OAR 333-030-0055
Bathing, Handwashing and Toilet Facilities


(1) Facilities for toileting, bathing and handwashing must:
(a) Be illuminated for cleaning;
(b) Be ventilated by mechanical or natural means;
(c) Have floors that are smooth, impervious and easily cleanable;
(d) Have an effective water-tight union where a floor and wall join;
(e) Have smooth, easily cleanable and impervious wall surfaces; and
(f) Be kept clean, sanitary, free of mold and mildew, and in good repair.
(2) Plumbed and unplumbed toilet facilities in all organizational camps must meet the following requirements:
(a) There must be one toilet (plumbed or unplumbed) for every 15 campers or fraction thereof except in day camps in which one toilet for every 50 campers or fraction thereof is required.
(b) Separate toilet rooms for each gender, or locking unisex toilet rooms, must be provided when both genders are to be accommodated simultaneously;
(c) Urinals may be substituted for no more than one-third the required toilets for males;
(d) Toilets or urinals must not be located in sleeping rooms;
(e) Toilet tissue must be provided at each privy or toilet at all times the camp is in operation; and
(f) Unplumbed toilet facilities must comply with OAR 340-071-0320 (Split Waste Method) and the Nonwater-Carried Waste Disposal Facilities, Materials, and Construction requirements of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), OAR 340-073-0065 (Non-water-Carried Waste Disposal Facilities, Materials, and Construction: Privies and Portable Toilet Shelters) through 0075 and the DCBS Building Specialty Codes.
(3) HANDWASHING. Handwashing facilities in all organizational camps must meet the following requirements:
(a) Handwashing facilities must:
(A) Be located in close proximity to privies, toilets or urinals;
(B) Be supplied with a change of clean water for each use;
(C) Be supplied with soap; and
(D) Be provided with single use towels, a continuous towel system, a heated-air hand drying device, or an air-knife system that delivers high-velocity, pressurized air at ambient temperatures.
(E) Notwithstanding paragraph (D) of this subsection, if a sleeping room that is limited to no more than four campers has a dedicated toilet room, individual personal towels may be used.
(b) Handwashing facilities must be conveniently provided wherever a toilet facility is located.
(c) A minimum of one handwashing sink must be provided for every 30 campers or fraction thereof.
(d) Where permanently plumbed handwash sinks cannot be provided, the following may be substituted:
(A) A water container may be used provided it allows a stream of water without needing to be held open and waste water must be collected in a container and disposed of properly or must flow into an approved waste water drain system;
(B) Single-use hand wipes; or
(C) Hand sanitizer.
(4) BATHING FACILITIES. Resident camps must provide one bathing facility (shower or bathtub) for every 20 campers or fraction thereof. Bathing facilities must comply with the following:
(a) There must be clean warm water supplied for each use:
(A) By having a tempering valve capable of providing a water temperature not to exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius); or
(B) In lieu of a tempering valve, a mixing faucet with a hot water supply providing a water temperature of not to exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius) may be provided along with a cold water supply.
(b) Separate bathing facilities must be provided for each gender, or locking unisex bathing facilities must be provided when both genders are to be accommodated simultaneously;
(c) Shower walls, ceilings and partitions must be impervious to water;
(d) Bathtub and shower floor areas must be finished with slip-resistant, impervious and easily cleanable surfaces;
(e) Shower floors must be sloped to effectively drain all waste water;
(f) Wooden racks over shower floors are prohibited; and
(g) Where glass bath or glass shower doors are used, such doors must be made of safety glass.

Source: Rule 333-030-0055 — Bathing, Handwashing and Toilet Facilities, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=333-030-0055.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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