49 CFR § 228.321 - Showering facilities.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s228.321"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 228.321 - Showering facilities."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "228.321"
section_name: "Showering facilities."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "228"
part_name: "PASSENGER TRAIN EMPLOYEE HOURS OF SERVICE; RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING; SLEEPING QUARTERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 103, 20103, 20107, 21101-21109; 49 U.S.C. 21301, 21303, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "37 FR 12234, June 21, 1972, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "228"
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# 228.321 Showering facilities.
(a) *Number.* Each individual camp car that provides sleeping facilities must contain a minimum of one shower for a total of one or two occupants and an additional functional shower if the camp car contains a total of three or four occupants.
(b) *Floors.* (1) Shower floors must be constructed of non-slippery materials;
(2) Floor drains must be provided in all shower baths and shower rooms to remove waste water and facilitate cleaning;
(3) All junctions of the curbing and the floor must be sealed; and
(4) There shall be no fixed grate or other instrument on the shower floor significantly hindering the cleaning of the shower floor or drain.
(c) *Walls and partitions.* The walls and partitions of a shower room must be smooth and impervious to the height of splash.
(d) *Water.* An adequate supply of hot and cold running potable water must be provided for showering purposes. The water supplied to a shower must be from a potable water source supplied through a system maintained as required in § 228.323.
(e) *Showering necessities.* (1) Unless otherwise provided by a collective bargaining agreement, body soap or other appropriate cleansing agent convenient to the showers must be provided.
(2) Showers must be provided with hot and cold water feeding a common discharge line.
(3) Unless otherwise provided by a collective bargaining agreement, each occupant who uses a shower must be provided with an individual clean towel.