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

Section 153 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

153. Lunch room: A lunch room shall be provided for workers who eat their meals in the establishment.

The lunch room shall:

(1)  occupy a minimum area of 1.1 m2 per worker for all workers likely to eat there at the same time;

(2)  be provided with tables and seats for all workers likely to eat there at the same time;

(3)  be separate from the work premises;

(4)  be cleaned after each meal period, except for unused spaces;

(5)  be disinfected daily;

(6)  be equipped with covered garbage containers that shall be leakproof, corrosion resistant, and cleaned daily on working days;

(7)  be provided with hooks for hanging clothes, except where cloakrooms or hooks already exist in an area adjacent to the lunch room;

(8)  not be used for storage purposes.

This section does not apply to facilities used as offices.

O.C. 885-2001, s. 153.