How Many Toilets Do You Need in Singapore?

‘The ratio of female to male toilet facilities will be increased from 1:1 to 5:3 in public areas with heavy usage, such as shopping malls, cinemas, convention halls and MRT stations. For every three male cubicles or urinals, there will be five cubicles for females.’
Source: The StraitsTimes

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These new guidelines were announced in November 2013 by the National Environment Agency (NEA) after they had revised The Code of Practice on Environmental Health (COPEH) to improve the design and cleanliness of public washrooms in the future.

The environmental health concerns in the design of buildings in Singapore are regulated by the COPEH, which is mainly flexible but states the minimum basic design criteria to be met. The number of toilets is covered by these regulations, as well..

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Table of Content

• How Many Toilets Are Needed on a Construction Site?
• How Many Toilets Do Restaurants Need?
• How Many Toilets Are Required in a Shopping Centre?
• How many toilets do you need in a supermarket?
• How Many Toilets Are Necessary in a Public Swimming Pool?
• How Many Toilets Are Needed at a Stadium?
• How Many Sanitary Facilities Do Entertaining Venues Need?

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How Many Toilets Are Needed on a Construction Site?

At a construction site with a workers’ dormitory, for instance, there should be:

• one toilet
• one urinal
• one washbasin and
• one bathroom with a bench

per 15 or fewer male workers, whereas the same criteria can be applied for every 25 but no more than 500 male workers at construction sites without living quarters/dormitories.

For women working at a construction site with a dormitory, two toilets, one washbasin, and one bathroom with a bench are minimum requirements. The same number of sanitary facilities is to be provided for every 25 of fewer, but no more than 500 female workers at a construction site without living quarters.

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How Many Toilets Do Restaurants Need?

The minimum requirement for sanitary facilities in a restaurant, coffee shop, bar, nightclub, discotheque, pub or any other food centre that isn’t bigger than 250 square metres is one toilet and one washbasin to be shared by male and female users.

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How Many Toilets Are Required in a Shopping Centre?

Shopping centres or other commercial buildings with shops no larger than 350 square metres should provide the customers with at least one washbasin and one unisex toilet on each floor.

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The guidelines for supermarkets and markets slightly differ in the required number of female toilets and washbasins as follows:

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How Many Toilets Are Necessary in a Public Swimming Pool?

Minimum provision of sanitary appliances for public swimming pools up to 250 m2 are two female toilets with one washbasin, and one separate male toilet including one urial and one washbasin.

Further requirements based on the swimming pool size are as in the table below.

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In addition, between 2 and 8 benches with hangers, as well as 2 – 6 bathrooms with benches are needed both for men and women separately.

How Many Toilets Are Needed at a Stadium?

The number of sanitary facilities should all be evenly distributed within a stadium, and their number primarily depends on the capacity of the stadium. Here are some basic requirements to be followed.

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How Many Sanitary Facilities Do Entertaining Venues Need?

The number of visitors, i.e. the capacity of each venue dictates the number of toilets required and it generally ranges from 1 to 20 or more. Conference halls, cinemas, theatres, convention or exhibition halls have to comply with the objectives presented in the table below.

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The requirements for the design, components and accessories in sanitary facilities for people with disabilities can be found in a separate document.

All the categories of places previously mentioned are encouraged to adopt the guidelines presented in the tables, stipulated by the COPEH.

Moreover, the requirements these venues are supposed to meet not only refer to the number of sanitary facilities, but to better design and maintenance, as well. Perhaps Audit checklists and reports from ASEAN Public Toilet Standard could help you stay on the right track when it comes to proper washroom maintenance.

All the organisations with no exceptions have to make sure that their washrooms are odour-free and safe environments, i.e. to adhere to the highest health and hygiene standards, which becomes absolutely no hassle with Alsco’s cost-effective washroom rental services.

Contact Alsco now to help you keep your washrooms impeccably clean starting from $1 a day.

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