On a construction job site, who is generally responsible for providing potable drinking water and toilet facilities for employees?
Explanation
The employer of the exposed employees provides both: 8 CCR §1524 requires an adequate supply of potable water in all places of employment, and 8 CCR §1526 requires toilets at construction jobsites - a minimum of one separate facility for each 20 employees or fraction thereof of each sex, with narrow exemptions for very small crews and for mobile crews with ready transportation. IWC Wage Order 16 §10(C) adds potable water, soap and single-use towels for hand washing. Employees cannot be left to supply their own, the project owner carries no such duty, and the general contractor's control of the site does not relieve each subcontractor of providing for its own crew.
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