If there are no facilities of this kind, other facilities must be provided in which workers can stay during interruptions in work.
15.4.
Fixed accommodation areas unless used only in exceptional cases, must have sufificient sanitary equipment, a rest room and a leisure room.
They must be equipped with beds, cupboards, tables and seats with backs taking account of the number of workers, and be allocated taking account, where appropriate, of the presence of workers of both sexes.
15.5.
Appropriate measures should be taken for the protection of non-smokers against discomfort caused by tobacco smoke in rest rooms and/or accommodation areas.
16.
Pregnant women and nursing mothers
Pregnant women and nursing mothers must be able to lie down to rest in appropriate conditions.
17.
Handicapped workers
Workplaces must be organized to take account of handicapped workers, if necessary.
The provision applies in particular to the doors, passageways, staircases, showers, washbasins, lavatories and workstations used or occupied directly by handicapped persons.
18.
Miscellaneous provisions
18.1.
The surroundings and the perimeter of the site must be signposted and laid out so as to be clearly visible and identifiable.
18.2.
Workers must be provided at the site with a sufficient quantity of drinking water and possibly another suitable non-alcoholic beverage both in occupied rooms and in the vicinity of workstations.
18.3.
workers must:
— be provided with facilities enabling them to take their meals in satisfactory conditions,
— where appropriate, be provided with facilities enabling them to prepare their meals in satisfactory conditions.
PART B
SPECIFIC MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR ON-SITE WORKSTATIONS
Preliminary remark
If special situations so dictate, the classification of these minimum requirements into two sections, as below, should not regarded as binding.
Section I
On-site indoor workstations
1.
Stability and solidity
Premises must have a structure and stability appropriate to the nature of their use.
2.
Emergency doors
Emergency doors must open outwards.
Emergency doors must not be so locked or fastened that they cannot be easily and immediately opened by any person who may require to use them in an emergency.
Sliding or revolving doors are not permitted if intended as emergency exits.
3.
Ventilation
If air-conditioning or mechanical ventilation installations are used, they must operate in such a way that workers are not exposed to draughts which cause discomfort.