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S-2.1, r. 13 - Regulation respecting occupational health and safety

Section 145
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145. Drinking water: Any establishment shall provide workers with drinking water whose quality complies with the Regulation respecting the quality of drinking water (chapter Q-2, r. 40).
The quantity of drinking water provided to the workers must be sufficient to meet their daily physiological and personal hygiene needs while taking into account, in particular, the work situation and the environmental and climatic conditions.
Without limiting the scope of the second paragraph, the quantity must at least enable each worker to drink 1 litre of drinking water, wash their hands 4 times over a period of 8 hours and take a shower once a day, when this Regulation requires that it be put at the disposal of the workers. The quantity must also ensure the proper functioning of emergency showers, if applicable.
O.C. 885-2001, s. 145; O.C. 287-2021, s. 2.
145. Drinking water: Any establishment shall provide workers with drinking water whose quality complies with the Regulation respecting the quality of drinking water (chapter Q-2, r. 40).
The daily quantity of drinking water that an establishment shall put at the disposal of its workers is that prescribed in Schedule VIII.
O.C. 885-2001, s. 145.
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