The premises of every establishment shall be kept clean in the following manner:
(1) (a) In every establishment, all the inside walls of the rooms and all the ceilings of the such rooms (whether such walls or ceilings be plastered or not) and all the passages and staircases shall be white washed or colour washed at intervals not more than two years from the time when they were last white-washed or colour washed and shall be maintained in a clean state.
(b) All beams, rafters, doors, window frames and other wood work with the exception of floors shall be either whitewashed or colour-washed at intervals of not more than twelve months from the time when they were last white-washed or colour-washed or shall be painted or varnished at intervals of not more than seven years from the time when they were last painted or varnished and shall be maintained in a clean state.
(c) This sub rule shall not apply to the following:
(i) Rooms used only for the storage of articles.
(ii) walls or ceilings of rooms which are made of galvanised iron, flat tiles, asbestos sheets, glazed bricks, glass slate, bamboo, thatch, cement, plaster or polished chunam;
(iii) ceilings of rooms in which the lowest part is at least 6.0 meters from the floor;
(iv) any other establishment or part thereof in which white-washing, colourwashing, painting or varnishing is, in the opinion of the Chief Inspector, unnecessary to satisfy the requirement of section 26 of the Act in regard to cleanliness.
(2) Rubbish, filth or debris shall not be allowed to accumulate or to remain on any part of the establishment for more than 24 hours and shall be disposed of. All waste matter shall be kept in covered receptacles.
(3) All drains carrying waste or sullage water or sewage shall be constructed of masonry or other impermeable material and shall be regularly flushed at least twice daily and where possible, connected with some recognised drainage line.
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(4) The establishment and the compound surrounding it shall be maintained in a strictly sanitary and clean condition. The floor shall be swept or otherwise cleaned at least once daily, and the ceilings shall be dusted at least once a month.
(5) The employer shall enforce the proper use of latrines and urinals and prevent pollution by excreta or urine on the surface of the ground in the vicinity or the latrine or the urinal and the compound of the establishment. The employer shall make suitable arrangements for the regular cleaning and conserving of the latrines and urinals to the satisfaction of the Inspector.
(6) Employer shall provide drinking water and keep the area around the place of drinking water clean and properly drained.