Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
70 (1) In every sanitary facility, the employer must provide
(a) toilet paper on a holder or in a dispenser in each toilet compartment;
(b) powdered or liquid soap or other sanitizing agent in a dispenser at each wash basin or between adjoining wash basins;
(c) sufficient sanitary hand drying facilities to serve the number of employees using the sanitary facility;
(d) a non-combustible container for used disposable towels if disposable towels are provided;
(e) menstrual products, including clean and hygienic tampons and menstrual pads; and
(f) a covered container lined with a bag that is impervious to moisture for the disposal of menstrual products.
(2) If it is not feasible to provide menstrual products in a sanitary facility, the employer must provide them in another location in the same work place that is controlled by the employer, accessible by employees at all times and offers a reasonable amount of privacy.
- SOR/2023-78, s. 4
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