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29 CFR 1926.51(g): Employees were permitted to consume food or beverage in a toilet room or in any area(s) exposed to toxic materials: a. Schiller Station - On or about June 6, 2017, the employer did not prohibit employees from consuming beverages in areas where mercury was known to be present. Employees were exposed to ingesting elemental and inorganic mercury while drinking fluids provided from containers including, but not limited to water bottles, a blue beverage dispenser, and cups in the dirty room of the level 59 boiler containment decon. Note: Exposure to mercury may result in symptoms of nervous system toxicity including, but not limited to personality changes (irritability, shyness, nervousness), tremors, changes in vision (constriction or narrowing of the visual field), deafness, muscle incoordination, loss of sensation, and difficulties with memory. Other effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, increases in blood pressure or heart rate, skin rashes, eye irritation, and kidney damage.