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Show Recommended Standards for Employment of Women 230 Health and Safety Standards adequate to insure healthful and safe working conditions essential in all workplaces. The standards should include: are 98. Health Standards a. Vacation with pay after 6 months on the job; longer vacation after longer service. b. Time off with pay on legal holidays. c. Sick leave and maternity leave without loss of job or seniority rights; maternity leave to cover a minimum of 6 weeks before and 2 months after confinement, with extension of either period on advice of the worker's physician. Paid maternity leave or comparable in surance benefits should be provided for women workers. d. Working environment with adequate ventilation, lighting, and to health and reduce strain and fatigue. heating preserve e. Washrooms, toilets, restrooms, dressing rooms, and drinking water convenient and available to all workers; lunchrooms with food at reasonable when the size of the plant makes nourishing prices it practicable; facilities to conform to high standards of health and sanitation. f. Medical services in the plant commensurate with needs of the workers. g. A program to discover and protect against occupational hazards arising from the use of dangerous substances or processes. h. Provision of mechanical aids for lifting weights; elimination of undue physical strain for workers. i. Suitable seats in adequate numbers; workers free to use them when not actively engaged in performance of duties that require a standing position, or at all times when nature of job permits. 99. S,afety Standards a. Equipment and machinery In good working condition, with adequate guards against inj ury. b. Safety equipment and clothing as needed:---such as goggles, safety shoes, protective gloves--maintained in good condition. c. Safe and uncrowded workspace; stairways, floors, halls, rooms, and passageways kept in good condition and adequately lighted. d. A continuing safety program and training in safety on the job for all workers. |
