New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 11 - LABOR AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Chapter 5 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part 4 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - AGRICULTURE
Section 11.5.4.11 - FIELD SANITATION
Universal Citation: 11 NM Admin Code 11.5.4.11
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Scope: This section applies to any agricultural establishment where on any given day there are employees engaged in hand-labor operations in the field.
B. Requirements: Agricultural employers shall provide the following for employees engaged in hand-labor operations in the field, without cost to the employee, and employees shall be allowed reasonable opportunities during the workday to use the toilet facilities.
(1)
Potable drinking water:
(a)
Potable water shall be provided and shall be placed in locations readily
accessible to all employees.
(b)
The water shall be suitably cool and in sufficient amounts, taking into account
the air temperature, humidity and the nature of the work performed to meet
employees' needs.
(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:
(a) One toilet facility and
one handwashing facility shall be provided for each 20 employees or fraction
thereof, except as stated in Subparagraph (d) of this paragraph.
(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 accessibly located, in close proximity to each other, and
within one-quarter (1/4) mile (0.4 kilometers) of each employee's place of work
in the field. Where it is not feasible to locate facilities accessibly and
within the required distance due to the terrain, they 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.
(3)
Maintenance: Potable drinking water and toilet and handwashing
facilities shall be maintained in accordance with appropriate public health
sanitation practices, including the following:
(a) drinking water containers shall be
covered, cleaned and refilled daily;
(b) toilet facilities shall be operational
and maintained in clean and sanitary condition;
(c) handwashing facilities shall be
maintained in clean and sanitary condition; and
(d) disposal of wastes from facilities shall
not cause unsanitary conditions.
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