(410 ILCS 37/10) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-850)
Sec. 10. Temporary restroom facility. The owner or the owner's representative of a temporary building or building under construction, that is not yet occupied for its intended purpose, shall ensure that employees working on the construction site have access to restroom facilities which meet the following requirements: (1) Toileting facilities shall be enclosed and discharged into a sanitary sewer. In lieu of connecting to a sewer, the sanitary facility may be a portable, enclosed, chemically-treated tank-tight unit. (2) If individual portable units are used, separate toileting facilities are not required for males and females. Toileting facilities shall be provided based on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration construction sanitation standards, which are as follows: (A) For 20 employees or less, one toilet facility shall be provided. (B) For 20 employees or more, one toilet facility and one urinal per 40 workers shall be provided. (C) For 200 or more employees, one toilet facility and one urinal per 50 workers shall be provided. (3) Hand cleansing units shall be provided. (4) All non-sewered units shall be pumped and cleansed regularly to ensure adequate working facilities. (5) For non-residential temporary buildings or non-residential buildings, the restroom facilities shall be located within 300 feet of the entrance of the building under construction. (6) For residential temporary buildings or residential buildings, the restroom facilities shall be made readily available in nearby areas. (Source: P.A. 94-42, eff. 6-17-05.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-850) Sec. 10. Temporary restroom facility. (a) Within 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, the owner or the owner's representative of a temporary building or building under construction that is not yet occupied for its intended purpose shall comply with paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of this Section. (b) The owner or the owner's representative of a temporary building or building under construction that is not yet occupied for its intended purpose shall ensure that employees working on the construction site have access to restroom facilities that meet the following requirements: (1) Toileting facilities shall be enclosed and discharged into a sanitary sewer. In lieu of connecting to a sewer, the sanitary facility may be a portable, enclosed, chemically-treated tank-tight unit. (2) If a woman or an individual who menstruates is present and employed for construction purposes on the construction site, if the nature of the person's job does not inherently limit the person's presence on the construction site to 2 days or less, and if there are 10 or more workers of any gender at the construction site, then a separate toilet facility shall be provided at the construction site and designated, for use by women and individuals who menstruate, with exterior signage to identify the class of individuals who shall have access, except in existing places of public accommodation or public buildings in compliance with the Equitable Restrooms Act. Otherwise, toileting facilities shall be provided based on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration construction sanitation standards, which are as follows: (A) For 20 employees or less, one toilet facility shall be provided. (B) For 20 employees or more, one toilet facility and one urinal per 40 workers shall be provided. (C) For 200 or more employees, one toilet facility and one urinal per 50 workers shall be provided. (3) Hand cleansing units shall be provided. (4) All non-sewered units shall be pumped and cleansed regularly to ensure adequate working facilities. (5) For non-residential temporary buildings or non-residential buildings, the restroom facilities shall be located within 300 feet of the entrance of the building under construction. (6) For residential temporary buildings or residential buildings, the restroom facilities shall be made readily available in nearby areas. (Source: P.A. 104-850, eff. 1-1-27.)