Railway Employees Water Act (610 ILCS 105/)

Chapter 610 — Railroads

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Sec. 0.01. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Railway Employees Water Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Sec. 1.

Employees while operating a railroad or railway locomotive or while working in or near a caboose on a train shall be provided by their employer with an adequate supply of safe, clean water satisfactory for drinking purposes, dispensed in a sanitary manner. The employer shall either furnish individual drinking utensils for such employees or provide for the dispensation of drinking water in such a manner as to make individual drinking utensils unnecessary.

(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1117.)

Sec. 2.

Whoever violates the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $50 for each offense.

(Source: P.A. 77-2591.)

Sec. 3.

The provisions of this Act shall be enforced by the Illinois Commerce Commission.

(Source: Laws 1945, p. 1205.)