The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Andhra Pradesh) Rules, 2026
Rule 74. Sites for housing accommodation
Official text
(1) The housing accommodation shall be provided on dry well-drained land which, consistent with the requirement regarding distance from the plantation, has supplies of whole some drinking water within a reasonable distance. In malarial tracts, the house shall be provided at a safe distance from the swamps and marshes and above the highest flood level.
(2) Adequate electric lighting shall be provided by the employer in the houses provided for the workers and also in and around the area in which housing accommodation is provided.
(3) The employer shall maintain in good condition the approach roads and parts to the area where houses are located, as also the sewers and drains in that area.
(4) The employer shall not deny the public free access to those parts of the plantation where the workers are housed.
(5) The employer shall cause the vicinity of all houses to be kept clear of refuse and excreta and the latrines and drains to be cleaned out daily and all refuse in or near them to be collected, removed and disposed of hygienically.