Agricultural operations and seasonal workers: what are your hygiene obligations?

Are you planning to hire seasonal workers on your farm? What are your hygiene obligations?

Planning to hire seasonal workers on your farm? If you plan to employ 25 workers, you’ll need to provide 3 showers, 3 handwashing stations, and 3 mobile sanitation cabins.

Indeed, according to the European standard EN 16194, it is essential to provide standalone mobile sanitation cabins, showers, and running water points on your farms. We explain everything in detail in this article!

Measures to follow on your farms

If you plan to use seasonal workers on your farm, it is necessary to equip their accommodation. Hygiene solutions must be provided for your staff, including showers, handwashing stations, and sanitation cabins. This equipment must be set up before harvest tasks begin, in order to comply with health, hygiene, and workplace safety conditions.

In the field, self-contained sanitation cabins will need to be installed. Particular attention must be paid to the distance between the sanitation facilities and the workplace. This distance must not exceed 80 meters, and the cabin must be quickly accessible to users. This ease of access ensures staff comfort and prevents workers from relieving themselves in the fields, for example.

At WC Loc, we offer several hygiene solutions tailored to agricultural activities. For your farm, you can choose from standalone recirculating sanitation cabins or dry toilet cabins. We can also provide shower modules as well as standalone handwashing stations at the seasonal workers’ accommodation site.

How to calculate the number of hygiene solutions needed for your seasonal workers

As mentioned above, according to the EN 16194 standard, you’ll need to provide 3 showers, 3 handwashing stations, and 3 standalone mobile sanitation cabins for camps and temporary workers per 25 people. This calculation is based on a baseline ratio that should be adjusted according to the number of workers on your farm.

If you’re still unsure how many toilets you need on your farm, you can use our toilet calculator. This is an interactive tool that will tell you how many toilets are needed based on your requirements.

Installation, commissioning, and cleaning: WC Loc supports you

Under current regulations, particular attention must be paid to the installation of your sanitation cabins and to keeping them clean:

• Installation and commissioning: On your farm, sanitation cabins must not be located near a water source used for irrigation, nor in an area exposed to potential runoff.
• Cabin cleanliness: Toilet paper must be restocked regularly, and a sink or hand sanitizer gel must be available to ensure the cleanliness of the facilities and the wellbeing of users. Finally, facilities must be kept clean at all times.

WC Loc ensures the installation and commissioning of sanitation facilities in compliance with current regulations. In addition, a cleaning and disinfection service is offered to ensure the cleanliness of your sanitation facilities and the wellbeing of your seasonal workers. Finally, we are committed to collecting waste and effluents. These are redirected to a wastewater treatment plant or an approved composting center. Each of these operations is recorded with a tracking slip, allowing for waste traceability.

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