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... Resources & Links Categories Popular Recent All Back Osha's Field Sanitation Standard 4/30/2013 10:39:41 PM by CompleteMarkets Editor This content has not been rated yet. INFORMATION DATE 19920216 DESCRIPTION USDOL Program Highlights, OSHA's Field Sanitation Standard STANDARD NUMBER 1928.110 TOPIC Field Sanitation SUBJECT OSHA's Field Sanitation Standard ABSTRACT OSHA's Field Sanitation Standard requires employers of 11 or more field workers to provide toilets, potable drinking water, and handwashing facilities to hand laborers in the field; to provide each employee reasonable use of the above; and to inform each employee of the importance of good hygiene practices. U.S. Department of Labor Program Highlights Fact Sheet No. OSHA 92-25 OSHA'S FIELD SANITATION STANDARD &# 160 SUMMARY Requires employers of 11 or more field workers to provide toilets, potable drinking water, and handwashing ... workday to use them. The employer also must inform the employee of the relevant health hazards in the field and the practices necessary to minimize exposure to them. BENEFITS An expected reduction because of the new standard in the number of workers who become ill from intestinal, urinary, heat, skin, and agrichemical-related illnesses by about 179,000 cases. The new federal standard and state standards already in place are expected to reduce the total number or workers who could have been expected to become ill from 270,134 to 91,482 cases, a reduction of two-thirds. A total of 214,319 expected parasitic cases reduced by 139,307; 20,280 gastrointestinal cases reduced by 12,776; 4,148 viral hepatitis cases reduced by 1,037 because of the new federal ...

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... hair prior to leaving the worksite. Where showers are provided, employees must change out of their work clothes and shower before changing into their street clothes and leaving the worksite. Workers who do not change into clean clothing before leaving the worksite may contaminate their homes and automobiles with lead dust. Other members of the household may then be exposed to harmful amounts of lead. Personal Practices (eating, drinking, etc.): The employer must ensure that employees who work with lead either clean or remove their protective clothing and wash their hands and face prior to eating, drinking, smoking or applying cosmetics and that these latter practices are never permitted while in the work area or in areas subject to the accumulation of lead. HEPA vacuuming can be used to remove loose contamination from the work clothing ... . Such facilities shall be in near proximity to the worksite and provided with water, soap, and clean towels to enable employees to remove lead contamination from their skin. Contaminated water from washing facilities and showers must be disposed of in accordance with applicable local, state, or federal regulations. End-of-Day Procedures: Workers who are exposed to lead should follow these procedures upon finishing work for the day: Place disposable coveralls and shoe covers with the lead waste; Place lead-contaminated clothes, including work shoes, and personal protective equipment for laundering/cleaning (by the employer) in a closed container; Take a shower and wash hair; and Change into street clothes. This is one of a series of fact sheets highlighting U.S. Department of Labor programs. It is intended as a general description only ...

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