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lowed sufficient time during their normal working hours to use the decontamination shower or other cleaning facilities; (l) appropriate emergency eye-wash stations and showers that conform to and have been installed in accordance with ANSI/International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) standard Z358.1, American National Standard for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment are provided in any work area where a person’s eyes or skin may be exposed to a hazardous substance, having regard to the risk of exposure and the hazard information for that substance; (m) no person enters any accommodations area while wearing clothing that is likely to have been contaminated by a hazardous substance, other than a space within that area that has been designated by the employer for the removal of contaminated clothing; (n) any person who handles, cleans or disposes of clothing at a workplace does so in a manner that minimizes exposure of persons to hazardous substances, including by (i) storing clothing that is wet or likely to have been contaminated with a hazardous substance separately from clothing that is not wet or contaminated, and (ii) laundering clothing that is likely to have been contaminated with a hazardous substance separately from other clothing; (o) any use of a device that is capable of emitting energy in the form of electromagnetic waves conforms to the applicable safety code, including any addendums, published by the Department of Health; (p) any non-destructive testing activity that involves a device that is capable of emitting energy in the form of electromagnetic waves is carried out by a person certified by the Department of Natural Resources’ National Non-Destructive Testing Certification Body; (q) every piping system that contains a hazardous substance is (i) designed to control static electricity, (ii) fitted with valves or other safety devices to ensure its safe operation, (iii) marked using any method, including colour-coding or signage, to identify the hazardous substance it contains and, if applicable, the direction of the flow, and (iv) despite paragraph 87 (1)(e), inspected before it is placed in service and then at least once a year; and (r) if an employee is carrying out work on a piping system that contains a hazardous substance, (i) the following engineering controls are fitted on pipes as necessary to prevent the inadvertent discharge of the substance: (A) a blank or blind, in conjunction with valves or other blocking seals that are secured in the closed position to prevent the substance from reaching the blank or blind, (B) a double block and bleed system, consisting of two valves or other blocking seals that are secured in the closed position and located on each side of a valve or other mechanism that is secured in the open position to allow for bleed-off between the two seals, or (C) another engineering control that has been approved by a professional engineer, (ii) the location of any blank or blind referred to in clause (i)(A) is clearly marked on the pipe and all valves and other seals and mechanisms referred to in clause (i)(A) or (B) are clearly marked to indicate the position they are in, and (iii) any engineering control referred to in clause (i)(B) or (C) is monitored for leaks throughout the work. Securing of valves, seals and mechanisms (2) Each valve or other seal or mechanism referred to in subparagraph (1)(r)(i) must be secured in the open or closed position, as the case may be, using a positive mechanical device that is designed to resist being opened inadvertently, other than as a result of excessive force. Records of exposure (3) Every employer must retain all records of exposure referred to in paragraph 210.022(g) of the Act for 40 years after the day on which the exposure is first documented.