• OSHA regulates toilets in the workplace.Toilet bowl and bidet in a toilet image by terex from Fotolia.com
  
  The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulates toilets only in work and office environments, not public toilets, which are the civic authorities' responsibility. Toilets at the workplace are critical for the health of the employees, and must be clean and well-maintained. OSHA has specific rules on the height, number and use of toilets.
  
  

Toilet Height

• OSHA specifies that a toilet seat should never be higher than the height of a wheelchair. This means it should be between 18 inches and 23 inches high. This is done to ensure that there is a lateral lift-up for any employee who is unable to walk.
  
  

Required Toilets

• If a workplace has up to 20 employees, according to OSHA, that workplace must provide at least one toilet . When the number of employees is between 21 and 200, the workplace must have one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers. When the number of employees exceeds 200, the workplace must have one toilet seat and one urinal for every 50 employees.
  
  

Toilet Use

• OSHA also stipulates that if an employer puts restrictions on the unlimited use of toilets, he must have a bona fide reason for doing so. Restrictions on toilet use include locking toilet doors or requiring employees to punch out for visits to the bathroom.