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


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