The Ontario Building Code | Dressing Rooms and Sanitary Facilities
3.11.9.1. Dressing Rooms and sanitary Facilities
(1) Except as otherwise permitted in Sentences (2) and (3), every public pool shall be equipped with dressing rooms, locker rooms, shower heads, water closets, urinals, lavatories and drinking fountains that shall be designed, constructed and equipped to comply with Sentences (4) to (14).
(2) Where a Class A pool is installed on the premises of a recreational camp, dressing rooms, locker rooms, shower heads, water closets, urinals, lavatories and drinking fountains are not required if,
(a) dressing, water closet and shower facilities are conveniently available for bathers elsewhere on the premises, and
(b) foot sprays are provided in accordance with Sentence 3.11.3.1.(17).
(3) Where a Class B pool is installed, dressing rooms, locker rooms, shower heads, lavatories, water closets, drinking fountains and urinals are not required if,
(a) dressing, water closet and shower facilities are conveniently available elsewhere on the premises for bathers when the pool is open for use, and
(b) foot sprays are provided in accordance with Sentence 3.11.3.1.(17).
(4) The minimum number of water closets, urinals and lavatories shall be determined from Article 3.7.4.3. and Table 3.7.4.3.C. for an occupant load based on,
(a) the formula in Sentence 3.1.17.3.(1) for all public pools, except a wave action pool, or
(b) the formula in Sentence 3.1.17.3.(2) for a wave action pool.
(5) A minimum of one shower head shall be provided for every 40 bathers.
(6) Where dressing and locker rooms, water closets and urinals are provided in conjunction with a public pool, they shall be located in such a manner that bathers, after using them, shall pass through or by a shower area to reach the pool deck.
(7) All shower heads shall be supplied with potablewater at a pressure of at least 140 kPa.
(8) The shower water system shall have one or more tempering devices capable of being adjusted to ensure that water supplied to shower heads does not exceed 40°C.
(9) floors in washrooms, shower areas and passageways used by bathers shall slope to waste drains at not less than 1% and shall be of hard surfaced materials that do not become slippery when wet.
(10) Joints between floors and walls shall be coved in areas described in Sentence (9) and in dressing and locker rooms.
(11) Hose bibbs shall be provided in safe locations convenient for flushing down the walls and floors in washrooms, shower areas and passageways used by bathers.
(12) Partitions or walls shall be provided to ensure privacy of dressing rooms, washrooms and shower areas.
(13) The bottom of interior partitions in dressing rooms and washrooms shall be between 250 mm and 350 mm above the floor.
(14) Dressing and locker room floors shall have non-slip surfaces that permit convenient and thorough cleaning and disinfecting.
3.11.10. Emergency Provisions for All Public Pools