Number of toilets in businesses of sanitary interest

Question:

How is determined the number of toilets in businesses health-related businesses and specifically in a store measuring 110 m2?

Answer:

Below are the applicable provisions.

Number of persons 1 person per 1.40 m2 of usable floor space (net area of floor space )(Article 4 Population, building regulations ), if after the removal of the kitchen area, toilets, corridors etc. results in a net floor area of 70 m2, then population = 70/1.40 = people., therefore 2 toilets are required (1 men’s, 1 women’s).

ΕΓΚΥΚΛΙΟΣ 2: Παρέχονται οδηγίες για την Υγειονομική Διάταξη Υ1γ/Γ.Π οικ 96967 (ΦΕΚ 2718/τ.Β/8-10-2012) «Υγειονομικοί όροι και προϋποθέσεις λειτουργίας επιχειρήσεων τροφίμων και ποτών και άλλες Διατάξεις»

In general, all toilet facilities and their antechambers shall be constructed in accordance with Article 4 of the above-mentioned Health Regulation Y1g/G.P. 96967. The antechamber may be shared at the discretion of the business owner, but there shall be a sufficient number of washbasins, at least proportional to the number of toilets. Food and beverage businesses must also have toilets for people with disabilities in accordance with the New Building Regulations (Article 26) where this is required. In NEW buildings, it is also mandatory to provide sanitary facilities accessible to persons with disabilities or persons with reduced mobility, at a rate of 5% of the total sanitary facilities for public use or, in any case, at least one per sanitary facility complex, which may be for mixed use (men/women). The above accessible sanitary facilities will be included in the number of sanitary facilities required per use by other provisions.

EXCEPTIONS: Health-related establishments with tables and chairs inside or outside, with a total area of less than 100 square meters, which may be exempted only from the obligation to create accessible sanitary facilities for the public, if this causes a disproportionate burden on their owners.

NUMBER OF TOILETS
The number of toilets is determined according to the number of seated customers that can be served in the business (capacity) or the number of employees in the business, at the discretion of the health service, with a view to serving all customers, avoiding crowding, and ensuring easy cleaning and disinfection in accordance with the schedule. For a uniform approach to the issue by all health services in the country, the number of toilets, in relation to the number of people served by the business, and based on experience to date from the implementation of previous provisions, it is proposed that:

Number of people served – Required number of toilets

• Up to 40 : 1 toilet (men’s and women’s)
• From 41 to 120: 2 toilets (1 men’s, 1 women’s)
• From 121 to 250: 4 toilets (2 for men, 2 for women).
• From 251 to 500: 6 toilets (3 men’s, 3 women’s.)
• From 501 and above for each additional 500 persons, or part thereof, two toilets in addition to those required for 500 persons. The number of persons between 100 and 500 shall be considered part of the 500 persons.

If there are more than two men’s toilets, the Health Service may, at its discretion, allow one third of them to be replaced with sanitary urinals.

The toilets for staff will be proportionate to the a9> number of employees per shift. It is recommended that:

• From 5 to 15 people: 1 toilet
• From 15 – 40 people : 2 toilets
• From 40 to 70 people: 3 toilets
• From 70 to 100 people: 4 toilets
• More than 100 people and for every additional 50 people, one toilet in addition to those provided for 100 people.

The gender distribution of the number of toilets will be based on the number of people usually employed in the business.