40. Cooling of water in every factory wherein more than two hundred and fifty workers are ordinarily employed.
(a)The drinking water supplied to the workers shall from May 1 to September 30, in every year, be cooled by an effective method :Provided that if ice is placed in the drinking water, the ice should be clean and wholesome and shall be obtained only from a source approved in writing by the Health Officer.(b)The cooled drinking water shall be supplied in every canteen, lunch-room and rest-room and also at conveniently accessible points throughout the factory which for the purpose of these rules shall be called "water centres"(c)The water centre shall be sheltered from the weather and adequately drained.(d)The number of water centres to be provided shall be one "centre" for every 150 persons employed at any one time in the factory :Provided that in the case of a factory where the number of persons employed exceeds 500, it shall be sufficient if there is one such "centre" as aforesaid for every 150 persons up to the first 500 and one for every 500 persons thereafter.(e)Every "water centre" shall be in charge of a suitable person, who shall distribute the water and maintain the "centre" in a clean and orderly condition. The person in charge of the centre shall be provided with clean clothes while on duty:Provided that this clause shall not apply to any factory in which suitable mechanically operated drinking water, refrigerating units or water taps connected to a reservoir containing cool water are installed to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector.Latrines and Urinals(Section 19)
