LESSON 4: PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

EXPECTATIONS

You will know about Personnel Requirements. Specifically, this module will help you to

 Explain the personnel requirements

 Identify the personnel requirements
 Make a design for the employee parking lot shape
Let us start your journey in Personnel Requirements.

LESSON PROPER

Following are the planning of personnel requirements

– Employee parking,
– Locker rooms,
– Restrooms,
– Food services,
– Drinking fountains, and
– Health services.

Employee Parking -Car Types and Sizes

• Size (G1, G2 and G3)

• Stall width (8’ till 12’)

• Configuration (W1,W2, W3,W4)

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Recommended range of stall widths (SW)

Width (ft.) 8 9 10 11 12

Small car use

All day parker use

Standard car use

Luxury and elderly use

Supermarket and camper use

Handicapped use

Minimum requirements= 1 or 2 per 100 stalls as specified by local, state or federal law,
convenient to destination

Figure 1 Recommended parking dimensions. Source: Ramsey et.al. (8)

Employee Parking
Single- and double-loaded module options

Figure 2 Employee Parking Single- and double-loaded module options

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Procedure

• Determine the number of automobiles to be parked.

1:2, 1:3, handicapped %, compact Cars %,…
• Determine the space required for each automobile.
Stall width
• Determine the available space for parking.
Parking dimension
• Determine alternative parking layouts for alternative parking patterns ( figure 2 and 3).
• Select the layout that best utilizes space and maximizes employee convenience.

Parking Lot Shape

Cir. lanes

W 90’

W 90’

HC

W 90’

Figure 3 Parking Lot Shape and the standard of measurement

HC Parking- Parking spaces with a handicap symbol may be used by those with a handicap
symbol may be used by those with a municipal parking permit card for disabled person only.

Factors
The factors to be considered in determining the specification for a specific parking lot are:
1. The percentage of automobiles to be parked that are compact automobiles as a planning
guideline, if more specific data are not available, 33% of all parking is often allocated to
compact automobiles.
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2. Increasing the area provided for parking decrease the amounts of time required to park and
de-park.
3. Angular configurations allow quicker turnover; perpendicular parking yields greater space
utilization.
4. As the angle of a parking space increases, so does the required space allocated to aisles.

Lockers rooms
Lockers are a great way to give employees a safe place to stash their belongings while they're
at work. Not only is this convenient for your workers, but it can also avoid people tripping over
improperly stored belongings.

However, whenever you introduce lockers into the workplace, you should also introduce rules
and safety procedures surrounding these lockers. Without some guidelines in place, the lockers
can be abused or even used to store items that could cause harm or problems on the job.

Put Your Lockers in a Secure Place

When you add lockers to the workplace, one of the first things that you have to think about is
where to place these lockers.

Wherever you put the lockers, ensure it's in a safe area, preferably one that not a lot of people
have easy access to.

Good areas are only accessible by employees or those with certain security credentials. This
step reduces locker room thefts and also keeps unauthorized persons from depositing items,
especially harmful items, in lockers.

Establish Clear Rules

All employees should understand that having a locker is a privilege, not a right. Thus, make
your employees understand that you, the employer, get to dictate what can and cannot be
stored within workplace lockers.

Make your own list of allowed items and contraband items, but, as a good general rule, don't
allow things that attract pests, like food. Also, do not allow any dangerous items, like weapons
or other hazards. Items not suitable for the workplace, like alcohol or drugs, should also not be
on the allowed list.

By making clear distinctions about what can and cannot be stored in workplace lockers, you'll
create a much safer workplace environment for everyone.

Put a Search Policy in Writing

The law is not black and white when it comes to locker searches. Generally, for a locker search
to be permitted, it has to be done for a valid reason, and there should be a policy surrounding
locker searches and how and why they are conducted.

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Thus, taking any local laws into consideration, you can and should put a clear search policy into
writing and provide it to your employees.

Have a search policy in place to keep your business safe from any potential legal repercussions
of a locker search and any consequences related to it. Also, when your employees know that
such a policy is in place, they are less likely to store contraband items in their lockers.

Have a Locker Monitor

When possible, have some sort of locker room monitor to watch over the locker room and also
limit access as needed.

A good idea is to have a monitor who can check identification or other credentials before
allowing entry. Monitors create safer situations and protect your work environment.

If you can't do this, place security cameras in the locker room, especially in a highly visible area,
to help deter undesired activities in the locker room, as well as storage of unapproved
materials.

Lockers can be a wonderful addition to the workplace, but they do need to be handled
responsibly. By following these tips, you can ensure they are an asset, instead of a liability.

Restrooms
• Main point to be made!! A restroom should be located within 200 ft of every permanent
workstation.

 1 for each sex at least

 15 square feet per Toilet

 6 square feet for Urinal

Figure 4 Shows the Number of Toilets Needed for Number of Employees

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Figure 5 Shows the Number of Sinks Needed for Type of Employment and Number of
Employees

The Employee-Facility Interface

Storage of Employees Personal Belongings
• Change of clothes not required
– Lunches and personal belongings can be stored at the employees workspace
• Change of clothes required
– Locker should be provided
– Provided for each sex with 6 ft2 allocated for each person using the locker room
– If showers are provided, it should be separate from toilets

Food Services
• Options
– Dinning away from the facility
– Vending machine + Cafeteria < 200 employees
– Serving Line + Cafeteria > 200 employees
– Full Kitchen + Serving Line + Cafeteria > 400 employees
• Why dinning in/not dinning away
– Large meal breaks
– Employee supervision is lost (not return , tired, horseplay, late)
– A loss of work interaction
– A loss of work concentration on the task to be performed
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Beginning of Lunch Break Time Sat Down In Chair End of Lunch Break

11:30 am 11:40 am 12:00 noon

11:50 am 12:00 noon 12:20 pm

12:10 pm 12:20 pm 12:40 pm

12:30 pm 12:40 pm 1:00 pm

Figure 6 shows the Shift Timing for 30 minutes Lunch Breaks

Classification Allowance per Person (ft.2)

Commercial 16 – 18

Industrial 12 – 15

Banquet 10 – 11

Figure 7 shows the Space Requirements for Cafeterias

Number of Meals Served Area Requirements (ft.2)

100 – 200 500 – 1000

200 – 400 800 – 1600

400 – 800 1400 – 2800

800 – 1300 2400 – 3900

1300 – 2000 3250 – 5000

2000 – 3000 4000 – 6000

3000 - 5000 5500 – 9250

Figure 8 Space Requirements for Full Kitchens

Space Specifications
• Vending machine - 1 ft2 per person
• Cafeteria (Figure 7-Allaowance per person) based on the table shape and size
- 36, 42, 48 in (Square)
- 6, 8, 10 X 30 in (Rectangle)
• Serving line (300 ft2 for 7 employee/min-shift)
• Cafeteria +Serving line +Full Kitchen (Figure 8- Number of meals served)

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 Food Services - Example
• Statement:
If a facility employs 600 people and they are to eat in three equal 30 min. shifts, how much
space should be planned for the cafeteria with vending machines, serving lines, or a full
kitchen?

• Solution:
– If 36-in. square tables are to be utilized, Figure 7 indicates 12 ft.2 are required for each of the
200 employees to eat per shift. Therefore, a 2,400 ft.2 cafeteria should be planned. If a vending
area is to be used in conjunction with the cafeteria, an area of 200 ft.2 should be allocated for
vending machines. Thus, a vending machine food service facility would require 2,600 ft.2

– A service line may serve 70 employees in the first third of the meal shift. Therefore, three
serving lines (200/70) of 300 ft.2 each should be planned. A total of 3,300 ft.2 (2400+900)
would be required for a food service facility using serving lines.

– A full kitchen will require 3,300 ft.2 for serving lines plus (figure 8) 2,100 ft.2 for the kitchen.
Therefore, a total of 5,400 ft.2 would be required for a full kitchen food service facility.

Offices Requirements
• President Office: 250-400 sq ft

• Vice president: 150-250 sq ft

• Executive office: 100-150 sq ft

• Partitioned open space-supervisor or manager: 80-110 sq ft

• Open space-Clerical or secretary: 60-110 sq ft

• Conference rooms: 15 sq ft per person

Health Services
Pre-employment examination

First aid treatment room (100 sq ft)

Clinic (250 sq ft) + 75 sq ft (waiting room)

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 ACTIVITIES

Parking Lot Shape

Direction: Make a parking lot design in A4 size of bond paper portrait or landscape
positions.

Name:____________________________ Date:_________

Course/Year/Sec:_______________________ Professor:______________

Example: Parking Lot Shape

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 REMEMBER

One of the most important factors in developing good driving rehabilitation programs is the
personnel. In order to provide a high quality of service it is recommended that the evaluating
and supporting personnel of the program exhibit certain characteristics, such as flexibility,
professionalism, caring, assertiveness, thorough training, and solid clinical experience. The
following qualifications will provide a better understanding of the requirements to hiring the
most qualified personnel for a new driving rehabilitation program:

• Program staff must meet the minimum criteria of training and credentials as a health
professional or driving instructor as mandated by the state (Kalina, 1997).

• The candidate is required to have a 4-year health-related degree

• The candidate must have a professional license.

• The candidate is expected to participate in traffic or driver education in order to become

familiar with driver education principles, traffic safety issues, and road rules (Pierce, 2005).

• The candidate should possess the following professional and personality

characteristics:

o Multi-tasking

o Confident

o Assertive

o Caring

o Flexible

o Creative

o Good communication skills

o Strong critical reasoning skills

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