15A NCAC 18A .1014      TOILET: HANDWASHING: LAUNDRY: AND BATHING FACILITIES

(a)  All summer camps shall be provided with toilet, handwashing, and bathing facilities which are available for use by employees and campers during all hours the camp is open. Toilets for campers shall be located so that the campers do not pass through a camp food service kitchen to enter the toilet rooms. Toilet facilities shall be provided at a rate of not more than 25 campers and staff per toilet seat. Toilet facilities shall be provided within 500 feet of permanent sleeping quarters and within 500 feet of every camp kitchen facility. Urinals may substitute for no more than two-thirds of toilets. The toilet facility ratio and distance requirements of this Paragraph do not apply to any structure used in the operation of the summer camp before the effective date of this Rule.

(b)  Handwashing facilities with running potable water, soap, and individual towels or hand-drying devices shall be provided and located in or immediately adjacent to all flush toilet facilities. All camp kitchen facilities at basecamp shall contain at least one sink that can be used for handwashing supplied with hot and cold running water through mixing faucets, soap, and individual towels or hand-drying devices.

(c)  Bathing facilities shall be provided with hot and cold potable water. Bathing facilities shall not be required for day camps where neither campers nor staff stay at the camp overnight.

(d)  All toilet, handwashing, and bathing fixtures shall be kept clean and in good repair.

(e)  Laundry areas and equipment, if provided, shall be kept clean and in good repair. Soiled laundry shall be handled and stored separately from clean laundry.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A-4; 130A‑248;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. December 5, 1977;

Amended Eff. September 1, 1990;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2024.