USING TOILET-TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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Potty chairs are difficult to keep clean and out of the reach of children. Small size flushable toilets or modified toilet seats and step aids are preferable. If potty chairs are used for toilet training, you should use potty chairs only in a bathroom area and out of reach of toilets or other potty chairs. After each use of a potty chair, you should:

• Immediately empty the contents into a toilet, being careful not to splash or touch the water in the toilet.
• Rinse the potty with water from a sink used only for custodial cleaning. DO NOT rinse the potty in a sink used for washing hands. A sink used for food preparation should NEVER be used for this purpose.
• Dump the rinse water into a toilet.
• Wash and disinfect the potty chair.
• Wash and disinfect the sink and all exposed surfaces.
• Wash your hands thoroughly.