(1) In every factory effective arrangements shall be made to provide and maintain at suitable points conveniently situated for all workers employed therein a sufficient supply of wholesome drinking water.
(2) All such points shall be legibly marked "drinking water" in a language understood by a majority of the workers employed in the factory, and no such point shall be situated within 1[six metres of any washing place, urinal, latrine, spittoon, open drain carrying sullage or effluent or any other source of contamination] unless a shorter distance is approved in writing by the Chief Inspector.
(3) In every factory wherein more than two hundred and fifty workers are ordinarily employed, provision shall be made for cool drinking water during hot weather by effective means and for distribution thereof.
(4) In respect of all factories or any class or description of factories
the State Government may make rules for securing compliance with the
provisions of sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) and for the examination by
prescribed authorities of the supply and distribution of drinking water in
factories.
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1. Subs. by Act 20 of 1987, s. 8, for "twenty feet of any washing place,
urinal or latrine" (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).
Section 11 of Factories Act - Cleanliness
Section 12 of Factories Act - Disposal of wastes and effluents
Section 13 of Factories Act - Ventilation and temperature
Section 14 of Factories Act - Dust and fume
Section 15 of Factories Act - Artificial humidification
Section 16 of Factories Act - Overcrowding
Section 17 of Factories Act - Lighting
Section 18 of Factories Act - Drinking water
Section 19 of Factories Act - Latrines and urinals
Section 20 of Factories Act - Spittoons