- Part Number:1928
- Part Number Title:Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Agriculture
- Subpart:1928 Subpart I
- Subpart Title:General Environmental Controls
- Standard Number:
- Title:Field Sanitation.
- GPO Source:
Scope. This section shall apply to any agricultural establishment where eleven (11) or more employees are engaged on any given day in hand-labor operations in the field.
Agricultural employer means any person, corporation, association, or other legal entity that:
(i) Owns or operates an agricultural establishment;
(ii) Contracts with the owner or operator of an agricultural establishment in advance of production for the purchase of a crop and exercises substantial control over production; or
(iii) Recruits and supervises employees or is responsible for the management and condition of an agricultural establishment.
Agricultural establishment is a business operation that uses paid employees in the production of food, fiber, or other materials such as seed, seedlings, plants, or parts of plants.
Hand-labor operations means agricultural activities or agricultural operations performed by hand or with hand tools. Except for purposes of paragraph (c)(2)(iii) of this section, hand-labor operations also include other activities or operations performed in conjunction with hand labor in the field. Some examples of hand-labor operations are the hand-cultivation, hand-weeding, hand-planting and hand-harvesting of vegetables, nuts, fruits, seedlings or other crops, including mushrooms, and the hand packing of produce into containers, whether done on the ground, on a moving machine or in a temporary packing shed located in the field. Hand-labor does not include such activities as logging operations, the care or feeding of livestock, or hand-labor operations in permanent structures (e.g., canning facilities or packing houses).
Handwashing facility means a facility providing either a basin, container, or outlet with an adequate supply of potable water, soap and single-use towels.
Potable water means water that meets the standards for drinking purposes of the State or local authority having jurisdiction, or water that meets the quality standards prescribed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR part 141).
means a fixed or portable facility designed for the purpose of adequate collection and containment of the products of both defecation and urination which is supplied with toilet paper adequate to employee needs. Toilet facility includes biological, chemical, flush and combustion toilets and sanitary privies.
Requirements. Agricultural employers shall provide the following for employees engaged in hand-labor operations in the field, without cost to the employee:
Potable drinking water.
Toilet and handwashing facilities.
One toilet facility and one handwashing facility shall be provided for each twenty (20) employees or fraction thereof, except as stated in paragraph (c)(2)(v) of this section.
Toilet and handwashing facilities shall be accessibly located and in close proximity to each other. The facilities shall be located within a one-quarter-mile walk of each hand laborer's place of work in the field.
Where due to terrain it is not feasible to locate facilities as required above, the facilities shall be located at the point of closest vehicular access.
Maintenance. Potable drinking water and toilet and handwashing facilities shall be maintained in accordance with appropriate public health sanitation practices, including the following:
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:
Use the water and facilities provided for drinking, handwashing and elimination;
Effective date. This standard shall take effect on May 30, 1987.
Startup dates. Employers must comply with the requirements of paragraphs:
Paragraph (c)(4), to assure reasonable use, by July 30, 1987.
[52 FR 16095, May 1, 1987; 76 FR 33612, June 8, 2011]
"Mfano: ""Mfano wa Usalama wa Kazi na Afya ya Kazi"" (Section 19) na ""Mfano wa Usalama wa Kazi na Afya ya Kazi"" (Section 19) na ""Mfano wa Usalama wa Kazi na Afya ya Kazi"" (Section 19) na ""Mfano wa Usalama wa Kazi na Afya ya Kazi"" (Section 19)." - GPO Chanzo: Scope. Sehemu hii inatumika kwa taasisi yoyote ya kilimo ambapo wafanyakazi kumi na mmoja au zaidi wanafanya kazi kwa mikono katika shamba. Mwajiri wa kilimo ni mtu yeyote, shirika, shirika au taasisi nyingine ya kisheria ambayo: (i) inamiliki au inafanya kazi ya kiwanda cha kilimo; (ii) inatoa mikataba na mmiliki au mwendeshaji wa kiwanda cha kilimo kabla ya uzalishaji kwa ununuzi wa mazao na kutekeleza udhibiti mkubwa juu ya uzalishaji; au (iii) inaajiri na kusimamia wafanyakazi au inawajibika kwa usimamizi na hali ya kiwanda. Uanzishwaji wa kilimo ni shughuli ya biashara ambayo hutumia wafanyakazi waliolipwa katika uzalishaji wa chakula, nyuzi, au vifaa vingine kama vile mbegu, miche, mimea, au sehemu za mimea. Kazi ya mikono ni shughuli za kilimo au shughuli za kilimo zinazofanywa kwa mkono au kwa zana za mkono. Isipokuwa kwa madhumuni ya kifungu (c) (2) (iii) cha kifungu hiki, shughuli za kazi ya mikono pia ni pamoja na shughuli nyingine au shughuli zilizofanywa kwa kushirikiana na kazi ya mikono katika shamba. Mifano ya kazi ya mikono ni kulima kwa mikono, kuondoa magugu, kupanda na kuvuna mboga, matunda, mbegu au mazao mengine, ikiwa ni pamoja na uyoga, na kufunga bidhaa kwa mikono katika vyombo, iwe inafanywa kwenye ardhi, kwenye mashine ya kusonga au katika kibanda cha kufunga cha muda kilicho shambani. Kazi ya mikono haijumuishi shughuli kama vile shughuli za kukata miti, utunzaji au kulisha mifugo, au shughuli za kazi ya mikono katika miundo ya kudumu (kwa mfano, vituo vya kuhifadhi au nyumba za kufunga). Kituo cha kuosha mikono ni kituo kinachotoa beseni, chombo, au mlango wa nje na usambazaji wa kutosha wa maji ya kunywa, sabuni na taulo za matumizi moja. Maji ya kunywa ni maji ambayo yanakidhi viwango vya matumizi ya kunywa vya mamlaka ya serikali au mamlaka ya mitaa yenye mamlaka, au maji ambayo yanakidhi viwango vya ubora vilivyopendekezwa na Sheria ya Maji ya Kunywa ya Kitaifa ya Shirika la Ulinzi wa Mazingira la Marekani (CPA, sehemu ya 141). Kituo cha kudumu au cha kubeba kilichobuniwa kwa madhumuni ya kukusanya na kuzuia bidhaa za kutapika na kukojoa, na kinachotolewa na karatasi ya choo inayofaa mahitaji ya wafanyakazi. Kituo cha choo ni pamoja na biolojia, kemikali, flush na kuchoma choo na vyoo vya usafi. Mahitaji. Waajiri wa kilimo wanapaswa kutoa yafuatayo kwa wafanyakazi wanaofanya kazi ya mikono shambani, bila gharama kwa mfanyakazi: Maji ya kunywa. Vyoo na vifaa vya kuosha mikono. Kituo kimoja cha kuosha na kituo kimoja cha kuosha mikono kitatolewa kwa kila wafanyakazi ishirini (20) au sehemu yao, isipokuwa kama ilivyoelezwa katika kifungu cha (c) (2) (v) cha sehemu hii. Vyoo na vifaa vya kuosha mikono vinapaswa kuwa mahali panapopatikana na karibu na kila mmoja. Vifaa hivyo vitapatikana ndani ya umbali wa kilomita moja na nusu kutoka mahali pa kila mfanyakazi wa mikono kazini. Wakati kwa sababu ya eneo hilo ni vigumu kupata vifaa kama ilivyoelezwa hapo juu, vifaa ni lazima kuwa katika hatua ya karibu zaidi ya upatikanaji wa magari. Matengenezo. Maji ya kunywa na vyoo na vifaa vya kuosha mikono vinapaswa kudumishwa kulingana na mazoea sahihi ya usafi wa afya ya umma, ikiwa ni pamoja na: Mwajiri lazima afahamishe kila mfanyakazi kuhusu eneo la vifaa vya usafi wa mazingira na maji na lazima amruhusu kila mfanyakazi fursa za busara wakati wa siku ya kazi kuzitumia. Mwajiri pia lazima afahamishe kila mfanyakazi umuhimu wa kila moja ya mazoea haya mazuri ya usafi ili kupunguza kuambukizwa kwa hatari katika uwanja wa joto, magonjwa ya kuambukiza, kuhifadhi mkojo na mabaki ya kemikali za kilimo: Tumia maji na vifaa vilivyotolewa kwa kunywa, kuosha mikono na kuondoa. Kanuni hii itaanza kutumika tarehe 30 Mei 1987. Tarehe za kuanzisha. "Wajiri lazima kutimiza mahitaji ya kifungu cha 4 (c) ili kuhakikisha matumizi ya busara, ifikapo Julai 30, 1987.""" [Figure 5] [Figure 5] [Figure 6] [Figure 6] [Figure 6] [Figure 7] [Figure 7] [Figure 7] [Figure 8] [Figure 8]