CAP. 226 [Rev. 2012] Employment [Subsidiary] EMPLOYMENT (SANITATION) RULES, 1977 [L.N. 159/1977.] 1. Citation These Rules may be cited as the Employment (Sanitation) Rules, 1977. 2. Provision of latrines (1) Every employer shall provide suitable latrines of a type and construction approved by a Medical Officer or a Labour Officer. (2) The number of latrines to be provided under this rule in relation to the number of persons shall not be less than one latrine to every twenty persons at the place of residence in addition to such latrines at any place of work as may be required by a Medical Officer or a Labour Officer. 3. Cleanliness of latrines Every latrine shall at all times be maintained in a fit state of repair and cleanliness. 4. Roofing, etc. of latrines (1) Every latrine shall be so constructed and roofed over as to be weather proof and to exclude direct sunlight. (2) The employer shall carry out such fly-proofing or anti-fly measures as the Medical Officer or Labour Officer may direct. 5. Use of latrines (1) Every employee and every member of his family shall use the latrine provided and no other place for the purpose for which such latrines are provided. (2) Any person found defecating elsewhere than in a latrine shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month. 6. Position of latrines (1) When a multiple stance latrine or a block of latrines is shared by more than one family, the accommodation provided for women and children shall be separate from that provided for men, and shall have a separate entrance. (2) Every latrine constructed for use by employees and their families living with them shall be sited not less than thirty yards from the nearest dwelling or kitchen, and shall not be more than sixty yards from the dwelling of the persons for whom such latrines are provided. (3) Pit latrines shall be of such a type and depth as the Medical Officer may direct. (4) Pit latrines shall be deemed full when the surface of its contents is within four feet of the top of the surrounding soil, and shall thereupon be closed or sealed in an adequate manner, to the satisfaction of the Medical Officer. (5) Flush latrines may be incorporated in a building if there is efficient external ventilation and a masonary ceiling or roof effectually sealing off the latrine from all other rooms. [Issue 1] 64