LAWS/REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR RECOMMENDED APPROVED NUMBER OF TOILETS.

Do you know that there is an existing LAW and GUIDELINES FOR RECOMMENDED APPROVED NUMBER OF TOILETS to be provided in any institution or industry as provided by law (eg  National Environmental Sanitation Policy and Guidelines, 2005; National Environmental Standards And Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESAREA ACT) 2007; Environmental Health Officer's Practice Regulations 2016 etc and respecting gender sensitivity.

S/N.   Persons      No. Of Toilets

1.      1   -  10  --- >  1 × 2 Toilet(s)

2.      11 -  20  --- >  2 × 2 Toilets

3.      21  - 40  --- >  3 × 2 Toilets

4.      41  - 75  --- >  4 × 2 Toilets

5.      76  -100 --- >  5 × 2 Toilets

Note: Over 100 persons, one toilet to every additional 30 persons.
Toilet facilities provision must be highly gender sensitive.
There should be clearly  labelled and separate conveniences for MALES, FEMALES, VISITORS, BOYS, GIRLS (for schools) PUBLIC TOILETS ETC. This trend therefore forces all basic toilet facilities provisions in institutions/industrial facilities to be twice the number depending on the actual population of the men and women in the said institutions/industry.
  In cases of institutions and industrial facilities, provision of urinals shall be made accordingly and commensurately too, to compliment the toilets.

MEN SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO USE THE URINALS INSTEAD OF THE WC WHEN URINATING.

WOMEN SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO SIT ON THE WC POW TO URINATE.

So if you have failed to provide the required numbers of conveniences (toilets/bathrooms), in your institution, industry etc, then be ready to face the law as you stand a better chance of being convicted in law court.

PROVIDE THE REQUIRED RECOMMENDED NUMBERS OF TOILET/ CONVENIENCES TODAY!
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