Subpart I - General Environmental Controls
Subpart I provides the field sanitation requirements that applies to any agricultural establishment where eleven (11) or more employees are engaged on any given day in hand-labor operations in the field.
Note: The North Carolina State Specific Standard, 13 NCAC 07F .0302 - General Environmental Controls, modified the scope of 29 CFR 1928.110 - Field Sanitation, paragraph (a), as follows: "The scope shall not be limited to any specific number of employees."
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Special Requirements
Scope: This standard provides the requirements for field sanitation.
Special Requirements: Public health sanitation practices, notify, inform, good hygiene practices
1928.110(c)(3) - Maintenance. Potable drinking water and toilet and handwashing facilities shall be maintained in accordance with appropriate public health sanitation practices, including the following: [Reference paragraph (c)(3)(i) - (iv)].
1928.110(c)(4) - Reasonable use. The employer shall notify each employee of the location of the sanitation facilities and water and shall allow each employee reasonable opportunities during the workday to use them. The employer also shall inform each employee of the importance of each of the following good hygiene practices to minimize exposure to the hazards in the field of heat, communicable diseases, retention of urine and agrichemical residues: [Reference paragraph (c)(4)(i) - (v)].