The purpose of this chapter is to protect the
public health, safety and welfare by establishing minimum standards
for health and safety at construction sites.
As used in this chapter, the following words
or phrases shall have the following meanings:
CONSTRUCTION SITE
Any public or private property where the construction, erection
or alteration of any structure, building or land is being performed
by a contractor for an aggregate contract price of more than $15,000.
CONTRACTOR
Any individual, partnership or corporation, whether or not
licensed, that constructs, erects or alters any structure, building
or land.
CONTRACT
Any agreement, written or oral, for the construction, erection
or alteration of any structure, building or land.
Any contractor that contracts to construct,
erect or alter any structure, building or land within the Township
shall provide access to sanitary facilities, such as portable lavatories,
toilets or commodes, for all employees, in accordance with the OSHA
Code, as follows:
A. For 20 or fewer employees: one portable or stationary
toilet.
B. For between 20 and 200 employees: one portable or
sanitary toilet and one portable or stationary urinal for every 40.
C. For over 200 employees: one portable or stationary
toilet and one portable or stationary urinal for every 50 employees.
Where, because of the scale of the work to be performed or for any other reason, more than one contractor will construct, erect or alter any structure, building or land at a construction site, the responsibility for complying with the requirements of this chapter shall belong to the general contractor. Where there is no designated general contractor, the responsibility for complying with the requirements of this chapter shall belong to each contractor, as set forth in §
111-3 hereof.
All construction sites subject to this chapter
are subject to inspection, from time to time, by the Code Enforcement
Officer, Health Officer, Police Department or any other official of
the Township charged with the duty to enforce this or any other ordinance
of the Township.
These ingress and egress accesses shall be considered
as a prior approval, and no permit for the construction of a structure
shall be issued until such time as these improvements have been installed
and inspected.
Any contractor violating the terms of this chapter
or refusing or neglecting to comply with any of the provisions hereof
shall be, upon conviction thereof, subject to a fine of not more than
$500. Each day that such contractor fails to comply with the provisions
hereof shall constitute a separate and distinct offense subject to
the penalties described in this chapter.