Chapter V WELFARE PROVISION

Safe Drinking Water for Workers- Every employer shall make effective arrangements to provide and maintain at suitable points conveniently situated for all persons employed in the shop or establishment, a sufficient supply of safe drinking water.

Latrine and Urinal for Workers- Every employer shall provide sufficient latrine and urinal for male and female as may be prescribed which shall be so conveniently situated as may be accessible for the workers employed in the shop or establishment:

Creche Creche- In every shop or establishment wherein thirty or more woman workers or fifty or more workers are ordinarily employed, there shall be provided and maintained a suitable room or rooms as crèche for the use of children of such woman worker: Provided that if a group of shops or establishments, so decide to provide a common crèche within a radius of one kilometre, then, the same shall be permitted by the Chief Facilitator, by an order, subject to such conditions as may be specified in the order:

First-aid - Every employer shall provide at the place of work first-aid facilities as may be prescribed.

Canteen - The State Government shall require the employer to provide and maintain in the shop or establishment, wherein not less than one hundred workers are employed or ordinarily employed to maintain a canteen for the use of its workers: Provided that if a group of shop and establishments, so decide to provide a common canteen, then the same shall be permitted by the Chief Facilitator by an order, subject to such conditions as may be specified in the order.