§ 228.319 Lavatories.

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Title 49 CFR: Transportation › Chapter II: FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Part 228: PASSENGER TRAIN EMPLOYEE HOURS OF SERVICE; RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING; SLEEPING QUARTERS › Subpart E: Safety and Health Requirements for Camp Cars Provided by Railroads as Sleeping Quarters › § 228.319: § 228.319 Lavatories.

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(a)

Number.

Each camp car that provides a sleeping facility must contain at least one functioning lavatory for a total of one or two occupants and an additional functional lavatory if there is a total of three or four occupants.

(b)

Water.

Each lavatory must be provided with hot and cold potable running water. The water supplied to a lavatory must be from a potable water source supplied through a system maintained as required in § 228.323.

(c)

Soap.

Unless otherwise provided by a collective bargaining agreement, hand soap or similar cleansing agents must be provided.

(d)

Means of drying.

Unless otherwise provided by a collective bargaining agreement, individual hand towels, of cloth or paper, warm air blowers, or clean sections of continuous cloth toweling must be provided near the lavatories.

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