Section 1545.130 Showers

Section 1545

Section 1545.130  Showers

a)         General Requirements:

1)         Showers shall be required when necessary at specified

locations to protect employees whose work involves exposure to poisonous,

infectious or irritating material or to excessive dirt, heat fumes or vapors or

other materials or substances injurious to health.

2)         Shower facilities shall be provided in conjunction with

lockers or dressing room facilities, as required by this Part.

3)         Whenever

a shower is required under subsection (a)(1), where 6 or more women are

employed at any one time, a separate shower room shall be provided for their

use. Where at least one, but fewer than 6 women are employed and a separate

shower room is not provided, accommodation must be made to ensure privacy,

including a latch or lock on the door leading to the shower room.

b)         Specifications:

1)         Showers shall be provided with a spray fixture connected to an

ample supply and pressure of hot and cold water, preferably mixed by a mixing

valve.

2)         Each shower room or compartment shall be constructed of

material impervious to moisture.

3)         Each shower compartment shall be not less than 32 inches in

width and 32 inches in depth.

4)         Shower floors shall be constructed of

non-slippery materials. Floor drains shall be provided in all shower baths and

shower rooms to remove waste water and facilitate cleaning. All junctions of

the curbing and the floor shall be sealed. The walls and partitions of shower

rooms shall be smooth and impervious to the height of splash.

5)         An adequate supply of hot and cold running water

shall be provided for showering purposes.  Facilities for heating water shall

be provided.

c)         Camp

Car Showering Facilities:

1)

Camp cars used to house employees shall include 2 showers

within each sleeping car

.

2)         Shower

floors shall be constructed of non-slippery materials

th and impervious to the height of splash.

5)         An adequate supply of hot and cold running water

shall be provided for showering purposes.  Facilities for heating water shall

be provided.

c)         Camp

Car Showering Facilities:

1)

Camp cars used to house employees shall include 2 showers

within each sleeping car

.

2)         Shower

floors shall be constructed of non-slippery materials. Floor drains shall be

provided in all shower baths and shower rooms to remove waste water and

facilitate cleaning. All junctions of the curbing and the floor shall be

sealed. The walls and partitions of shower rooms shall be smooth and impervious

to the height of splash.

3)         An

adequate supply of hot and cold running water shall be provided for showering

purposes.  Facilities for heating water shall be provided.

d)         Camp Car Showers:

1)         Unless

otherwise provided by agreement between a rail carrier and organized labor,

body soap or other appropriate cleansing agent convenient to the showers shall

be provided.

2)         Showers

shall be provided with hot and cold water feeding a common discharge line.

3)         Unless

otherwise provided by agreement between a rail carrier and organized labor,

employees who use showers shall be provided with individual clean towels.