OSHA, daycare and cloth diapers

iris427 · August 2009

I know CD isn't an AP issue but a lot of moms on here CD so I thought I would ask.

We are looking to join the Y and they said that cloth diapers are not permitted in their Child Watch, in accordance with OSHA regulations. Anyone know anything about this? ?Google wasn't much help and our old Y didn't have an issue, because they didn't change diapers at all (cloth or disposables). ?

BetchySprout · August 2009

iris427:
I know CD isn't an AP issue but a lot of moms on here CD so I thought I would ask.
We are looking to join the Y and they said that cloth diapers are not permitted in their Child Watch, in accordance with OSHA regulations. Anyone know anything about this? Google wasn't much help and our old Y didn't have an issue, because they didn't change diapers at all (cloth or disposables).

I have never been to a gym that changes any diapers at all. Very strange!

NDwife07 · August 2009

We ran into that issue at some day cares - they claimed it had something to do with fecal matter on surfaces. Totally makes no sense to me...how are CDs different than sposies as far as poop getting on the table? ::shrugs::

mominatrix · August 2009

funny.

we used to belong to the Y and they changed diapers... and didn't care if they were cloth or sposies (they just took the dirty ones and put them in a plastic bag, knotted, for you to deal with).

I can't believe that it's an OSHA thing - -there are plenty of daycares that will allow cloth.

...heck, the hospital where I delivered DD used to do cloth, too - they had the local diaper service (until they had too many problems with people stealing them).

mominatrix · August 2009

here's a great article...

https://www.thediaperhyena.com/daycare_clothdiapering.htm

renee143 · August 2009

regulations are set by individual states, not OSHA

mmk3742 · August 2009

I know most daycares in my state won't take kids that are in cloth diapers. It had to day with the health dept standards. (Maybe not in my state, but in my local area including the one I used to work at.)

Dobie_Mama · August 2009

renee143:
regulations are set by individual states, not OSHA

This is what we have found as well. However, our Y also doesn't change diapers at all.

Could you ask that they just not change her? And to come get you if she needs changed?

suzymarie · August 2009

Our Y didn't change diapers either.

However, our daycare was happy to. Until we got to the toddler room- for some reason the toddler teachers freaked and thought they weren't allowed to do cloth. So I 100% beleive it isn't illegal- they just don't know WTH they are talking about, and don't want to have to mess with CD's.

lkstor · August 2009

my daycare won't do cloth diapers

Kiki-licioius · August 2009

mominatrix:

here's a great article...

https://www.thediaperhyena.com/daycare_clothdiapering.htm

Awesome article! I plan to share this at my DD's daycare.

iris427 · August 2009

Dobie_Mama:
renee143:
regulations are set by individual states, not OSHA
This is what we have found as well.? However, our Y also doesn't change diapers at all.?
Could you ask that they just not change her?? And to come get you if she needs changed?

Our Y in St. Louis didn't change diapers either, so this surprised me. ?I think I will just tell them to page us if she needs a change. ?No way I'm buying sposies just for the Y.

Thanks for the info everyone.?

karelaorange · September 2009

One of the day cares we looked at gave us this OSHA excuse. Then another we looked at said it's not a problem. I think the OSHA thing is just an excuse to keep parents form nagging them.

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