Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 38 - PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION › Chapter 38.4 - RAILROADS › Subchapter 38.4.5 - Sanitation and Adequate Shelter For Certain Railroad Employees › Rule 38.4.502 - LOCALIZED FACILITIES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) Adequate
				localized facilities, as defined in ARM
				38.4.501(1) (a) 
				hereof, consisting, as in each location may be necessary, of the following
				facilities, installed and maintained as specified, shall be furnished by all
				railroad companies under the jurisdiction of this Commission, if, in the
				judgment of the Commission, after hearing thereon, such facilities, or any of
				them, are necessary for the welfare and health of the above mentioned
				employees:
(a) There shall be provided a
				locker room where the employees may change their clothing, which shall be
				separated by solid partition from any toilet room then existing or which will
				be provided under the provisions of these regulations. The area of such room
				shall not be less than eighty (80) square feet of clear floor space for ten
				(10) employees, and adequate space to be added for additional employees.
				Necessary benches and tables shall be provided.
(b) Where lockers are not now provided, a
				sufficient number of lockers shall be provided, the dimensions of which shall
				not be less than seventy-two (72) inches high, twelve (12) inches wide and
				eighteen (18) inches deep, save that, in such locations where larger lockers
				shall be deemed necessary, they shall be provided as shall be agreed to between
				the Railroad Company and its employees. Said lockers shall be equipped on the
				inside with a top shelf, and not less than one clothes hook on each side, a
				hanger bar, and also sufficient openings in the door for the purpose of
				ventilation.
(c) Where running
				water and sewers are available under reasonable conditions, or where physical
				conditions and ordinances permit the use of septic tanks in lieu of sewers,
				sufficient wash bowls and flush toilets shall be provided.
(d) If practical, every toilet room shall be
				so located as to open to the outside light and air by windows or
				skylights.
(e) All inside toilet
				facilities shall be made of materials impervious and resistant to moisture, and
				shall be fitted with individual flush systems. In the case of urinals, the
				water may be allowed to run continuously.
(f) The walls of compartments or partitions
				between toilets may be less than room height, but the top shall not be less
				than five (5) feet from the floor and the bottom not more than one (1) foot
				from the floor.
(g) An adequate
				supply of cool, sanitary water, satisfactory for drinking purposes, shall be
				made available to all employees. When necessary, this water shall be provided
				in suitable, sanitary containers, conveniently placed for the use of the above
				mentioned employees, and each container will be equipped with a faucet or other
				dispenser. The Company shall furnish single service paper drinking
				cups.
(h) Locker and toilet rooms
				shall be adequately heated, ventilated, lighted, and provided with screens, and
				said facilities shall be kept reasonably clean by the employer.