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Agency 36 - Coal Mine Health And SafetyTitle 36 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BOARD OF COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY
Series 36-23 - Rules And Regulations Governing Surface Construction Operations Within The Coal Mining Industry Within The State Of WV
Section 36-23-11 - Sanitation

W. Va. Code R. § 36-23-11

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Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 36-23-11 - Sanitation
11.1. Potable water.
(a) An adequate supply of potable water shall be provided in all place of employ­ment.
(b) Portable containers used to dis­pense drinking water shall be capable of being tightly closed, and equipped with a tap. Water shall not be dipped from containers.
(c) Any container used to distribute drinking water shall be clearly marked as to the nature of its contents and not used for any other purposes.
(d) The common drinking cup is prohibited.
(e) Where single service cups (to be used but once) are supplied, both sanitary container for the unused cups and a receptacle for disposing of the used cups shall be provid­ed.
(f) Nonpotable water.
(1) Outlets for nonpotable water, such as water for industrial or firefight­ing purposes only, shall be identified clearly that the water is unsafe and is not to be used for drinking, washing, or cooking purposes.
(g) There shall be no cross connec­tion, open or potential, between a system furnishing potable water and a system furnish­ing nonpotable water.
(h) "Potable Water" means water which meets the quality standards prescribed in the United States Public Health Service Drinking Water Standards, or water which is approved for drinking purposes by the State or local authority having jurisdiction.
11.2. Sanitary toilet facilities.
(a) At least one (1) sanitary toilet shall be provided where ten (10) or less construction workers use each such toilet facilities.
(b) Where ten (10) or more construc­tion workers use such toilet facilities, suffi­cient toilets shall be furnished to provide approximately (1) sanitary toilet for each ten (10) construction workers.
(c) Where thirty (30) or more con­struction workers use toilet facilities, one (1) urinal may be substituted for one (1) flush toilet; however, where such substitutions are made, they shall not reduce the number of toilets below a ratio of two (2) toilets to one (1) urinal.
(d) An adequate supply of toilet paper shall be provided with each toilet.

W. Va. Code R. § 36-23-11