# WAC 246-359-160: WAC 246-359-160. TWH minimum floor area and ceiling height

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_359_160

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 246-359-160
- **Heading:** WAC 246-359-160. TWH minimum floor area and ceiling height
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 246 / Chapter 246-359 / Section 246-359-160

## Text

(1) Rooms used for sleeping purposes must have a minimum of fifty square feet of floor space for each occupant.
(2) Rooms used for cooking, living, and sleeping must have a minimum of one hundred square feet per temporary worker. Sanitary facilities shall be provided for storing and preparing food.
(3) All habitable rooms and spaces including halls and toilet rooms must have at least a seven foot clear height from the floor to the ceiling or exposed ceiling framing.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 246-359-001 WAC 246-359-001. Purpose and scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_359_001.md)
- [WAC 246-359-005 WAC 246-359-005. Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_359_005.md)
- [WAC 246-359-010 WAC 246-359-010. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_359_010.md)
- [WAC 246-359-020 WAC 246-359-020. Powers and duties of the department of health](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_359_020.md)
- [WAC 246-359-030 WAC 246-359-030. Cooperation with the department of health—Right of entry](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_359_030.md)
- [WAC 246-359-040 WAC 246-359-040. Appeals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_359_040.md)
- [WAC 246-359-050 WAC 246-359-050. Minor variances to the TWH construction standard](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_359_050.md)
- [WAC 246-359-060 WAC 246-359-060. Architect or engineer of record and plan submittal responsibilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_359_060.md)
- [WAC 246-359-070 WAC 246-359-070. Application and construction documents required for plan review](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_359_070.md)
- [WAC 246-359-080 WAC 246-359-080. Plan review approval and expiration of plan approval](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_359_080.md)
- [WAC 246-359-090 WAC 246-359-090. Issuing and maintaining a construction permit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_359_090.md)
- [WAC 246-359-100 WAC 246-359-100. Expiration and extension of construction permits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_359_100.md)
- [WAC 246-359-110 WAC 246-359-110. Construction without a permit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_359_110.md)
- [WAC 246-359-120 WAC 246-359-120. Required inspections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_246_359_120.md)

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