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S-3, r. 2 - Regulation respecting safety in public buildings
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SCHEDULE C
(s. 37)
SANITARY ACCOMMODATIONS
W.C. Sinks Drinking Tubs Others
Occupancy Urinals fountains or appliances
gentlemen ladies gentlemen ladies showers
Arenas
Players
Spectators
1/30 players
1/600 3/600
men women
1/30 players
2/600
men
1/30 players
2/600 2/600
men women
1/60 players
1/600 spectators
1/10 players
Building under
Construction
1 to 210 employees
211 +
1/30 employees
see (a)
see (b)
Brasseries 1/40
customers 1/90
customers
see (c) 1/80
customers 1/180
customers
Physicians, dentists
and other health
practitioners officers
1
2
see (d)
Cinemas, theatres, auditoriums, exhibition and convention halls
1 to 100 persons
101 to 200 persons
201 to 400 persons
401 to 750 persons
751 up
employees: see (f)
1
2
3
add
1/600
persons
1
2
3
add
1/600
persons
see (e)
1
1
2
3
add
1/1000
persons
1
1
2
3
add
1/1000
persons
1
1
1
2
add
1/1000
persons
one service
tub
see (***)
Medical clinic 1/floor 1/floor 1/floor 1/floor 1/floor
NOTES:
(a) Above 210 employees, the sanitary accommodations shall be determined by the inspector.
(b) Sinks are compulsory if employees have to handle corrosive, noxious or irritating substances.
(c) 2/3 of men W.C. may be raplaced by urinals.
(d) A sink shall be installed in the examination room in addition to the one in the toilet room.
(e) For men, half the compulsory W.C. may be replaced by urinals.
(f) Sanitary accommodations for employees shall be the same as those required for office building.
Bars
(holding a permit from the Régie des permis
d’alcool du Québec)
Patrons:
Employees: see (f)
1/25
men
1/30
women
see (c)
1/50
men
1/60
women
Dormitories, boarding
houses for children
1 to 150 persons
151 persons up
1/10
men
add
1/10
men
1/8
women
add
1/8
women
1/25
men
add
1/50
men
1/12
men
add
1/12
men
1/12
women
add
1/12
women
1/75 persons
1/75 persons
see (g)
1/8 persons
add
1/20 persons
one tub for 50 people one sink or service tub for 100 people
see (***)
School
(1) primary
(2) others
(3) Teachers: see (f)
1/40
boys
1/75
boys
1/35
girls
1/45
girls
1/30
boys
1/30
boys
1/50
boys
1/50
boys
1/50
girls
1/50
girls
see (h)
1/100 pupils
1/100 pupils
see (i)
1/5 pupils
1/5 pupils one service tub
for 1/floor
for 1/floor
see (***)
Office buildings
see (j)
1 to 15 empl. of each sex
16 to 35 empl. of each sex
36 to 60 empl. of each sex
61 to 80 empl. of each sex
81 to 90 empl. of each sex
91 to 110 empl. of each sex
111 to 125 empl. of each sex
126 up empl. of each sex
1
2
3
4
5
5
6
add
1/50
men
1
2
3
4
5
5
6
add
1/50
women
see (e)
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
add
1/60
men
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
add
1/60
women see (k)
1/75 employees
one service
tub
per floor
see (***)
NOTES:
(g) In a girls dormitory , tubs shall be added in the proportion of 1/30.
(h) At least one per floor.
(i) In the gymnasium and according to the largest group using it.
(j) Only one toilet room is compulsory for 10 employees or less of both sexes.
(k) A drinking fountain is not required for less than 5 employees.
Churches, chapels
Places of worship 1/300
men 1/150
women 1/300
men 1/300
men 1/300
women
Sentry-box, shelter
temporary building
see (1)
1
1
Hospital Centers
(1) private room
(2) communal room
(3) waiting room
(4) employees: see (f)
1
1/8 patients
1
1
1/8 patients
1
1/100 patients
1
1/20 patients One service tub per floor for the first 50 patients and an additional tub for each 50 additional patients or important percentage thereof
see (***)
Hotel – Motel
(1) private room
(2) rooms with common
bathroom:
1 to 4 rooms/floor
5 to 8 rooms/floor
9 rooms up/floor see (m)
1/ room
1/floor
1/floor 1/floor
add add
1/8 1/8
rooms rooms see (n)
1/ room
1/floor
1/floor 1/floor
add add
1/8 1/8
rooms rooms
1/room
1/floor
1/sex
add
1/8
rooms for
each sex
Personal and professional
care institutes, hairdressing
salons and barber
shops
1
1
1 1
1/care units
1 shower
see (o)
NOTES:
(1) A W.C. and a sink shall be installed, unless written permission is given to use to washroom situated within a maximum of 100 feet.
(m) General access washroom be separated from bathrooms and sink.
(n) A sink is compulsory for each room not equipped with a private bathroom.
(o) A shower for each massage, physiotherapy or similar treatment unit.
(p) One tub per apartment or connections for automatic washing machine.
(q) A double tub for every 10 apartments or an automatic washing machine for every 20 apartments.
Apartments
1 to 7 units
8 units up
1/apartment
1/apartment
1/apartment
1/apartment
1 tub/apartment
1 tub/apartment
1 sink per
apartment
see (p)
1 sink per
apartment
see (q)
Stores
(a) retail
see (r)
(b) department, shopping centres
(1) customers
(2) employees:
see (f) (t)
1
1/300
men
1/300
women
see (e)
1
1/300
men
1/300
women
1/300 customers
see (s)
see (s)
Rooming house
(tourist, furnished,
boarding, homes) see (m)
1/10 1/10
rooms rooms see (n)
1/10 1/10
rooms rooms see (u)
2/10
rooms
Pools see (v)
(1) indoor
(2) outdoor
(3) spectators
1/60
men
1/20
men
1/600
men
1/40
women
1/80
women
3/600
women
1/60 men
1/120 men
2/600 men
1/100
men
1/300
men
2/600
men
1/100
women
1/300
women
2/600
women
1/100 swimmers
1/100 swimmers
1/100 spectators
1/40 swimmers
1/80 swimmers
NOTES:
(r) Several stores may share a common washroom on condition that this washroom is accessible from the inside.
(s) A tub or sink shall be installed in a food store.
In dog kennels and petshops a tub or a service sink and a floor drain shall be installed.
(t) Appliances for employees may be situated in the customers washroom.
(u) In old people’s homes, bathtubs shall be installed in the proportion of 1 for 10 persons.
(v) Rooms are so arranged that swimmers must go through the water closet to get to the showers.
Jails, prisons
(1) inmates: see (w)
(2) employees: see (f)
Restaurants
1 to 25 customers
26 to 50 customers
51 to 100 customers
101 to 150 customers
151 to 200 customers
201 to 300 customers
301 up customers
Employees: see (f) and (y)
1
1 see (x)
1
1
2
3
add
1/50
men
see (x)
1 see (x)
2
2
3
3
add
1/50
women
see (e)
1
1 see (x)
1
1
2
3
add
1/50
men
see (x)
1 see (x)
1
2
2
3
add
1/50
women -
Reception rooms,
meeting halls
(holding a permit from the Société des alcools
du Québec)
Customers
1/30
men
1/30
women
see (c)
1/60
men
1/60
women
1/1000
customers
see (***)
one tub or
service sink
Funeral homes 1 1 1 1 1 one service sink and one floor drain in the embalming room
see (***)
NOTES:
(w) According to the requirements of the provincial or federal authorities.
(x) Under 26 customers, 1 W.C. and 1 sink will be enough for both customers and employees.
From 26 to 50 customers, 2 W.C. and 2 sinks will be enough for both customers and employees, but in 2 separate washrooms.
When customers eat outside, separate washrooms for both sexes with access to the outside are compulsory.
(y) A washroom is not required for less than 5 employees.
Service station
gas bar
see (z)
1
1
1
1
Plants, factories,
warehouses, foundries, workshops, food processing,
laundries
see (j)
1 to 10 empl. of each sex
11 to 25 empl. of each sex
26 to 50 empl. of each sex
51 to 75 empl. of each sex
76 to 100 empl. of each sex
101 up empl. of each sex
1
2
3
4
5
add
1/50
men
1
2
3
4
5
add
1/50
women
1
2
2
3
add
1/90
men
1
add
1/10
men
add
1/15
men
1
add
1/10
women
add
1/15
women
see (h) and (k)
one unit by
75 employees
see (aa)
NOTES:
(z) Separate rooms with access to the outside compulsory for both sexes.
(aa) A shower is compulsory for 15 employees exposed to excessive heat or to skin contract with corrosive, noxious or irritating substances.
(***) The service tub may have a 50 millimetre diameter drain outlet if the floor is covered with a carpet.
The service sink may be replaced by a service tub.
