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['Sanitation']
['Handwashing', 'Sanitation', 'Restrooms']
04/22/2025
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InstituteHandwashingSanitationRestroomsSanitationEnglishAnalysisFocus AreaCompliance and Exceptions (Level 2)USA
Definitions
['Sanitation']

Number of employees: The maximum number of employees present at any one time on a regular shift.
Personal service room: A room used for activities not directly connected with the production or service function performed by the establishment. Such activities include, but are not limited to, first-aid, medical services, dressing, showering, toilet use, washing, and eating.
Potable water: Water that either meets the standard for drinking purposes of the State or local authority having jurisdiction or meets the quality standards prescribed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR 141).
Toilet facility: A fixture in a toilet room used for defecation, urination, or both.
Toilet room: A room in or on the premises of a workplace that contains one or more toilet facilities for use by employees.
Toxic material: A material in concentration or amount which exceeds the applicable limit established by a standard, such as 1910.1000 and 1910.1001 or , in the absence of an applicable standard, which is of such toxicity so as to constitute a recognized hazard that causes or is likely to cause death or serious physical harm.
Water closet: A toilet facility in a toilet room used for defecation and urination and that is flushed with water.
Wet process: Any process or operation in a workroom which normally results in surfaces upon which employees may walk or stand becoming wet.
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FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING

Number of employees: The maximum number of employees present at any one time on a regular shift.
Personal service room: A room used for activities not directly connected with the production or service function performed by the establishment. Such activities include, but are not limited to, first-aid, medical services, dressing, showering, toilet use, washing, and eating.
Potable water: Water that either meets the standard for drinking purposes of the State or local authority having jurisdiction or meets the quality standards prescribed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR 141).
Toilet facility: A fixture in a toilet room used for defecation, urination, or both.
Toilet room: A room in or on the premises of a workplace that contains one or more toilet facilities for use by employees.
Toxic material: A material in concentration or amount which exceeds the applicable limit established by a standard, such as 1910.1000 and 1910.1001 or , in the absence of an applicable standard, which is of such toxicity so as to constitute a recognized hazard that causes or is likely to cause death or serious physical harm.
Water closet: A toilet facility in a toilet room used for defecation and urination and that is flushed with water.
Wet process: Any process or operation in a workroom which normally results in surfaces upon which employees may walk or stand becoming wet.
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