Lactation Room Requirements

A nearby basin either in the room or next door.

Lactation room requirements.

The law requires employers to provide a place that is not a bathroom. A few comfortable chairs number depending on how many mothers will be using the room. In larger facilities it. Lactation rooms should not be in or accessed through bathrooms locker rooms or similar facilities but should be distinct rooms designed for their intended purpose.

It must be completely private so that no one can see inside the space and no one is able to enter the space while it is being used. A private room that has been given access to only the mothers who use it. Lactation rooms should be located in a safe area accessible to all. Lactation rooms may be located near lobbies or main corridors in proximity to breakrooms bathrooms and other core building functions.

And well placed electrical outlets. Adequate hvac service including a thermostat. A small utility type sink. A minimum footprint of 7 feet by 7 feet is recommended as it allows for a 5 foot radius circle with 24 inch deep counters on two walls.

Footrest sink for washing hands pump and tubing with soap and paper towels compact refrigerator with freezer compartment to store cold packs and milk multi user hospital grade breast pump mothers provide their own collection. Lactation rooms should provide at a minimum a lockable door. It also must be functional useable as a space for expressing breast milk. A work surface and chair.