ࡱ> MOL_ ,bjbj GPbb\$D  xxxxx8<TTTjjjEEEUWWWWWW$!<$R{xEEEEE{xxjjsssERxjxjUsEUssjж0A0$I$$xDsEEE{{EEEEEEE$EEEEEEEEE >: 01-001 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Chapter 365: FIELD SANITATION SUMMARY: This rule requires agricultural employers to provide certain facilities for employees engaged in handlabor operations in blueberry fields. Basic provisions were adopted in 1984. The specific requirement for location of drinking water was amended slightly in 1985. I. DEFINITIONS A. Agricultural employer. "Agricultural employer" means any person, corporation, association or other legal entity that owns or operates an agricultural establishment or on whose premises or in whose interest an agricultural establishment is operated; or any person, corporation, association or other legal entity who is responsible for the management and condition of an agricultural establishment or who acts directly or indirectly in the interest of such an employer in relation to any employee. B. Agricultural establishment. "Agricultural establishment" means a farming enterprise that uses paid employees in the production of food, fiber, or constituents thereof such as seed, seedlings, plants, or part of plants. C. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. D. Handlabor operations. "Handlabor operations" means agricultural activities or operations performed by hand or with hand tools or hand equipment, including without limitation the hand harvest of vegetables, nuts and fruit, hand weeding of crops and hand planting of seedlings, but excluding handlabor operations performed as a part of forestry operations or in the care or feeding of livestock or in permanent structures (e.g., processing facilities, packing houses, greenhouses). E. Handwashing facility. "Handwashing facility" means 1. a facility providing either a basin, container or outlet, with an adequate supply of clean water, soap or an equally effective cleansing agent and single use towels; or 2. the provision of prepackaged, single use moist towelettes, in quantity sufficient to enable each employee to use several towelettes each day: or 3. the provision of waterless soap and single use towels, both in quantity sufficient to enable each employee to clean his/her hands several times each day. Where water for handwashing is not potable, the employer shall post and maintain a sign effective to so inform employees. F. Potable water. *Potable water" means water that at the time at which it is consumed meets state drinking water standards as set forth in 10144A CMR 231. G. Toilet facility. "Toilet facility" means a facility designed for the purpose of both defecation and urination, including biological or chemical toilets, combustion toilets or sanitary privies, supplied with toilet paper adequate to employee needs. Toilet facilities may be either fixed or portable. II. SCOPE A. Pending further investigation and rule-making by the Commissioner, the requirements of this rule apply to any agricultural establishment where employees are engaged in handlabor operations in blueberry fields, unless otherwise provided by B. B. Exceptions 1. This rule does not apply to an agricultural establishment where only members of the agricultural employer's immediate family are employed. 2. This rule does not apply to an agricultural establishment where ten (10) or fewer employees are engaged on any given day in handlabor operations in the field, provided that the employees work under conditions which provide protection comparable to that which would be provided by compliance with the requirements of this rule. In determining the number of employees, employees who are members of the agricultural employer's immediate family are not required to be counted. 3. The toilet and handwashing facility requirements of this rule do not apply to employees who are engaged in handlabor operations in the field for three (3) hours or less on any given day, including transportation time to and from the field. III. SEPARABILITY If any provision of this rule or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances, and the validity and applicability of the remaining provisions, shall not be affected thereby. IV. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS A. APPLICABILITY The requirements of this section apply, in accordance with II., to agricultural employers whose employees are engaged in handlabor operations in the field, except to the extent that they are modified by Specific Requirements of this rule. B. PROVISION OF FACILITIES Agricultural employers shall provide the following for employees engaged in handlabor operations in the field: 1. Potable drinking water a. Potable water shall be provided and shall be placed in locations reasonably accessible to all employees. b. The water shall be suitably cool, uncontaminated and in sufficient amounts, taking into account the air temperature, humidity and the nature of the work performed, to meet all employees' needs during the entire work period. c. The water shall be dispensed by sanitary fountain or by sanitary single use, disposable cups supplied in quantity to meet all employees' needs. Where cups are provided, a receptacle for their disposal shall be provided in close proximity to the water dispenser. d. The use of common drinking cups or dippers is prohibited. 2. Toilet and handwashing facilities a. Toilet facilities and handwashing facilities shall be provided in numbers sufficient to meet all employees' needs for protection of health, including privacy and reasonable convenience. b. Toilet facilities shall have doors that can be closed and latched from the inside and shall be constructed to insure privacy. c. Toilet and handwashing facilities shall be reasonably accessible to all employees and each toilet facility shall have a handwashing facility in close proximity. "Reasonably accessible toilet and handwashing facilities includes facilities to which the agricultural employer provides transportation which is reasonably accessible and sufficiently frequent to meet all employees' needs for protection of health, including privacy and reasonable convenience. The employer shall inform employees as to locations of facilities and changes thereof, and as to availability and location of transportation to facilities. d. Adequate receptacles for waste towels and similar wastes shall be located in close proximity to toilet and handwashing facilities. C. MAINTENANCE Potable drinking water containers and toilet and handwashing facilities shall be maintained in accordance with appropriate public health sanitation practices, including without limitation the following: 1. Toilet facilities shall be operational and maintained in clean and sanitary condition, including control of odors: 2. Handwashing facilities shall be maintained in clean and sanitary condition; and 3. Disposal of wastes shall not cause unsanitary conditions and shall comply with applicable requirements of the Department of Human Services and the Department of Environmental Protection. D. REASONABLE USE 1. Employees shall be allowed reasonable opportunities during the workday to use the facilities. 2. No agricultural employer may require any employee to pay a fee or charge of any kind for drinking water or for the use of or transportation to and from toilet or handwashing facilities, nor may any deduction from an employee's pay or hours be made as a consequence of the provision or use of water or facilities in accordance with this rule. V. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS A. APPLICABILITY The specific requirements set forth in this section apply, in accordance with II., to agricultural employers whose employees are engaged in handlabor operations in blueberry fields. Except as specifically modified in this section, all of the requirements of IV. also apply to such employers. B. PROVISION OF FACILITIES 1. Potable drinking water. Potable drinking water shall be provided at each field in a location that is reasonably accessible to all employees throughout the work period, in an amount equal to not less than one (1) gallon per day per employee. 2. Toilet and handwashing facilities. One toilet and one handwashing facility shall be provided for each thirty (30) employees or fraction thereof. These facilities, or transportation thereto provided by the agricultural employer in accordance with IV. B. 2. c., shall be located within one quarter (1/4) mile (0.4kilometers) of each employees place of work in the field. 3. Comparable protection. An agricultural employer whose employees are engaged in handlabor operations in the blueberry fields may provide potable water in quantities less than or at locations different from those specified in I., and/or toilet and/or handwashing facilities different in number and/or location from those specified in 2., provided that the employer thereby provides protection comparable to that which would be provided by compliance with the requirements of this section. VI. [RESERVED] STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 26 M.R.S.A. 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