(1) Latrines shall be provided in every establishment on the following scale, namely:-
(a) Where females are employed, there shall be at least one 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 or females exceeds 100 it shall be sufficient if there is one latrine for every 25 males, or females as the case may be, upto the first 100, and one for every 50 thereafter.
(2) Every latrine shall be under cover and so partitioned off as to secure privacy and shall have a proper door and fastenings.
(3) (i) Where workmen of both sexes are employed there shall be displayed outside each block of latrine and urinals a notice in Tamil as well as in the language understood by the majority of the workmen ‗For Men only‘, or ‗For Women only‘, as the case may be.
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(ii) The notice shall also bear the figure of a man or of a woman, as the case may be.
(4) There shall be at least one urinal for male workers up-to fifty and one for female upto fifty employed at a time:
Provided that where the number of male or female workmen, as the case may be, exceeds 500 it shall be sufficient if there is one urinal for every fifty males or females upto the first 500 and one for every 100 or part thereof thereafter.
(5) The latrines and urinals shall be conveniently situated and access to workers at all times at the establishments.
(6) (i) The latrines and urinals shall be adequately lighted and shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times.
(ii) Latrines and urinals other than those connected with a flush sewage system shall comply with the requirements of the public health authorities.
(7) Where piped water-supply is available, a sufficient number of water taps conveniently accessible shall be provided in or near the latrines and urinals and where there is no continuous supply of water, water cisterns with cans shall be provided for washing purposes in or near such latrines and urinals.