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91-191 - General

Section 10
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Showers
10(1)Where an employee may be exposed to a toxic, noxious, infectious or irritating substance or may be exposed to high levels of heat or humidity so that the health of the employee may be adversely affected, an employer shall provide a shower facility.
10(2)An employer shall provide a shower facility referred to in subsection (1) as follows:
(a) a number of showers for each sex determined according to the maximum number of employees of each sex who are normally employed at the same place of employment and who are exposed as described in subsection (1) at any one time as follows:
(i) where the number of employees does not exceed ten, one shower, and
(ii) an additional shower for each unit of ten additional employees of each sex;
(b) sufficient water supply which can be manually adjusted to come within a range of 35 °C and 45 °C; and
(c) soap and towels.