Finding the perfect washroom for your workspace

These facilities say a lot about your business and reflect your commitment to your corporate and brand values. In our latest blog, we talk about design, cubicles, choice of sanitary ware, government regulations and everything it takes to create a great office washroom to suit any budget.

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The rules and regulations

Guidance from the Government’s Health and Safety Executive, in the ‘Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992’ the basic requirements and recommendations include the following:

• Toilets must be sufficient and suitable, adequately ventilated and lit and kept in a clean and orderly condition.

• Provision must be made for any workers with a disability to enable them to have access to facilities which are adjusted for their use if necessary.
  Ambient temperatures in washrooms should be reasonable.

• Sufficient toilet and washing facilities should be provided to allow everyone at work to use them without unreasonable delay.

• Washbasins should have hot and cold, or warm, running water, and be large enough to allow a worker to wash their face, hands and forearms.
• Toilet paper should be provided in a holder or dispenser. A coat hook should also be provided. In toilets used by women, suitable means for the disposal of sanitary dressings should also be provided.