GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 41.1. Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Accessible—Not more than one floor above or below the regular place of work of anyone for whose use sanitary facilities have been provided, except in buildings where a sufficient number of passenger elevators are provided and their use permitted to all employes at all times. This term shall mean in the building or on the premises where the person is employed.
Chemical closet—The type of closet in which the contents are brought into contact with chemicals.
Industrial sanitation—The sanitary facilities and installations as applied to establishments.
Privy—Sanitary facilities for defecation, located in an outhouse apart from any building.
Retiring room—A room, separate and apart from the workrooms, to be used either as a rest room or a dressing room or both.
Shower bath—Facilities for washing the body under a spray of water.
Sink—A receptacle or fixture used for general cleaning purposes or for disposing of waste water.
Toilet room—Any room with solid walls, extending from floor to ceiling, containing one or more water closets or one or more water closets and other toilet fixtures.
Trough wash sink—A vessel, greater in length than in width or depth, in which two or more persons may wash simultaneously.
Urinal—A sanitary fixture installed for the purpose of urination.
Wash basin—A basin or bowl used for the purpose of obtaining personal cleanliness.
Wash room—A room equipped with troughs, wash bowls, shower baths and other facilities for the purpose of obtaining personal cleanliness.
Water closet—Sanitary facilities for defecation, equipped with a hopper or trap and a device for flushing the bowl by water, located within a compartment.
Water closet compartment—An enclosure, in a toilet room, which surrounds an individual water closet. To constitute an enclosure it is necessary to have a swinging door with an internal latch.
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