Definitions

(a)Temporary worker means:

(1)a worker from a point of origin outside of Guam who is sponsored by an employer, or has come to Guam on his own to seek employment for a specific project; and

(2)is on Guam for the purpose of being employed for a specific work project expected to be completed in a specific period of time; and

(3)will exit Guam upon completion of their work contract on this specific project.

(b)Temporary workforce housing means any enclosures of living spaces, reasonably contiguous, together with the land appertaining thereto, established, operated or used as living quarters and, at a minimum, fifty-one percent (51%) of the residents are temporary workers, including, but not limited to, facilities known by varying nomenclatures or designations as dormitories, hotels, motels, travel lodges, or tourist homes. COL 10/6/2023 CH. 26A - TEMPORARY WORKFORCE HOUSING

(c)Change of Temporary Workforce Housing Status means any significant variances to temporary workforce housing in relation to the most recent prior inspection. Such variances shall be determined or defined by the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) and include, but not be limited to, significant change in the number of occupants, structural change, or change of ownership.

(d)Sanitary Permit means the official document issued by the DPHSS authorizing the establishment to operate its business.

(e)Workers’ Dormitory Permit means the official sanitary permit issued by the DPHSS for temporary workforce housing.

(f)Environmental Health Specialist means an individual who has been hired to perform inspections in accordance with established DPHSS environmental health inspection procedures.

(g)Independent Environmental Health Inspection Company means an association, a corporation, individual, other legal entity or agency that is duly licensed to do business on Guam and has been certified by the DPHSS as being competent and capable to conduct sanitary inspections in accordance with established DPHSS environmental health inspection procedures.

(h)Temporary Workforce Housing Operator means a person, or business entity, who owns, leases or manages, or proposes to own, lease or manage, a temporary workforce housing, and herein shall be referred to as an operator. COL 10/6/2023 CH. 26A - TEMPORARY WORKFORCE HOUSING