Can a bathroom be installed in a building adjacent to a Class A workshop?
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Referencing the 2014 version of the Building Code, there is no explicit prohibition stating that bathrooms cannot be installed in workshops of Class A when they are built adjacent to each other with explosion-proof walls as a separation; the design institute disagrees, but does not provide a concrete reason. What are everyone’s opinions on this matter? What is the basis for these regulations?
Bathhouses can be considered part of civil buildings, right?
It seems there’s no clear regulation; I think the problem lies in the difficulty of draining water, as it cannot be discharged into the industrial sewage system
Similarly, the adjacent offices also have drainage problems with their toilets, but it certainly isn’t industrial wastewater that’s being discharged
Workshops of Class A, built adjacent to each other (separated by explosion-proof walls), cannot have bathrooms or offices.
This also belongs to domestic wastewater, and it should be sent to a wastewater treatment system for processing before being discharged!
First, it may cause severe casualties in the event of a fire； It’s your bathroom – after all, people take baths there, and a fire would be very dangerous. Second, the living area should not be located together with the production area.
In Note 2 of Article 3.4.1, it is stated that Class A and B factories (warehouses) should not be adjacent to other buildings other than those specified in Article 3.3.5 of this code.
Paragraph 3.3.5 states that in the case of offices, rest rooms can be constructed adjacent to Class A and B factories and warehouses, separated by explosion-proof walls with a fire resistance period of not less than 3 hours, and should have separate exits. I just don’t understand why offices and lounges are okay, but bathrooms aren’t? The reason isn’t very sufficient
Then may I ask, why does clause 3.3.5 state that offices and rest rooms can be built adjacent to factories and warehouses of categories A and B, separated by explosion-proof walls with a fire resistance period of no less than 3 hours and equipped with separate exits? These areas are also used by personnel involved in production, and they stay there for longer periods than in bathrooms. Isn’t that less dangerous in the event of a fire?