Conn. Agencies Regs. § 19-13-B56 - Sleeping quarters for workers
(a) Sleeping
quarters shall be in good structural condition and constructed so as to provide
shelter to the occupants against the elements and to exclude
dampness.
(b) Beds shall be
furnished to all employees; a separate bed shall be provided for each person;
single beds shall be set at a minimum of three feet apart; double-deck beds
shall be set at a minimum of four and one-half feet apart; ceiling height above
the top mattress shall be not less than thirty-six inches in rooms used prior
to June 7, 1960, for this purpose and not less than forty-two inches in the
case of new construction.
(c) If a
room in a lodging or boarding house is overcrowded, the local director of
health may order the number of persons sleeping or living in such room to be so
reduced that there shall not be less than five hundred cubic feet of air to
each person over twelve years of age and three hundred cubic feet of air to
each child under twelve years of age occupying such room.
(d) Male and female boarders or lodgers shall
not be housed in the same building, except that female cooks may be allowed to
lodge in the same building with boys if suitable privacy can be arranged as to
sleeping quarters and bathing and toilet facilities. This may also apply to
camp directors and their families.
(e) Sleeping shall not be permitted in
kitchens or eating quarters.
(I) Adequate
lockers or storage space shall be provided for clothing and personal effects of
lodgers. Regular inspections shall be made of the lockers and storage
facilities to keep them clean and free from soiled clothing.
Notes
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