Ariz. Admin. Code § R20-5-670 - Field Sanitation
A. This
Section applies to any agricultural establishment where a crew of five or more
employees are engaged on any given day in hand-labor operations in one
location.
B. As used in this
Section:
1. "Agricultural establishment"
means a business operation that uses paid employees in the production of food,
fiber or other material such as seed, seedlings, plants or parts of
plants.
2. "Crew of employees"
means a group of persons who are employed to perform hand-labor operations as a
unit at an agricultural establishment. "Crew of employees" does not include the
employer and the employer's immediate family members.
3. "Hand-labor operations" means agricultural
activities or operations performed in the field by hand or with hand tools.
Hand-labor operations include the hand-harvest of vegetables, nuts and fruits,
hand-weeding of crops and hand-planting of seedlings. Hand-labor operations do
not include such activities as logging operations, irrigation operations, the
care or feeding of livestock or hand-labor operations in permanent structure,
such as canning facilities or packing houses. Hand-labor operations do not
include activities in which persons are acting as equipment
operators.
4. "Handwashing
facility" means a facility providing either a basin, container or outlet with
an adequate supply of potable water, soap and single-use towels.
5. "Potable water" means water that meets the
standards for drinking purposes prescribed by the state or local authority
having jurisdiction or water that meets the quality standards prescribed by the
United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Interim Primary
Drinking Water Regulations, published in 40 CFR Part 141 (July 1983),
incorporated by reference and on file in the Office of the Secretary of
State.
6. "Toilet facility" means a
facility designed for the purpose of both defecation and urination, including
biological or chemical toilets, combustion toilets or sanitary privies, which
is supplied with toilet paper adequate for employee needs. Toilet facilities
may be either fixed or portable.
C. Employers shall provide the following for
employees engaged in hand-labor operations at an agricultural establishment
without cost to the employee:
1. Potable
drinking water as follows:
a. Potable water
shall be provided and shall be placed in locations readily accessible to all
employees.
b. The water shall be
suitably cool, no more than 80°F, and in sufficient amounts, a minimum of
two gallons per employee, taking into account the air temperature, humidity and
the nature of the work performed, to meet employees' need.
c. The water shall be dispensed in single-use
drinking cups or by fountains. The use of common drinking cups or dippers is
prohibited.
2. Toilet
and handwashing facilities as follows:
a. One
toilet facility and one handwashing facility shall be provided for each 40
employees or fraction thereof, except as provided in subsection (D) of this
Section.
b. Toilet facilities shall
have doors that can be closed and latched from the inside and shall be
constructed to ensure privacy.
c.
Toilet and handwashing facilities shall be accessibly located, in close
proximity to each other and within 1/4 mile of each employee's place of work in
the field. If it is not feasible to locate facilities accessibly and within the
required distance due to the terrain, facilities shall be located at the point
of closest vehicular access.
D. Toilet and handwashing facilities are not
required for employees who perform field work for a period of three hours or
less (including transportation time to and from the field) during the
day.
E. Potable drinking water and
toilet and handwashing facilities shall be maintained in accordance with
appropriate public health sanitation practices, including all of the following:
1. Drinking water containers shall be
covered, cleaned and refilled daily.
2. Toilet facilities shall be operational and
maintained in clean and sanitary condition and shall be supplied with toilet
paper adequate for employee needs.
3. Handwashing facilities shall be maintained
in clean and sanitary condition.
4.
Disposal of wastes from facilities shall not cause unsanitary
conditions.
F. Employees
shall be allowed reasonable opportunities during the workday to use the
facilities.
Notes
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