Global Guideline for Practical Public Toilet Design

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ICC G3-2011 Global Guideline for Practical Public Toilet Design CHAPTER 3: GENERAL REGULATIONS Section 301 Public Toilet Provisions 301.1 Public toilet – basic provisions, general. Public toilets should provide clean, safe, accessible, convenient, and hygienic facilities to the public at a level of privacy adequate to perform necessary personal sanitary functions. 301.1.1 Opening hours. The opening and closing times of public toilets should be appropriate to local demand and activity patterns. In some areas, fully operational 24-hour facilities should be provided; these can be supplemented by automatic public conveniences, if necessary. Men and women should have equal access to these facilities. 301.2 Public served. Public toilet facilities should provide for the needs of people of different cultural needs and genders, all age groups, parents and children, people with disabilities and their care givers. 301.3 Functionality. A public toilet should provide facilities for the public to urinate, defecate, clean themselves, groom and tend to other bodily needs in a secure, private and clean environment and should be functional at all times during normal hours of operation. A public toilet should be kept in a hygienic condition at all times to prevent the spread of germs, bacteria, infection and disease. Scheduled maintenance shall be performed to keep facilities in a safe and sanitary condition at all times. 301.4 Signage. Required public toilet facilities should be designated by a legible sign for each sex. Signs should be readily visible and located near the entrance to each toilet facility and prominently displayed in main traffic passageways. Signs should be so designed as to utilize a commonly recognized female and/or male figure in dark color contrasted on a light background. 301.5 Durability. Public toilets and the fittings, valves, piping, accessories and fix-
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