Facilities and staff · OSH Code
Cleanliness and hygiene: mines
- All the time
- Employer
What to do
Keep all workplaces, workrooms, passageways, staircases, storerooms and service rooms sanitary and hygienic, keep walls, ceilings, windows and skylights clean, and arrange the daily collection, storage, disposal or treatment of every type of waste under effective supervision rule 26.
Who it applies to
The employer of every mine rule 26.
When
All the time rule 26.
How
Keep the floor of every workroom clean and, so far as possible, dry and non-slippery rule 26(iii).
Where wet processes are carried on, keep effective drainage, provide false floors, platforms, mats or other dry standing places, and give anti-skid footwear and protective gear without expense to the employees rule 26(iv).
As far as practicable, sweep and clean between work periods and in a way that does not raise dust rule 26(vi).
Where cleaning must be done during working hours, use means and precautions that keep dust and other obnoxious substances out of the air rule 26(vii).