[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 30, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 30CFR71.402]



[Page 444-445]

 

                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES

 

  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 

PART 71_MANDATORY HEALTH STANDARDS_SURFACE COAL MINES AND SURFACE WORK 

AREAS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINES--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart E_Surface Bathing Facilities, Change Rooms, and Sanitary Flush 

                 Toilet Facilities at Surface Coal Mines

 

Sec.  71.402  Minimum requirements for bathing facilities, change rooms, 

and sanitary flush toilet facilities.



    (a) All bathing facilities, change rooms, and sanitary flush toilet 

facilities shall be provided with adequate light, heat, and ventilation 

so as to



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maintain a comfortable air temperature and to minimize the accumulation 

of moisture and odors, and the facilities shall be maintained in a clean 

and sanitary condition.

    (b) Bathing facilities, change rooms, and sanitary flush toilet 

facilities shall be constructed and equipped so as to comply with 

applicable State and local building codes. However, Where no State or 

local building codes apply to these facilities, or where no State or 

local building codes exist, the facilities shall be constructed and 

equipped so as to meet the minimum construction requirements in the 

National Building Code (1967 edition) and the plumbing requirements in 

the National Plumbing Code (ASA A40.8--1955) which documents are hereby 

incorporated by reference and made a part hereof. These documents are 

available for examination at the Mine Safety and Health Administration, 

Department of Labor, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2424, Arlington, Virginia 

22209-3939; at every MSHA Coal Mine Safety and Health district office; 

at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 5600 

Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md.; and at the Public Health Service 

Information Centers as listed in 45 CFR 5.31. Copies of the National 

Building Code (1967 edition) may be purchased from the American 

Insurance Association, 85 John Street, New York, NY 10038, and copies of 

the National Plumbing Code (ASA A40.8--1955) may be purchased from the 

American National Standards Institute, Inc., 25 W. 43rd Street, 4th 

Floor, New York, NY 10036; http://www.ansi.org. An official historic 

file of the National Building Code (1967 edition) and of the National 

Plumbing Code (ASA A40.8--1955) will be maintained at the National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 5600 Fishers Lane, 

Rockville, Md.

    (c) In addition to the minimum requirements specified in paragraphs 

(a) and (b) of this section, facilities maintained in accordance with 

Sec.  71.400 shall include the following:

    (1) Bathing facilities. (i) Showers shall be provided with both hot 

and cold water.

    (ii) At least one shower head shall be provided where five or less 

miners use such showers.

    (iii) Where five or more miners use such showers, sufficient showers 

shall be furnished to provide approximately one shower head for each 

five miners.

    (iv) A suitable nonirritating cleansing agent shall be provided for 

use at each shower.

    (2) Sanitary flush toilet facilities. (i) At least one sanitary 

flush toilet shall be provided where 10 or less miners use such toilet 

facilities.

    (ii) Where 10 or more miners use such toilet facilities, sufficient 

flush toilets shall be furnished to provide approximately one sanitary 

flush toilet for each 10 miners.

    (iii) Where 30 or more miners use toilet facilities, one urinal may 

be substituted for one flush toilet, however, where such substitutions 

are made they shall not reduce the number of toilets below a ratio of 

two flush toilets to one urinal.

    (iv) An adequate supply of toilet paper shall be provided with each 

toilet.

    (v) Adequate handwashing facilities or hand lavatories shall be 

provided in or adjacent to each toilet facility.

    (3) Change rooms. (i) Individual clothes storage containers or 

lockers shall be provided for storage of miners' clothing and other 

incidental personal belongings during and between shifts.

    (ii) Change rooms shall be provided with sample space to permit the 

use of such facilities by all miners changing clothes prior to and after 

each shift.



[37 FR 6368, Mar. 28, 1972, as amended at 43 FR 12319, Mar. 24, 1978; 67 

FR 38385, June 4, 2002; 71 FR 16668, Apr. 3, 2006]