ANSI/PSAI Z4.4-2016 pdf free download
ANSI/PSAI Z4.4-2016 pdf free download.In Fields and Temporary Labor Camps: Minimum Requirements.
1 Scope and Purpose 1.1 Scope This standard prescribes minimum environmental health requirements for field sanitation and for temporary labor camps that will include persons with or without their families employed in any occupation or work for which labor-force quarters are provided. 1.2 Purpose The purpose of this standard is to protect the health of persons working in fields and/or residing in the camps for temporary labor. 2 Referenced American National Standards This standard is intended for use in conjunction with the following American National Standards and International Codes. When these referenced standards are superseded by a revision approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc. or the publishing body, the latest revision shall apply. ANSI/PSAI Z4.3-201 6, Sanitation – Non-Sewered Waste Disposal Systems – Minimum Requirements ANSI/ARI 1 01 0-2002, Drinking Fountains and Self- Contained Mechanically Refrigerated Drinking Water Coolers ANSI/NFPA 70-201 4, National Electrical Code ICC International Building Code 201 2 3 Definitions Agricultural employer: Any person, corporation, association or other legal entity that owns or operates an agricultural establishment, or on whose premises or in whose interest an agricultural establishment is operated;
Agricultural establishment: A business operation that uses paid employees in the production of food, fiber or other materials such as seed, seedlings, plants or parts of plants. Approved: Approved by the authority with jurisdiction. Appurtenances: An accessory or other item associated with a particular activity or style of living. Black water: Combined domestic effluent including liquid and solid human body waste and the water discharged from toilet usage. Camp: A tract of land, together with living quarters, service buildings and any appurtenances, established for the housing accommodation of a temporary labor force. Camp superintendent: A person that is designated by the owner to be in charge of the camp. Communicable disease: An illness due to a specific infectious (biological) agent or its toxic products capable of being directly or indirectly transmitted from person to person, from animal to person, from animal to animal, or from the environment (through air, water, food, etc.) to person, and for the purpose of this standard, listed within the range of federal, state or local communicable disease laws, ordinances and regulations. Fixture: A device for receiving water and/or waste matter that directs these substances into a sanitary drainage system. Can include bathtubs, lavatories, showers, sinks, toilets, urinals and water closet bowls. Flush Toilet Facility: A flush toilet facility is one utilizing a water or non-water flushing fluid that may be deposited into a container or receptacle, or may be re-circulated by a closed system for flushing purposes. Such a facility may be housed in a permanent or portable structure.
Hand-labor operations : Agricultural activities or operations performed by hand or with hand tools. Some examples of “hand-labor operations” are as follows: hand harvesting of vegetables, nuts and fruits or seedlings of other crops; the hand planting, weeding, thinning, pruning, topping or rogueing of crops; and hand packing of the produce picked into containers either on the ground, on a moving machine, or within a temporary packing shed in the field. “Hand-labor” does not include such activities as logging or operations in permanent structures such as canning facilities, greenhouses or packinghouses. Hand wash facility : A fixture providing a basin, container or outlet, with an adequate supply of potable water, soap and single-use towels for health and safety purposes. Health authority: The federal, state or local health agency having jurisdiction. Living quarters: Living quarters are any conventional or unconventional buildings of one or more rooms, or any other enclosure used for sleeping or living purposes. Non-sewered waste disposal system: A sanitary waste- disposal system not connected to a sanitary sewer, septic tank or on-site sewage disposal system. Permanent: For the purpose of this standard, the term “permanent” means not readily or not easily re-locatable. Portable: For the purpose of this standard, the term “portable” means readily or easily re-locatable. Potable water: Water that is free of objectionable pollution, contamination, minerals or infection, is approved for drinking, culinary and domestic purposes by the authority having jurisdiction, or in the absence of such authority, water meeting the requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency .
