GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1492

Short Title:  Regulate Portable Toilets.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative H. Hunter.
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Referred to:  Health and Human Services.
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May 17, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR TEMPORARY TOILET FACILITIES AT CONSTRUCTION SITES TO ENSURE SANITARY CONDITIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 9 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 143-143.3.  Temporary toilet facilities at construction sites.
(a)	The Building Code Council shall establish standards that:
(1)	Require that each construction site for which a building permit is obtained be provided with at least one enclosed temporary toilet facility; and
(2)	Provide standards for the maintenance of these facilities to ensure that the facilities be maintained in a clean, sanitary, and functional condition.
(b)	The standards under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section shall include requirements that an enclosed  temporary toilet have internal latches and that a defective or unsanitary facility be removed from the construction site and may include a requirement that more than one enclosed temporary toilet facility be provided at a construction site, based upon the number of employees working at the construction site."
Sec. 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Insurance for the Building Code Council the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year for the cost of implementing this act.
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.