What Is The Law On Toilets And Washing Facilities?
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, require all employers to provide access to toilet and washing facilities, and (within workplaces) a supply of drinking water. Toilets and washrooms must be kept clean, adequately lit and ventilated; provide adequate protection from the weather; ensure privacy for the user; and provide toilet paper, soap, clean hot and cold (or warm) water, and towels or an alternative means of drying. Toilets and washrooms must be provided at readily accessible places. The facilities do not have to be within the workplace, but they should if possible be within the building. Where arrangements are made for the use of facilities provided by someone else, it is the employer’s responsibility to ensure that they are available when necessary (i.e. not locked when workers need access to them). The use of public facilities is only acceptable as a last resort, where no other arrangement is possible. Sufficient facilities should be provided to enable w
