Section 1545.100 Drinking Water

Section 1545

Section 1545.100  Drinking

Water

a)         General Requirements:

1)         Where water is supplied by the rail carrier for cooking,

washing of foods, washing of cooking or eating utensils, washing of food

preparation or processing premises, bathing, or drinking purposes, it shall,

where available, be from a public supply under the jurisdiction of the Illinois

Department of Public Health.  Water from a private supply shall meet the

standards of the Illinois Department of Public Health, 77 Ill. Adm. Code 900,

as well as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations contained in 21

CFR 165.110 (May 29, 2009).  The distribution lines shall be capable of

supplying operating pressures to all water taps for normal simultaneous

operation.  Commercially available bottled drinking water may be used to

satisfy this requirement.

2)         An adequate supply of drinking water shall be made available

to all employees.

Commercially available bottled

drinking water may be used to satisfy this requirement.

3)         When

necessary, suitable, sanitary drinking water containers shall be available,

conveniently placed for the use of employees, but not in toilet rooms.  Each

container shall be equipped with a sanitary fountain, faucet or other

dispenser.  Open containers such as barrels, pails or tanks for drinking water

from which the water must be dipped or poured, whether or not they are fitted

with a cover, shall not be used. Drinking water dispensers shall be designed,

constructed and serviced so that sanitary conditions are maintained, capable of

being closed, and equipped with a tap.

4)         All containers used to furnish drinking water shall be

thoroughly cleansed as often as is necessary to assure a sanitary and palatable

drinking water supply.

5)         The common drinking cup is prohibited.  Either single service

containers or drinking fountains with sanitary angle head shall be used

itary conditions are maintained, capable of

being closed, and equipped with a tap.

4)         All containers used to furnish drinking water shall be

thoroughly cleansed as often as is necessary to assure a sanitary and palatable

drinking water supply.

5)         The common drinking cup is prohibited.  Either single service

containers or drinking fountains with sanitary angle head shall be used.

b)         Required Locations:

1)         Running Facilities:  Drinking water containers shall be

provided, and drinking water shall be available for use, on the following

equipment when in use:

A)        All locomotives.

B)        Baggage and express cars (when employees are required to work

en route), unless another facility is reasonably available (e.g., a passenger

car in which water is available being attached to a baggage or express car).

C)        Cabooses.

2)         Stationary Facilities:  Drinking water shall be available to

employees who are on duty regularly for periods of time long enough to make the

drinking water facility reasonably necessary, at the following locations:

A)        All terminals.

B)        All yard offices.

C)        All stations where a public water supply is locally available

(except where water is otherwise reasonably accessible).

D)        All shops and engine houses.

E)        All signal or section headquarters in terminals and all bunk or

section houses.

F)         All lunch rooms operated by a railroad on railroad property.

G)        Camp cars.

3)         Other Locations and Job

Sites:

Drinking water shall be made

available to employees at other locations and job sites where employees are on

duty with sufficient regularity for periods of time long enough to make

drinking water reasonably necessary, when determined by the following

procedures:

A)        An

employee requesting water to be provided at other locations and job sites shall

contact his/her authorized immediate supervisor, and the parties shall make a

reasonable good faith effort to resolve the matter

e employees are on

duty with sufficient regularity for periods of time long enough to make

drinking water reasonably necessary, when determined by the following

procedures:

A)        An

employee requesting water to be provided at other locations and job sites shall

contact his/her authorized immediate supervisor, and the parties shall make a

reasonable good faith effort to resolve the matter.

B)        If the

matter is not resolved, the employee may contact his/her authorized employee

representative and identify the specific location and reasons for the request.

C)        If

appropriate, the employee representative may initiate an Informal Complaint

with the Commission staff under 83 Ill. Adm. Code 200.160.  Commission staff

shall conduct a joint informal investigation with parties to determine whether

drinking water should be provided at the location.

D)        If,

following Commission staff's investigation, the matter remains unresolved, a

Formal Complaint under 83 Ill. Adm. Code 200.170 may be initiated.