Saturday, February 4, 2012

Sanitary Requirements for Buildings

A minimum of two WCs should be provided in public buildings, so that one may act as a reserve if the other fails. Washbasins are generally provided in equal numbers to WCs with one for every five urinals.

The requirement for sanitary facilities such as WC, Wash basin and Urinal for various building types are provided below:


Building Type: OFFICES & SHOPS (when no urinals are provided)
No. of persons
No. of WCs and Basins
Up to 15
1
16-30
2
31-50
3
51-75
4
76-100
5
Over 100
1 extra for each additional 25

Building Type: OFFICES & SHOPS (when urinals are provided)
No. of persons
No. of WCs and Basins
Up to 20
1
21-45
2
46-75
3
76-100
4
Over 100
1 extra for each additional 25

Building Type: Factories
No. of persons
No. of WCs and Basins
For every 25
1

No. of Washbasins
For every 20
1 (for clean processes)
For every 10
1 (for dirty processes)
For every 5
1 (for injurious processes)

No specific requirement for urinals; may follow the relationship mentioned above i.e. five urinals for every WC.

Building Type: Restaurants
Male
Female
No. of persons
No. of WCs and Basins
No. of persons
No. of WCs and Basins
Up to 400
1 per 100
Up to 200
2 per 100
Over 400
1 extra for each additional 250 or part thereof
Over 200
1 extra for each additional 100 or part thereof
No. of persons
No. of Urinals
No. of persons
No. of Urinals
For every 25
1
-
-
No. of persons
No. of Wash Basins
No. of persons
No. of Wash Basins
-
1 per WC or 1 per 5 Urinals
-
1 per 2 WCs

Building Type: Concert Halls, Theatres & other Auditoriums
Male
Female
No. of persons
No. of WCs and Basins
No. of persons
No. of WCs and Basins
Up to 250
1
Up to 50
2
Over 250
1 extra for each additional 500 or part thereof
Over 50-100
1 extra for each additional 40 or part thereof
No. of persons
No. of Urinals
No. of persons
No. of Urinals
Up to 100
2
-
-
Over 100
1 extra for each additional 80 or part thereof
-
-

Building Type: Cinemas
Male
Female
No. of persons
No. of WCs and Basins
No. of persons
No. of WCs and Basins
Up to 250
1
Up to 75
2
Over 250
1 extra for each additional 500 or part thereof
Over 76-100
3


Over 100
1 extra for each additional 80 or part thereof
No. of persons
No. of Urinals
No. of persons
No. of Urinals
Up to 200
2
-
-
Over 200
1 extra for each additional 100 or part thereof
-
-

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