Section 001-365-V - SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTSA.APPLICABILITYThe specific requirements set forth in this section apply, in accordance with II., to agricultural employers whose employees are engaged in handlabor operations in blueberry fields. Except as specifically modified in this section, all of the requirements of IV. also apply to such employers.
B.PROVISION OF FACILITIES1.Potable drinking water. Potable drinking water shall be provided at each field in a location that is reasonably accessible to all employees throughout the work period, in an amount equal to not less than one (1) gallon per day per employee.2.Toilet and handwashing facilities. One toilet and one handwashing facility shall be provided for each thirty (30) employees or fraction thereof. These facilities, or transportation thereto provided by the agricultural employer in accordance with IV. B. 2. c., shall be located within one quarter (1/4) mile (0.4kilometers) of each employees place of work in the field.3.Comparable protection. An agricultural employer whose employees are engaged in handlabor operations in the blueberry fields may provide potable water in quantities less than or at locations different from those specified in I., and/or toilet and/or handwashing facilities different in number and/or location from those specified in 2., provided that the employer thereby provides protection comparable to that which would be provided by compliance with the requirements of this section.01-001 C.M.R. ch. 365, § V