Acts and Regulations

91-191 - General

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Work clothes
9(1)If the nature of an employee’s work makes it necessary for the employee to change from street clothes to work clothes to protect the employee’s health or safety, an employer shall provide
(a) storage for the employee’s street clothes and work clothes that will prevent the clothes from becoming wet or dirty, and
(b) a changing room.
9(2)Where an employee’s work clothes are liable to be contaminated by a toxic, noxious, infectious or irritating substance so that the health of the employee or other persons may be adversely affected by exposure to the clothes when contaminated, an employer shall
(a) provide work clothes for the employee’s use,
(b) provide storage for the employee’s street clothes and work clothes that will prevent the street clothes from becoming contaminated,
(c) provide a changing room, and
(d) ensure that the work clothes are cleaned as necessary.
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