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PART IV
HEALTH
95.
Cleanliness.-
(1) Every place in
the ship, dock and all areas which are in proximity to the place in the dock,
where dock workers are employed, shall be kept clean and free from rubbish or
eflluvia arising from any drain, privy or other nuisance.
(2) All the
accumulated garbages from the ships and the dock area shall be disposed off
by burning in an incenerator or by other suitable means.
(3) All the damaged
or deteriorated cargo posing hazards to safety or health or nuisance shall be
removed or disposed off from the work place where the dock workers are
employed.
96.
Drinking water.-
(1) (a) On board
every ship and in every dock, effective arrangement shall be made to provide
and maintain at suitable points conveniently situated for all dock workers
employed therein, sufficient supply of wholesome drinking water:
Provided that the
drinking water point is available within 100 metres of the place where dock
workers are employed.
(b) Effective
arrangement shall be made to provide and maintain adequate supply of
wholesome drinking water on board every ship in mid-stream for all dock
workers employed thereon.
(c) The water
provided for drinking shall be supplied from the public water supply system
or otherwise from any other source approved in writing by the Health Officer
of the Port.
(2) All such points
shall be legibly marked "Drinking Water" in a language understood
by a majority of the dock workers and no such point shall be situated within
six metres of any washing place urinal or latrine unless a shorter distance
is approved in writing by the Chief Inspector.
(3) In every dock,
the drinking water supplied to the dock workers shall during hot weather, be
cooled by ice or other effective means: 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 at the
Port.
(4) Every drinking
water centre shall be maintained in a clean and ordinary condition and if
necessary shall be in charge of a person who shall distribute the water. Such
a person shall be provided with clean clothes while on duty.
(5) The drinking
water centres shall be sheltered from the weather and adequately drained.
(6) Storage tanks or
containers for drinking water shall always be kept in clean and hygienic
condition.
(7) The Inspector
may, by order in writing, direct the Port Authority to obtain at such time or
at such intervals as he may direct a report from the Health Officer of the
Port as to the fitness for human consumption of the water supplied to the
dock 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.
97.
Latrines and urinals.-
(1) In every dock,
latrine and urinal accommodation shall be provided on the scale given in
Schedule VIII and shall be conveniently situated and accessible to dock
workers at all times while they are at work. Such accommodation and access to
it shall be adequately lighted and ventilated.
(2) Separate latrines
shall be provided where female dock workers are employed.
(3) The floors and
internal walls of the latrines and urinals and the sanitary blocks shall be
laid in glazed tiles or otherwise finished to provide a smooth polished
impervious surface upto height of at least 90 centimetre.
(4) All such
accommodation shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all
times. The floors, side walls and the sanitary pans of latrines and urinals
shall be thoroughly swept and cleaned at least once in a day with suitable
detergents or disinfectants or with both.
(5) Every latrine
shall be under cover and so partitioned off as to secure privacy and shall
have a proper door and fastenings.
(6) The walls,
ceilings and partitions of every latrine and urinal shall be whitewashed or
colour-washed and the white- washing or colour-washing shall be repeated at
least once in four months and record maintained.
(7) Where piped water
supply is available sufficient number of water taps, conveniently accessible
shall be provided in or near such latrine accommodation.
(8) Where piped water
supply is not available provision shall be made to store adequate quantity of
water near the latrine.
98.
Spittons.-
(1) In every portion
of a dock including warehouses and store places, sufficient number o spittons
shall be provided in convenient places and they shall be maintained in a
clean and hygienic condition.
(2) No person shall
spit in the dock area except in the spittons provided for the purpose and a
notice containing this provision shall be prominently displayed at suitable
places.
(3) Whoever spits in
contravention of sub-regulation (2) shall be punishable with a fine not
exceeding one hundred rupees.
(4) The spittons
shall be of an approved type.
(5) The spittons
shall be emptied, cleaned and disinfected at least once in every day.
99.
Ventilation and temperature in dock area including reefer holds on ships.-
Effective and
suitable provision shall be made in every dock for securing and maintaining
in every building or an enclosure or a reefer hold or chamber or reefer
container where dock workers are employed adequate ventilation by the
circulation of fresh air and such temperature and air movement as will secure
to dock workers therein reasonable conditions of comfort and prevent injury
to health.
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