Workplace Safety And Health Regulation
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PART 21
EMERGENCY WASHING FACILITIES
Application
21.1
This Part applies to every workplace
where hazardous, irritating or
corrosive substances are used.
Duty to provide emergency washing facilities
21.2(1) An employer must provide emergency washing facilities at a
workplace where hazardous, irritating or corrosive substances are
used.
21.2(2) An employer must assess the risk of exposure to hazardous, irritating
or corrosive substances in the workplace in consultation with
(a)
the committee at the workplace;
(b) the representative at the workplace; or
(c) when there is no committee or representative, the workers at
the workplace.
21.2(3) An employer must provide the number and type of emergency
washing equipment that is sufficient to address
the risk of exposure
to hazardous, irritating or corrosive substances as determined by the
assessment under subsection (2).
21.2(4) An employer must ensure that the emergency washing equipment
provided at the workplace meets the requirements and is installed,
tested and maintained
in accordance with
(a) ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014,
American National Standard for
Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment; and
(b) the equipment manufacturer’s specifications.
M.R. 128/2019
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