Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
Version of section 9.17 from 2023-12-15 to 2024-10-30:
9.17 (1) The employer shall provide menstrual products, including clean and hygienic tampons and menstrual pads, in each toilet room.
(2) If it is not feasible to provide menstrual products in a toilet room, the employer shall 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.
(3) The employer shall provide a covered container for the disposal of menstrual products
(a) in any toilet room that has only one toilet; and
(b) in each toilet compartment of any toilet room that has more than one toilet.
- SOR/2023-78, s. 1
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