Malaysians are very lucky to have their own Standard for the Public Toilets and all credits should be given to the "Working group" on the Public Toilets under the authority of the consumer products,Personal Safety and Services industry Standards Committee. Not forgetting the good job of the Department of Standards Malaysia (A federal Ministry). This committee comes up with a Malaysian Standard 2015 (MS 2015) which consisted of 4 parts under the general title PUBLIC TOILETS. and "Part 1: Minimum Design Criteria" being the first of the 4 parts. The PART 1 mostly on Design considerations, Location, No. of Toilet units and Expectations of Users. Having read thro' this part several times and found that this standards (MS 2015:part 1: 2006) is a very good reference for the design of public toilets. There are also the Statutory Provision for the provision of the public toilets as follows:-1. The Street, Drainage and Building Acts, 1974
- Uniform Building By-Laws 1984 (GN. 5178/85):
- Section 39(4) ;
- Section 43 (a),(b),(c) and (d); and
- Section 44 (1) (c).
- Internal sanitary Plumbing By-Laws;
-those who intended to construct public toilets shall comply the provisions in this Act and
By Laws as listed:-
-Part 1: Preliminary
-Part 2:Notices, Plans and Licences
-Part 3:Standards of workmanship and materials
-Part 4: sanitary provisions
-Part 5:Sanitary installations
-Part 6:Internal sanitary lines
-Part 7: Miscellaneous
Those who is interested in obtaining the 4 Parts of the MS 2015 or for further information on the Malaysian Standards, Please log in to the website of Department Of Standard Malaysia (DSM) at http://www.standardsmalaysia.gov.my and look for the MS Online where these Standard Guidelines on MS :Public Toilets can be purchased.
Well, can't write all the details on the design of the Public Toilet from the Malaysian Standard 2015 or else , I will be penalised for infringing the Copyright act.....
