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(1) In every dock, latrine and urinal accommodation shall be provided on the scale given in Schedule VI and shall be conveniently situated and accessible to the dock workers at all times while they are at work. Such accommodation and access to it shall be adequately lighted and ventilated. (2) Separate latrines shall be provided where female dock workers are employed. (3) The floor and internal walls of the latrine, urinals and the sanitary blocks shall be laid in glassed tiles or otherwise finished to provide a smooth polished impervious surface upto a height of at least one metre. (4) All such places shall be maintained in a hygienic condition at all times. The floors, side walls and the sanitary pans of latrine and urinals shall be thoroughly swept and cleaned at least once in every shift, with suitable detergents or disinfectants or by both. (5) The walls, ceilings and partitions of every latrine and urinal shall be white washed and the same shall be repeated at least once in four months and record-maintained. (6)(a) Where pipped water supply is available, sufficient number of water taps conveniently accessible shall be provided in or near such latrine accommodation. (b) Where piped water supply is not available provision shall be made to store adequate quantity of water near the latrines. (7) Sign boards shall be displayed where workers of both sexes are employed, outside, to indicate "FOR MEN ONLY" or "FOR WOMEN ONLY", as the case may be, in Malayalam. The sign boards shall also bear the figure of a man or of a woman on the respective sign boards as the case may be. (8) Urinals and latripes shall comply with the requirements of the Public Health Authorities, if any.