Common use of LATRINES AND URINALS Clause in Contracts

LATRINES AND URINALS. (i) Latrines shall be provided in every work place 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 25 males or females as the case may be upto the first 100 and one for every 50 thereafter. (ii) Every latrine shall be under cover and so partitioned off as to secure privacy and shall havea proper door and fastenings. (iii) Construction of Latrines: The inside walls shall be constructed of masonry or some suitable heat-resisting non-absorbent materials and shall be cement washed inside and outside at least once a year, Latrines shall not be of a standard lower than borehole system. (a) Where workers of both sexes are employed, there shall be displayed outside each block of latrine and urinal, a notice in the language understood by the majority of the workers “For Men Only” or “For Women Only” as the case may be. (b) The notice shall also bear the figure of a man or of a woman, as the case may be. (v) There shall be at least one urinal for male workers upto 50 and one for female workers upto 50 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 50 males or females upto the first 500 and one for every 100 or part thereafter. (a) The latrines and urinals shall be adequately lighted and shall be maintained in a cleanand sanitary condition at all times. (b) Latrines and urinals other than those connected with a flush sewage system, shall comply with the requirements of the Public Health Authorities. (vii) Water shall be provided by means of tap or otherwise, so as to be conveniently accessiblein or near the latrines and urinals.