Chapter:Health and Hygiene

Chapter:Health and Hygiene

by Umme Tashrif Arora 221-26-478 -
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Chapter 5 of labour code 2006 deals with Health and Hygiene from section (51-60)

Section 51 cleanliness :every establishment shall be kept clean at least once a week and arising from any drain, privy or other nuisance 

Section52 Ventilation and Temperature :Effective measures shallbe undertaken in every establishment for Maintaining ventilation and the temperature every such room shall be kept reasonable condition of comfort prevent injury of helath

Section53 Dust and Fume: Dust, fume or other impurity which is injurious to helath arising due to manufacturing process must be diverted by effective measures to prevent dust.

Section54 Disposal of wastes and Effluents:effective measures shall be made in every factory for disposal of waste.

Section55 Artificial Humidification :in every establishment in which the humidity of the air is artificially increased the water used for the purpose shall be taken in pulic supply or other source of drinking water 

Section56 overcrowding :every worker employed in a work room at least 9.5 cubic meter of space for every worker employed in a workroom.

Section 57 lightning :every establishment all glazed windows and skylights used for lighting of the work room and also provided suitable Lighting, natural or artificial or both.

Section 58provides Drinking Water;

Section 59 provides latrines and urinals;

Sec 60 provides Spittoons.