Q. What does access to toilets through transportation mean, and what should I look for on an audit?
A. Access through transportation means that if an employee needs to use the toilet, there is transportation available to take them to the facilities. It needs to be realistic that the employees can get to the toilet if needed. You can look to see if there is a vehicle available and if someone is available who can drive the vehicle? Talk to the employees to find out where the washroom is and how they get there or ask to be taken to the washroom.
Q. Hand washing facilities are needed in the orchard (production site) even though employees can wash their hands at the farm site. Is a lack of these an auto fail? Would the producer still have to fill out Form J for this if employees are given individual packs of wipes and small bottles of sanitizer to carry in their pockets?
A. Yes, lack of the hand washing facilities in the production site is an auto fail. The producer in this case would fill out Form J by checking off the hand sanitizer/wipes column. This would be their record that the employees had been given their sanitizers/wipes (or they still had enough to use).
Q: Can operations use latex gloves?
A: No, latex gloves are not allowed (due to allergens).