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Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

Version of section 70 from 2023-12-15 to 2024-10-30:

  •  (1) In every sanitary facility, the employer must provide

    • (a) toilet paper on a holder or in a dispenser in each toilet compartment;

    • (b) powdered or liquid soap or other sanitizing agent in a dispenser at each wash basin or between adjoining wash basins;

    • (c) sufficient sanitary hand drying facilities to serve the number of employees using the sanitary facility;

    • (d) a non-combustible container for used disposable towels if disposable towels are provided;

    • (e) menstrual products, including clean and hygienic tampons and menstrual pads; and

    • (f) a covered container lined with a bag that is impervious to moisture for the disposal of menstrual products.

  • (2) If it is not feasible to provide menstrual products in a sanitary facility, the employer must provide them in another location in the same work place that is controlled by the employer, accessible by employees at all times and offers a reasonable amount of privacy.

  • SOR/2023-78, s. 4

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