Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 47 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Subchapter F - PRINTING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 47.198 - Water

Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 47.198

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) Drinking. The employer shall provide at all times, without expense to the employe, a sufficient supply of pure, cool drinking water.

(b) Cups. A common drinking cup is prohibited.

(c) Ice. Ice used for cooling purposes shall be applied in such a manner that the ice itself does not come in contact with the drinking water. The water from the melting ice shall not be mixed with the drinking water.

(d) Drinking fountains. The drinking fountains or faucets shall be of such design and construction as to obviate the direct application of the lips to the water outlet.

(e) Cleaning. Water receptacles shall be thoroughly cleansed weekly and then sterilized with steam or with boiling water.

(f) Physical examination. Employes engaged in the care and maintenance of drinking facilities shall be determined, by physical examination, to be free of communicable diseases.

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