02.F Washing Facilities.
02.F.01
Washing facilities must be provided at toilet facilities and as needed to maintain healthful and sanitary conditions.
02.F.02
Each washing facility must be maintained in a sanitary condition and provided with water from an approved potable water supply. Water must be either hot and cold or tepid running water. Soap and either individual disposable paper towels or warm air blowers designed for hand-drying must be provided. If impractical to provide running water, hand sanitizer and individual disposable paper towels may be used.
02.F.03
Washing facilities must be in close proximity to the worksite.
02.G Showers.
02.G.01
Washing facilities for persons engaged in application of paints, coatings, herbicides, insecticides, or other operations where contaminants may be harmful must be at or near the work site and must be equipped to enable employees to remove such substances.
02.G.02
Whenever showers are required by a particular standard, the showers must be provided in accordance with the following:
- One shower must be provided for every ten employees (or fraction thereof) of each sex, who are required to shower during the same shift;
- Body soap or other appropriate cleansing agents for the showers must be provided;
- Showers must be equipped with hot and cold water from an approved potable water supply feeding a common discharge line; and
- Employees who use showers must be provided with individual clean towels.
02.H Changing Rooms.
Whenever employees are required by a particular standard to wear protective clothing, changing rooms must be equipped with separate storage facilities for both street clothes and protective clothing.
02.I Laundry of Work Clothing.
If non-disposable work clothing provided by the employer becomes contaminated, provisions must be made to ensure clothing is laundered and decontaminated by the employee prior to reuse. Employees must not wear contaminated clothing when leaving the worksite. If contaminated work clothing is taken to a commercial laundry, the laundry representative must be advised of the potential contaminants on the clothing.
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2-7. Where must washing facilities be located for persons engaged in application of paints, coatings, herbicides, insecticides, or other operations where contaminants may be harmful?
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