Rule 142. Washing, bathing and cloak-room facilities to plantation workers

(1) There shall be provided and maintained in every plantation for the use of all the workers taps for washing, at the rate of one for every fifteen persons including liquid soap in a container with tilting arrangements and nail brushes or other suitable means for effective cleaning. Such facilities shall be conveniently accessible and shall be kept in a clean and hygienic condition.

(2) If washing facilities as required above are provided for women, such facilities shall be separate for them and adequate privacy at all times shall be ensured in such facilities.

(3) Every employer of a plantation where the workers engaged therein are handling insecticides, pesticides, chemicals and toxic substances and fifty workers or more are employed, shall provide for all the workers working in a shift, mess room facilities which are well ventilated and provided with tables and sitting facilities along with the provision of cold and hygienic drinking water facilities.

(4) The facilities mentioned in sub-rule arrangements for cleaning and washing clean and hygienic condition.

(3) shall include suitable and shall be maintained in a

(5) Every employer of a plantation where the workers engaged therein are handling insecticides, pesticides, chemicals and toxic shall provide for cloak room facilities with lockers. Each worker shall be provided with two lockers, one for work clothing and another separately for personal clothing and the lockers should be such as to enable the keeping of the clothing in a hanging position.

(6) The cloak room facilities provided under sub-rule (5) shall be located, as far as possible, near to the facilities provided for washing under sub-rule (1). If it is not possible to locate the washing facilities near to the cloakroom, then the cloakroom shall have adequate and suitable arrangements for cleaning and washing.