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substances or by oil or grease, a sufficient number of showers, whichshould be disinfected daily;– facilities should be covered to provide weather protection, andeffectively ventilated and lit.Facilities for supplying food and drink, and eating mealsFacilities for supplying food at construction work sites can be particularlyimportant when sites are located in remote areas. Remoteness, togetherwith inadequate temporary housing which lacks cooking facilities, may giverise to considerable problems for workers in the availability and regularity ofhygienically prepared and nutritious meals. The problems of shiftworkersmay be even greater. To meet the need for proper meals, a choice offacilities should be made available:– facilities to boil water and heat food;– facilities (including provision of space, shelter, water, heating andrubbish bins) for vendors to sell hot and cold food and drink;– a canteen supplying cooked meals or serving packed meals, snacksand beverages;– arrangements with a restaurant or canteen near the work site tosupply packaged meals.Drinking-waterDrinking-water is essential for workers in the construction industry,irrespective of the type of work they do. You lose several litres of water a daywhile at work and without replacement you gradually dehydrate, the loss isgreater in a hot environment.Arrangements for the supply of safe drinking-water may be:– individual closed water bottles or containers when no otherfacilities are available, hung close to the workplace in ashaded place, free from dust and with plenty of air incirculation, cool water helps avoid heat exhaustion.Containers should be cleaned and disinfected atsuitable intervals;– drinking-water containers made of impermeablematerials with suitable covers, kept in a cool,protected place. Unglazed pottery containers keepwater cool, and they should be kept in dust-free places.The containers should be cleaned regularly by a designatedperson;– drinking-water fountains from a public supply with the water outletshielded in a manner that prevents the lips of the drinker from beingplaced against it. Drinking-water fountains are more hygienic thantaps and drinking vessels;46