Factories Act, 1934 — section 13

13. Cleanliness..—_(1) Every factory shall be kept clean and free from effluvia arising from and drain, privy or other nuisance, and in particular,

(a)accumulation of dirt and refuse shall be removed daily by sweeping or by any other effective method from the floors and benches of workrooms and from stair-cases and passages and disposed of in a suitable manner ;

(b)the floor of every workroom shall be cleaned at least once in every week by washing, using disinfectant where necessary or by some other effective method ;

(c)where the floor is liable to become wet in the course of any manufacturing process to such extent as is capable of being drained, effective means of drainage shall be provided and maintained ;

(d)all inside walls and partitions, all ceilings, or tops, of rooms, and walls, sides and tops or passages and stair-cases shall

(i)where they are painted or varnished, be repainted or revarnished at least once in every five years ;

(ii)where they are painted or varnished and have smooth impervious surfaces, be cleaned at least once in every fourteen months, by such methods as may be prescribed ;

(iii)in any other case, kept whitewashed or colour washed and the whitewashing or colour washing shall be carried out at least once in every fourteen months ; and

(e)the dates on which the processes required by clause (d) are carried out shall be entered in the prescribed register.

(2)If, in view of the nature of the operations carried on in a factory it is not possible for the occupier to comply with all or any of the provisions of sub-section (1), the Provincial Government may, by an order, exempt such factory or class or description of factories from any of the provisions of that sub-section and specify alternative methods for keeping the factory in a clean state.