34 Pa. Code § 47.198 - Water
(a)
Drinking. The employer shall provide at all times, without
expense to the employe, a sufficient supply of pure, cool drinking
water.
(b)
Cups. A
common drinking cup is prohibited.
(c)
Ice. Ice used for
cooling purposes shall be applied in such a manner that the ice itself does not
come in contact with the drinking water. The water from the melting ice shall
not be mixed with the drinking water.
(d)
Drinking fountains. The
drinking fountains or faucets shall be of such design and construction as to
obviate the direct application of the lips to the water outlet.
(e)
Cleaning. Water
receptacles shall be thoroughly cleansed weekly and then sterilized with steam
or with boiling water.
(f)
Physical examination. Employes engaged in the care and
maintenance of drinking facilities shall be determined, by physical
examination, to be free of communicable diseases.
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