||||||
| 9 | and one urinal per 40 workers shall be provided. | ||||||
| 10 | (C) For 200 or more employees, one toilet facility | ||||||
| 11 | and one urinal per 50 workers shall be provided.
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| 12 | (3) Hand cleansing units shall be provided. | ||||||
| 13 | (4) All non-sewered units shall be pumped and cleansed | ||||||
| 14 | regularly to ensure adequate working facilities. | ||||||
| 15 | (5) For non-residential temporary buildings or | ||||||
| 16 | non-residential buildings, the restroom facilities shall | ||||||
| 17 | be located within 300 feet of the entrance of the building | ||||||
| 18 | under construction.
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| 19 | (6) For residential temporary buildings or residential | ||||||
| 20 | buildings, the restroom facilities shall be made readily | ||||||
| 21 | available in nearby areas.
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| 22 | Section 15. Enforcement. Inspectors employed by | ||||||
| 23 | municipalities and counties may inspect construction sites to | ||||||
| 24 | ensure compliance with this Act. | ||||||
| 25 | Section 20. Penalty. | ||||||
| 26 | (a) Any owner who fails or refuses to comply with the | ||||||
| 27 | provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a petty | ||||||
| 28 | offense. | ||||||
| 29 | (b) Any owner convicted of violating the provisions of this | ||||||
| 30 | Act shall be subject to a conviction for succeeding offenses | ||||||
| 31 | for each day he or she fails or refuses to comply with the | ||||||
| 32 | provisions of this Act.
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| 1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 2 | becoming law.".
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