Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64E - Division of Environmental Health › Chapter 64E-14 - CAMPS › Section 64E-14.016 - Field Sanitation Facilities

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Field Sanitation Facilities Requirements:
Number of persons
Toilets
Hand Washing Units
Drinking Water
5-10
1
1
Yes
(1) Where 5 to
				10 hand-laboring farmworkers are employed in one location at one time, a field
				sanitation facility, consisting of 1 toilet facility and 1 hand washing unit
				shall be provided. The toilet and hand washing unit shall be located adjacent
				to each other. The facility shall be located within a one-quarter-mile walk of
				any hand-laborer's place of work in the field. Where it is not feasible to
				locate facilities as required above due to terrain, the facilities shall be
				located at the point of closest vehicular access.
(2) Field toilet facilities shall be
				constructed and maintained in accordance with provisions of Rule
				 64E-6.0101, F.A.C., emptied at
				least weekly, and provide a minimum storage capacity of 50 gallons per unit.
				Waste from all field toilet facilities shall be disposed by a method approved
				by the county health department. The department shall approve portable water
				flushed units when determined appropriate for a particular situation. Toilet
				facilities shall have a screened ventilation opening and self-closing doors
				that can be closed and latched from the inside and shall be constructed to
				ensure privacy.
(3) Field hand
				washing units shall be convenient and supplied with potable water in portable
				containers and shall be provided with soap or other cleanser and single use
				hand-drying towels. A waste container shall be provided for the used towels,
				and the wastewater from the hand washing unit shall not cause a sanitary
				nuisance.
(4) Drinking water shall
				be potable and provided in containers constructed of smooth, impervious,
				corrosion resistant material Hydrocoolers or water coolers constructed as such
				are acceptable for use. Potable water containers shall be maintained by
				sanitary methods. The interiors of potable water containers shall be cleaned
				and sanitized at least daily. The containers shall be marked with the words
				"Drinking Water, " in English and in the native language of the majority of the
				workers. Single service cups shall be provided unless bottled water is provided
				or water is dispensed from a fountain equipped with an angled, protected jet
				outlet. Ice used for cooling drinking water shall be made from potable water.
				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 the
				needs of all employees. County health department staff, during the normal
				course of their work, shall take water samples at random to ensure the
				potability of the drinking water.
(5) The owners, operators, crewleaders, or
				primary persons in charge shall ensure that sanitary facilities are available
				(handwashing receptacles, soap, water, etc.) to allow for washing of hands
				after working in the fields and before drinking, eating or smoking tobacco.
				Farmworkers shall be reminded not to eat unwashed produce from the field or use
				pesticide containers or other items from the field for food or drinking
				containers to prevent accidental ingestion of pesticide
				residues.
Rulemaking Authority
					 381.006,
					 381.0086 FS. Law Implemented
					 381.0086
					 FS.
New 1-1-77, Amended 10-7-84, Formerly 10D-25.67, Amended
					 8-6-92, 11-17-94, Formerly 10D-25.067, Amended 9-12-99,
					 9-30-08.