Sec.22-17a-4. 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; doubledeck beds shall be set at a minimum of four and one-half feet apart, ceiling height above the top mattress shall not be 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 construction after said date.

(c) If a room in a lodging or boarding house is overcrowded, the 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.*

* See G.S. § 19-346.

(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.

(f) 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.

(See Reg. 19-13-B56.)