Planning scenarios · Updated 2026-11-06
Calumet Region Steel Mill and Refinery Turnarounds: Indiana Shower Trailer Planning
Turnarounds double a site's headcount for weeks; plan showers and restrooms to match.
Key points
- Turnaround crews often work 10- to 12-hour shifts for weeks; showers at shift change matter.
- Count each sex separately under the one-per-10 rule where showers are required.
- Place units outside hazardous areas with a clear walking route.
Northwest Indiana's Calumet Region, around Whiting, Hammond, Gary, and East Chicago, is home to steel mills and refining. Planned maintenance outages, called turnarounds, bring in contractor crews on top of the regular workforce, usually on long shifts and tight schedules.
Sanitation planning for a turnaround
- Indiana private-sector sites fall under IOSHA; the sanitation ratios match the federal standards.
- Where a standard requires showers, plan one per 10 employees of each sex on the same shift.
- Restrooms follow Table D-1 for construction work: one seat and one urinal per 40 above 20 workers.
Sources
- OSHA: Indiana State Plan (IOSHA): Indiana's plan covers most private-sector workplaces and state and local government employers; federal employers stay under federal OSHA. Initial approval March 6, 1974; final approval September 26, 1986.
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.141: Sanitation (general industry): Where a standard requires showers, one shower for each 10 employees of each sex who shower on the same shift, with hot and cold water, soap, and individual clean towels.
- OSHA 29 CFR 1926.51: Sanitation (construction): Table D-1: one toilet for 20 or fewer workers; one toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers above that; one per 50 at 200 or more. Showers, where required: one per 10 employees of each sex.
Links checked 2026-11-06. Figures quoted above appear on the linked pages.
