A Long Effort To Clean Up Jobsites May Start To Pay Off
Jane Williams is a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based safety consultant who has been trying to clean up U.S. construction sites for more than a decade. She is seeking changes in standards that would lead to revised U.S. regulations increasing the ratio of available toilets to workers and improving wash-ups where possible. Lately, she has made some gains that could force contractors to adjust.
The current U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard requires one toilet for every 20 workers; one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers on sites employing more than 20 and one toilet seat and one urinal for every 50 workers where 200 or more workers are present. The same standard provides for wash-up sinks, potable water and general cleanliness.