Chapter - III
HEALTH
20. Record
of whitewashing, etc.
21. Cleanliness of walls and
coiling
22. Disposal of Trade Wastes
and Effluents
23. Ventilation and temperature
24. When
artificial humidification not allowed
25. Provision of hygrometers
26. Exemption
from maintenance of hygrometers
27. Copy of
schedule to rule 23 to be affixed near every hygrometer
28. Temperature
to be recorded at each hygrometer
29. Specifications
of hygrometer
30. Thermometers to be
maintained in efficient order
31. Inaccurate
thermometer not to be used without fresh certificate
32. Hygrometer
not to be affixed to wall, etc. unless protected
by wood
33. No reading to be
taken within 15 minutes of renewal of water
34. How to introduce steam for
humidification
35. Lighting of
interior parts
36. Prevention of glare
37. Power of
Chief Inspector to exempt
38. Quantity
of drinking water
39. Source of
supply
40. Means of supply
41. Cleanliness
of well or reservoir
42. Report
from Health Officer
43. Cooling of water
44. Latrine
accommodation
45. Latrines to
conform to public health requirements
46. Privacy
of latrines
47. Sign
Boards to be displayed
48. Urinal
accommodation
49. Urinals
to conform to public health requirements
50. Certain
latrines and urinals to be connected to sewage system
51. Whitewash,
colour washing of latrines and urinals
52. Concentration
and maintenance of drains
53. Water taps in
latrines
54. Number
and location of spittoons
55. Type of
spittoons
56. Cleaning of
spittoons
Register prescribed under sub-section (i) of Section 11
20. Record of
whitewashing, etc.
The record of dates on which white washing, colour washing, varnishing, etc. are carried out shall be entered in a register maintained in Form......
Exemptions under sub-section (2) of section 11
21.
Cleanliness of walls
and coiling
(1) Clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Act shall not apply to the class or description of factories or parts of factories specified in the schedule hereto
Provided that they are kept in a
clean state by washing,
sweeping, brushing, dusting, vacuum cleaning or
other effective means.
Provided further that they are kept in a clean state
by washing, sweeping, brushing, dusting, vacuum cleaning or other
effective means.
Provided further that the said clause (d) shall
continue to apply
(a) as
respects factories or parts of factories specified in part A of
the said schedule, to workrooms in which the amount of
cubic space allowed for every person employed in the room
is less than 14.2 Cubic meters;
(b) as respects factories or parts of
factories specified in part B of the said
schedule, to workrooms in which the amount
of cubic space allowed for every person employed
in the room is less than 70.0 cubic meters;
(c) to
engine-houses, fitting shops, lunchrooms,
canteens, shelters, creches, cloakrooms, rest rooms and wash
places; and
(d)
to such parts of walls, sides and tops of passages and staircases as are less
than 6 meters above the floor or stair.
(2) If
it appears to the Chief Inspector that any part of a
factory, to which by virtue of sub-rule (1) any of the
provisions of the said clause(d) do not apply, or apply
as varied by sub-rule (1), is not being kept in a clean
state, he may, by written notice, require the occupier
to whitewash or colour wash, paint or varnish the
same, and in the event of the
occupier failing to comply with such
requisition within two months from the date of
the notice, sub-rule (1) shall cease to apply to
such part of a factory, unless the Chief Inspector
otherwise determines.
SCHEDULE
Part
A
1. Blast furnaces.
2. Brick and tile works in which
unglazed bricks or tiles are made.
3. Cement Works.
4. Chemical works.
5. Copper mills.
6. Gas works.
7. Iron and Steel mills.
8. Stone, slate and marble
works.
9. The following parts of
factories :
(a)
Rooms used only for the
storage of articles.
(b)
Rooms in which
the walls or ceilings consist of galvanised iron, glazed bricks,
glass, slate, asbestos, bamboo or thatch.
(c)
Parts in
which dense steam is continuously evolved
in the Process.
(d)
Parts in which
pitch, tar or like material is manufactured or is used to
substantial extent, except in brush works.
(e)
Parts of a glass
factory known as glass house.
(f)
Rooms in
which graphite is manufactured or is
used to a substantial extent in any process.
(g)
Parts in which coal,
coke, oxide of iron, ochre, lime or stone is crushed or
ground
(h)
Parts of walls,
partitions, ceilings or tops of rooms which are at least 6
meters above the floor.
(i)
Ceilings or tops of
rooms in print works, bleach works or dye works, with the
exception of finishing rooms or warehouses.
(j)
Inside walls of oil
mills below a height of 1.5 meters from the ground floor
level.
(k)
Inside walls in
tanneries below a height of 1.5 meters from the ground floor level where a
wet process is carried on
.
Part
B
1. Coach and motor body works.
2. Electric generating or
transforming stations.
3. Engineering works.
4. Factories in which sugar is
refined or manufactured.
5. Foundries other
than foundries in which brass casting
is carried on.
6. Gun factories.
7. Shipbuilding works.
8. Those parts of factories where
unpainted or unvarnished wood is manufactured.
Rules prescribed under sub-section (2) of section 12
22.
Disposal of
Trade Wastes and Effluents
The arrangements made in every factory for the treatment of wastes and effluents due to the manufacturing processes carried on therein shall be in accordance with those approved by the relevant Water and Air Pollution Boards appointed under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control Of Pollution) Act, 981 and other appropriate authorities.
Rules prescribed under section 13
23.
Ventilation and
temperature
(1) Limits of temperature and air movement :
In any factory the
maximum wet-bulb temperature of air in
a workroom at a height of 1.5 meters above the floor level
shall not exceed 30 degrees centigrade and
adequate air movement of at least 30 meters per minute
shall be provided; and in relation
to dry-bulb temperature, the wet-bulb temperature in the
workroom at the said height shall not
exceed that shown in the schedule annexed
hereto, or as regards a dry-bulb reading intermediate
between the two dry-bulb readings that specified
in relation to the higher of these two dry-bulb readings :
SCHEDULE
Dry-bulb
Temperature
Wet-bulb temperature
(Degrees
Centigrade) (Degrees
Centigrade)
30 to
34
29
35 to
39
28.5
40 to 44
28
45 to
47
27.5
Provided that if the temperature measured with a
thermometer inserted in a hollow globe of 15 centimeters diameter coated mat
black outside and kept in the environment for not
less than 20 minutes exceeds the dry-bulb
temperature of the air, the temperature so recorded by
he globe thermometer shall be taken in place of the
dry-bulb temperature.
Provided further that when
the reading of the wet-bulb temperature
outside in the shade exceeds 27 degrees
centigrade, the value of the wet-bulb
temperature allowed in the schedule
for a given dry-bulb temperature may be correspondingly
exceeded to the same extent.
Provided further that this requirement
shall not apply in respect of factories
covered by section 15 and in respect of factories
where the nature of work carried
on involves production of excessively
high temperatures referred to
in clause (ii) of sub-section (1) to
which workers are exposed for short periods of
time not exceeding one hour followed by an
interval of sufficient duration in thermal
environments not exceeding those otherwise laid down in
this rule.
Provided further that the Chief Inspector, having due
regard to the health of the workers, may in
special and exceptional circumstances, by
an order in writing exempt any
factory or part of a factory
from the foregoing requirement, in
so far as restricting the thermal
conditions within the limits laid down in the schedule
are concerned, to the extent that he may
consider necessary subject to such conditions as he
may specify.
(2) Provision of thermometers
(a) If
it appears to the Inspector
that in any factory, the temperature
of air in a workroom is sufficiently high and is likely to
exceed the limits prescribed in sub-rule (1), he may serve on
the manner of the factory an order requiring him to
provide sufficient number of whirling hygrometers or
any other type of hygrometers and direct that the
dry-bulb and wet-bulb readings in each such workroom shall be
recorded at such positions as approved by the Inspector twice
during each working shift by a person especially nominated for
the purpose by the manager and approved by the
Inspector.
(b)
If the Inspector has reason to
believe that a substantial amount of heat is added
inside the environment of a workroom by
radiation from the walls, roof or other solid
surroundings, he may serve on the manager of the factory an order
requiring him to provide one or more globe
thermo-meters referred to in the first proviso
in sub-rule (1) and further
requiring him to place the globe
thermometers at places specified by him and keep
a record of the temperatures in a suitable
register.
(3) Ventilation
(a) In every
factory the amount of ventilating openings in a workroom below the eaves shall,
except where mechanical means of ventilation as required by clause (b)
below are provided, be of an aggregate area of
not less than 15% of the floor area and
so located as to afford a continued supply of fresh air
Provided that the
Chief Inspector may relax the requirements regarding
the amount of ventilating openings if he is
satisfied that having regard to the
location of the factory,
orientation of the factory, orientation of the workroom,
prevailing winds, roof height and the nature of manufacturing
process carried on, sufficient supply of fresh air into the workroom
is afforded during most part of the working time.
Provided further that this requirement shall not
apply in respect of workrooms of factories :
(i) covered by section 15; or
(ii) in which temperature
and humidity are controlled by
refrigeration.
(b) Where in any factory owing to special
circumstances such as
situation with respect to adjacent buildings and
height of the ventilation openings under clause (a) of this
sub-rule cannot be complied with or in the
opinion of the inspector the
temperature of air in a workroom is sufficiently high and
is likely to exceed the limits prescribed in sub-rule (1) he
may serve on the manager of the factory an order
requiring him to provide additional
ventilation either by means of
roof ventilators or by mechanical means.
(c)
The amount of fresh air supplied
by mechanical means of ventilation an hour
shall be equivalent to at least six times
the cubic capacity of the workroom
and shall be distributed evenly throughout the
workroom without t dead air-pockets or undue draughts caused by high
inlet velocities.
(d)
in the regions where in summer (15th
March-15th July) dry-bulb temperatures of outside air in the shade
during most part of the day exceed 35 degrees centigrade
and simultaneous wet-bulb temperatures are 25
degrees centigrade or below in the opinion
of the Inspector the manufacturing
process carried on in the workroom
of a factory permits thermal environments with relative
humidity of 50% or more, the Inspector may serve
on the manager of the factory an order to have sufficient
supply of outside air for
ventilation cooled by passing it through water sprays either
by means of unit type of evaporative air coolers (desert coolers) or,
where supply of outside air is provided by mechanical means through
ducts in a plenum system, by means of central air washing
plants.
Rules
24 to 34 prescribed under sub-section (1) of section 15
24.
When
artificial humidification not allowed
There
shall be no artificial humidification in
any room of a cotton spinning or weaving factory
:
(a) By
the use of steam during any
period when the dry-bulb temperature
of that room exceeds 29.5 degrees centigrade; and
(b) at
any time when the wet-bulb reading
of the hygrometer is higher than that
specified in the following schedule in relation to the dry-bulb reading of the
hygrometer at that time; or as regards a dry-bulb
reading intermediate between any two dry-bulb readings indicated consecutively
in the schedule when the dry-bulb reading does not exceed the
wet-bulb reading to the extent indicated
in relation to the lower of these two
dry-bulb readings :-
SCHEDULE
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Readings in degrees centigrade
Dry-bulb
Wet-bulb Dry-bulb
Wet-bulb Dry-bulb Wet-bulb
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15.5
14.5
25.0
24.0
34.5
30.0
16.0
15.0
25.5
24.5
35.0
30.5
16.5
15.5
26.0 25.0
35.5
31.0
17.0
16.0
26.5
25.5
36.0
31.0
17.5
16.0
27.0
26.0
36.5
31.5
18.0
16.5
27.5
26.0
37.0
31.5
18.5
17.0
28.0
26.5
37.5
31.5
19.0
18.0
28.5
27.0
38.0
32.0
19.5
18.5 29.0
27.0
38.5
32.0
20.0
19.0
29.5
28.0
39.0
32.0
20.5
19.5
30.0
28.0
39.5
32.5
21.0
20.0 30.5
28.5
40.0
32.5
21.5
20.5
31.0
28.5
40.5
33.0
22.0
21.0
31.5
29.0
41.0
33.0
22.5
21.0
32.0
29.0
41.5
33.0
23.0
21.5
32.5
29.0
42.0
33.0
23.5
22.0
33.0
29.5
42.5
33.0
24.0 23.0
33.5
29.5
43.0
33.5
24.5
23.5
34.0
30.0
43.5
33.5
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Provided, however, that clause (b)
shall not apply when the
difference between the wet-bulb temperature as indicated by
the hygrometer in
the department concerned and the wet-bulb temperature
taken with a hygrometer outside in the shade is less than 2
degrees.
In all departments of cotton spinning and
weaving mills wherein artificial humidification is
adopted, hygrometers shall be provided and maintained in
such positions as are approved by the
Inspector. The number of hygrometers shall
be regulated according to the following scale :-
(a) Weaving department:
One hygrometer for departments with
less than 500 looms, and one additional hygrometers for
every 500 or part of in excess of 500.
(b) Other departments:
One hygrometer for each room of
less than 8500 cubic meters capacity
and one extra hygrometer for each 5670 cubic meters or part
thereof, in excess of this.
(c) One
additional hygrometer shall be provided
and maintained outside each
cotton spinning and weaving
factory wherein artificial humidification is adopted,
and in a position approved by the Inspector, for taking
hygrometer shade readings.
26.
Exemption from maintenance of
hygrometers
When the Inspector is satisfied that the limits of humidity allowed by the schedule to rule 23 are never exceeded, he may, for any department other than the weaving department, grant exemption from the maintenance of hygrometer. The Inspector shall record such exemption in writing.
27. Copy of schedule to rule 23 to be
affixed near every hygrometer
A legible copy of the schedule to rule 23 shall be affixed near each hygrometer.
28. Temperature to be recorded at each
hygrometer
At each hygrometer maintained in accordance with rule 24, correct wet and dry-bulb temperature shall be recorded thrice daily by the manager and approved by the Inspector. The temperature shall be taken between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. In exceptional circumstances, such additional readings be taken and between such hours, as the Inspector may specify, shall be taken. The temperatures shall be entered in a humidity register in the prescribed Form......., maintained in the factory.
At the end of each month, the persons who have
taken the readings shall sign the register and certify in the
register the correctness of the entries.
The register shall always be available for
inspection by the Inspector.
29. Specifications
of hygrometer
(1) Each
hygrometer shall comprise of two mercurial
thermometers of wet-bulb and dry-bulb of
similar construction, and equal in dimensions,
scale and divisions of scale. They shall be mounted on a
frame with a suitable reservoir containing water.
(2) The
wet-bulb shall be closely covered with a single layer of muslin,
kept wet by means of a wick attached to
it and dropping into the water in the
reservoir. The muslin covering and the wick shall be suitable
for the purpose, clean and free from grease.
(3)
No part of the
wet-bulb shall be within 76 millimeters
from the dry-bulb or less than 25 millimeters from the surface of
the water in the reservoir and the water reservoir shall be below
it, on the side of it away from the dry-bulb
(4)
The bulb shall be
spherical and of suitable dimensions and shall be freely exposed on
all sides to the air of the room.
(5)
The bores of the
stems shall be such that the position of the top of the
mercury column shall be readily distinguishable at a
distance of 60 centimeters.
(6)
Each
thermometer shall be graduated so that
accurate readings may be taken between 10 and 50 degrees
centigrade.
(7)
Every
degree from 10 degrees upto 50 degrees shall be
clearly marked by horizontal lines on the stem, each fifth
degree shall be marked by longer marks
than the intermediate degrees and the temperature
marked opposite each fifth degree, i.e., 10, 15, 20,
25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50.
(8)
The marking as
above shall be accurate, that is to
say, at no temperature between
10 and 50 degrees, shall the
indicated readings be in error by more than one ninth of a
degree.
(9)
A distinctive number
shall be indelibly marked upon the
thermometer.
(10)
The accuracy of each
thermometer shall be certified by the National Physical Laboratory,
Delhi, or some competent authority appointed by the Chief
Inspector and such certificate shall be attached to the humidity
register.
30. Thermometers to be maintained in efficient order
Each thermometer shall be maintained at all times during the period of employment in efficient working order, so as to give accurate indications and in particular :-
(a)
the wick and the muslin
covering of the wet-bulb shall be renewed once a week;
(b)
the
reservoir shall be filled with water which shall be
completely renewed once a day. The Chief Inspector may direct
the use of distilled water or pure rain water in any
particular mill or mills in certain localities;
and
(c)
no water
shall be applied directly to the wick or covering during the period
of employment.
31. Inaccurate thermometer not to be used without
fresh certificate
If an Inspector gives notice in writing that a thermometer is not accurate, it shall not, after one month from the date of such notice, be deemed to be accurate unless and until it has been re-examined as prescribed and a fresh certificate obtained, which certificate shall be kept attached to the humidity register.
32. Hygrometer not to be affixed to wall,
etc. unless protected by wood
(1) No
hygrometer shall be affixed to a wall, pillar, or
other surface unless protected therefrom by
wood or other non-conducting material atleast 12
millimeters in thickness and distant of at
least 25 millimeters from the bulb of
each thermometer.
(2) No
hygrometer shall be fixed at a
height of more than 170 centimeters from
the floor to the top of thermometer stem or in the direct
draughts from a fan, window, or ventilating opening.
33. No reading to be taken within 15 minutes of renewal
of water
No reading shall be taken for record on any
hygrometer within 15 minutes of the renewal of water in the reservoir.
34. How to introduce steam for
humidification
In any room in which steam pipes
are used for the introduction of steam for the
purpose of artificial humidification of
the air the following provisions shall
apply :-
(a) the
diameter of such pipes shall not exceed 50 millimeters
and in the case of pipes
installed after 1st day
of ..................., diameter shall not exceed 25
millimeters
(b)
such pipes shall be as
short as is reasonably practicable
(c)
all hangers
supporting such pipes shall be separated from the bare pipes
by an efficient insulator of not less
than half an inch in thickness;
(d)
no uncovered
jet from such pipe shall project more than
11.5 centimeters beyond the outer surface of any cover;
(e)
the steam
pressure shall be as low as practicable and
shall not exceed 5 kilograms per square centimeter; and
(f)
the pipe employed
for the introduction of steam into the air in
a department shall be efficiently covered with
such non-conducting material, as may be
approved by the Inspector
in order to minimize the amount of heat radiated by
them into the department.
Rules
35 to 37 prescribed under sub-section (4) of section 17
35. Lighting of interior parts
(1) The general illumination over those interior parts of a factory where persons are regularly employed shall be not less than 65 lux measures in the horizontal plane at a level of 90 centimeters above the floor:
Provided that in any such parts in which the mounting
height of the light source for general illumination
necessarily exceeds 7.6 meters measured from the floor or where the
structure of the room or the position or construction of the
fixed machinery or plant prevents the
uniform attainment of this standard, the general illumination
at the said level shall be not less than
22 lux and where work is actually being
done the illumination shall be not less than 65 lux.
(2) The illumination over all other interior parts of the factory over which persons employed shall, when and where a person is passing, be not less than 5 lux at floor level.
(3) The
standard specified in this rule shall be without prejudice to
the provision of any additional
illumination required to render the
lighting sufficient and suitable for the nature of the
work.
(1)
Where any source of
artificial light in the factory is less
than 4.9 meters above floor level, no part
of the light source or of the
lighting fitting having a brightness greater than
1.55 candles per square centimeter (4.87 lamberts) shall
be visible to persons whilst normally employed within 30
meters of the source, except where the angle of
elevation from the eye to the source or
part of the fitting as the case may be, exceeds
20 degrees.
(2)
Any local light,
that is to say an artificial light designed to illuminate
particularly the area or part of
the area of work of a single operative
or small group of operatives working near each
other, shall be provided a suitable shade of
opaque material to prevent glare or with other effective
means by which the light source is
completely screened from the eyes of every person employed at a normal
working place, or shall be so placed that no such person is exposed
to glare therefrom.
37. Power of Chief Inspector to exempt
Where the Chief Inspector is satisfied in
respect of any particular factory or part thereof or in
respect of any description of workroom or process that
any requirement of rules 35 and
36 is inappropriate or is not reasonably
practicable, he may by order in writing exempt the factory or
part thereof, or description of
workroom or process from
such requirement to such extent and subject to
such conditions as he may specify.
Rules
38 to 43 prescribed under sub-section (4) of section 18
38. Quantity of drinking water
The quantity of drinking water to be
provided for the workers in every factory shall be atleast
5 litres per worker employed in the factory and
such drinking water shall be readily available at all times during
working hours.
The
water provided for drinking shall be supplied
:
(a) from the public water supply
system, or
(b) from any other source approved in writing by the
Health Officer.
If drinking water is not supplied directly from
taps either connected with public water supply system
or any other water supply system of
the factory approved by the Health Officer, it shall be kept in suitable
vessels, receptacles or tanks fitted with taps and having
dust proof covers, and placed on raised
stands or platforms in shade and
having suitable arrangement of drainage to carry
away the split water. Such vessels,
receptacles or tanks shall be kept clean and the water
renewed at least once every day. All practicable measures
shall be taken to ensure that the water is
free from contamination.
41. Cleanliness of well or
reservoir
(1)
Drinking Water shall not be
supplied from any open well
or reservoir unless it is so
constructed, situated, protected and
maintained as to be free from the
possibility of pollution by chemical, or
bacterial and extraneous impurities.
(2) Where drinking
water is supplied from such well or reservoir, the water
in it shall be sterilized once a week or
more frequently if the Inspector by written order so
requires, and the date on which sterilizing is carried out shall be
recorded
Provided that this
requirement shall not apply to any such well or
reservoir if the water therein is
filtered and treated to the satisfaction
of the Health Officer
before it is supplied for
consumption.
42. Report from Health
Officer
The Inspector may by order in writing direct the manager to obtain, at such time or at intervals as he may direct, a report from the Health Officer as to the fitness for human consumption of the water supplied to the workers, and in every case to submit to the Inspector a copy of such report as soon as it is received from the Health Officer.
In every factory wherein more than two hundred and fifty workers are ordinarily employed :-
(a) the drinking water supplied to
the workers shall from the
........ ….. to the ............ in every year, be
cooled by ice or other effective method :
Provided that if ice is placed in the drinking
water, the ice shall be clean and wholesome and shall
be obtained only from a source approved in
writing by the Health Officer;
(b) the
cooled drinking water shall be supplied
in every canteen, lunchroom and rest
room and also at conveniently accessible
points throughout the factory which for the purpose of these rules
shall be called "water centers";
(c)
the water centers shall be
sheltered from the weather and adequately
drained;
(d) the number of water centers to be provided shall be one
"center" for every 150 persons employed at any one time in the
factory :
Provided that in the
case of a factory where the number
of persons employed exceeds 500 it shall be sufficient if there is
one such "center" as aforesaid for every 150
persons upto the first 500 and one for every 500
persons thereafter;
Provided further that the distance
between the place of work of any worker shall not
be more than 50 meters from the nearest water
center or any distance as may be specified by the inspector.
(e) every
water center shall be maintained in a
clean and orderly condition; and
(f)
the means of
supply of cooled drinking water shall
be either directly through taps connected to
water coolers or any other system for cooling of
water, or by means of vessels, receptacles or tanks fitted
with taps and having dust proof covers and
placed on raised stands or platforms
in shade, and having suitable
arrangement of drainage to carry away split water. Such
vessels, receptacles or tanks shall be kept clean and
the water renewed atleast once every day.
Rules 44 to 53 prescribed under sub-section (3) of section 19
Latrine
accommodation shall be provided
in every factory on the following scale :-
(a) where females are employed, there shall be at least on latrine for every 25 females
(b)
where males are
employed, there shall be at least one latrine
for every 25 males
Provided
that where the number of males exceeds 100, it shall be
sufficient if there is one latrine for every 25 males
up to the first 100, and one for every 50 thereafter.
In calculating the number of latrines
required under this rule, any odd number of
workers less than 25, or 50, as the case may be,
shall be reckoned as 25 or 50.
45. Latrines
to conform to public health requirements
Latrines, other than those connected with an
efficient water borne sewage system shall, comply with the requirements of the
Public Health authorities.
Every latrine shall be under cover and so partitioned off as to secure privacy, and shall have a proper door and fastenings.
47. Sign
Boards to be displayed
Where workers of both sexes are employed, there shall be displayed outside each latrine block a notice "For Men only" or "For Women only" as the case may be, in the language understood by the majority of the workers. The notice shall also bear the figure of a man or of a woman as the case may be.
Urinal accommodation shall be provided for the use of male workers and there shall be at least one urinal of not less than 60 centimeters in length for every 50 males:
Provided that where the number of males
employed exceeds 500, it shall be sufficient if there is one
urinal for every 50 males upto the first
500 employed, and one for every 100
thereafter.
In calculating the
urinal accommodation required under this rule
any odd number of workers
less than 50, or 100, as the case may be, shall be reckoned as 50 or 100.
49. Urinals to conform to public
health requirements
Urinals, other than those connected with an
efficient water-borne sewage system, and urinals in a
factory wherein more than two hundred and fifty workers are
ordinarily employed shall comply with the requirements of the Public
Health authorities.
50. Certain
latrines and urinals to be connected to sewage systems
When any general system of
underground sewerage with an assured water
supply for any particular locality is provided in a
municipality, all latrines and urinals of a
factory situated in such locality
shall, if the factory is situated within 30 meters of
an existing sewer, be connected
with that sewerage system.
51 Whitewash,
colour washing or latrines and urinals
The walls, coilings, and partitions of every
latrine and urinal shall be white washed or colour washed and the
whitewashing or colour washing shall be repeated
at least once in every period of four months. The dates
on which the whitewashing or colour washing is carried out
shall be entered
in the prescribed register (Form ):
Provided that this rule shall not apply
to latrines and urinals, the walls,
ceilings or partitions of which are laid in glazed tiles or otherwise
finished to provide a smooth, polished,
impervious surface and that they are washed
with suitable detergents and disinfectants at least once
in every period of four months.
52. Concentration and
maintenance of drains
All drains carrying waste
or sludge water shall be constructed
in masonry or other impermeable material and shall be regularly flushed
and the effluent disposed off
by connecting such drains with a
suitable drainage line:
Provided that where there is no such
drainage line, the effluent shall be deodorized and rendered
innocuous and then disposed off in a suitable manner to
the satisfaction of the Health Officer.
(1) Where piped water supply
is available, sufficient number of
water taps, conveniently accessible, shall be provided
in or near such latrine accommodation.
(2) If piped water
supply is not available, sufficient quantity of
water shall be kept stored in suitable receptacles
near the latrines.
Rules 54 to 56 prescribed under sub-section (2) of section 20
54. Number and
location of spittoons
The number and location of the spittoons to be provided shall be to the satisfaction of the Inspector.
The spittoons shall be any of the
following types :-
(a) a galvanized iron container with a conical funnel-shaped cover. A layer of suitable disinfectant liquid shall always be maintained in the container ;
(b)
a container filled with
dry, clean sand, and covered with a layer of bleaching powder;
or
(c)
any other type approved
by the Chief Inspector.
The spittoon mentioned in clause (a) of rule 55 shall be emptied, cleaned and disinfected at least once every day; and the spittoon mentioned in clause (b) of rule 55 shall be cleaned by scrapping out the top layer of sand as often as necessary or at least once every day.
