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The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Andhra Pradesh) Rules, 2026

Rule 88. Toilets to conform to public health requirements

Chapter XIII — PlantationMade under The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020G.O.Rt. No. 146, 6 Aug 2026

Official text

The toilet should conform to public health requirements, and toilets other than those connected with an efficient water-borne sewage system shall comply with the requirements of the Public Health authorities.
(1) Privacy of Toilets:- Every toilet shall be under cover and so partitioned off as to secure privacy and shall have a proper door and fastenings.
(2) Sign Boards to be displayed:- Where workers of both sexes are employed, there shall be displayed outside each toilet or toilet block, a notice in the language understood by the majority of workers “For men only” or “For Women only”, as the case may be. The notice shall also bear the figure/symbol of a man or of a woman, as the case may be.
(3) Water taps in toilet:-
(a) Where a piped water supply is available, a sufficient number of water taps, conveniently accessible, shall be provided in or near such toilet accommodation.
(b) If a piped water-supply is not available, a sufficient quantity of water shall be kept stored in suitable receptacles near the toilet.

Source: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Andhra Pradesh) Rules, 2026, G.O.Rt. No. 146 — Andhra Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary (as ordered by G.O.Rt. No. 146), pp. 67–68 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 67 · official download · all sources

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