Fla. Admin. Code R. 64E-14 § 64E-14.016
Field Sanitation Facilities
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Field Sanitation Facilities Requirements: |Number of persons |Toilets |Hand Washing Units |Drinking Water | |5-10 |1 |1 |Yes | (1) Where 5 to 10 hand-laboring farmworkers are employed in one location at one time, a field sanitation facility, consisting of 1 toilet facility and 1 hand washing unit shall be provided. The toilet and hand washing unit shall be located adjacent to each other. The facility shall be located within a one-quarter-mile walk of any hand-laborer's place of work in the field. Where it is not feasible to locate facilities as required above due to terrain, the facilities shall be located at the point of closest vehicular access. (2) Field toilet facilities shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with provisions of Rule 64E-6.0101, F.A.C., emptied at least weekly, and provide a minimum storage capacity of 50 gallons per unit. Waste from all field toilet facilities shall be disposed by a method approved by the county health department. The department shall approve portable water flushed units when determined appropriate for a particular situation. Toilet facilities shall have a screened ventilation opening and self-closing doors that can be closed and latched from the inside and shall be constructed to ensure privacy. (3) Field hand washing units shall be convenient and supplied with potable water in portable containers and shall be provided with soap or other cleanser and single use hand-drying towels. A waste container shall be provided for the used towels, and the wastewater from the hand washing unit shall not cause a sanitary nuisance. (4) Drinking water shall be potable and provided in containers constructed of smooth, impervious, corrosion resistant material Hydrocoolers or water coolers constructed as such are acceptable for use. Potable water containers shall be maintained by sanitary methods. The interiors of potable water containers shall be cleaned and sanitized at least daily. The containers shall be marked with the words “Drinking Water,” in English and in the native language of the majority of the workers. Single service cups shall be provided unless bottled water is provided or water is dispensed from a fountain equipped with an angled, protected jet outlet. Ice used for cooling drinking water shall be made from potable water. The water shall be suitably cool and in sufficient amounts, taking into account the air temperature, humidity and the nature of the work performed, to meet the needs of all employees. County health department staff, during the normal course of their work, shall take water samples at random to ensure the potability of the drinking water. (5) The owners, operators, crewleaders, or primary persons in charge shall ensure that sanitary facilities are available (handwashing receptacles, soap, water, etc.) to allow for washing of hands after working in the fields and before drinking, eating or smoking tobacco. Farmworkers shall be reminded not to eat unwashed produce from the field or use pesticide containers or other items from the field for food or drinking containers to prevent accidental ingestion of pesticide residues.
Florida Administrative Code Rule 64E-14.016 establishes minimum field sanitation standards for agricultural worksites where five to ten hand-laboring farmworkers are employed at one location at one time. The rule requires that at least one toilet facility and one handwashing unit be placed within a quarter-mile walk of workers, with drinking water provided in properly maintained, labeled containers. Toilet units must meet specific construction, capacity, and waste-disposal standards, and drinking water must be potable, kept suitably cool, and tested periodically by county health department staff.
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Agricultural employers, farm operators, and crew leaders covered by Fla. Admin. Code R. 64E-14.016 are generally expected to provide and maintain the full suite of field sanitation facilities—toilet, handwashing unit, and drinking water—whenever five to ten hand-laborers work a single location. Compliant operators typically ensure toilet units are emptied at least weekly, have a minimum 50-gallon storage capacity, and that waste disposal is approved by the county health department. Drinking water containers should be cleaned and sanitized daily, clearly marked in English and the workers' primary language, and stocked with single-service cups unless bottled water or a fountain with a protected jet outlet is provided.
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Farmworkers employed at sites covered by Rule 64E-14.016 have a right to accessible toilet facilities, handwashing supplies with potable water and soap, and suitably cool drinking water provided in sanitary, properly labeled containers. If these facilities are absent, inadequate, or improperly maintained, workers or their representatives can report concerns to the local county health department, which has authority to inspect worksites and test drinking water under this rule. Tenant-rights and farmworker-advocacy organizations can also help workers understand their options when sanitation conditions at a worksite appear to fall short of what Rule 64E-14.016 requires.
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