Housing, water supply and sanitation

(1) Every who or arranges accommodation for workers to reside at or in the vicinity of a place of employment shall provide and maintain– (a) sufficient and hygienic house accommodation; (b) a sufficient supply of wholesome water; and (c) sufficient and proper sanitary arrangements, for every worker who resides at the place of employment. Such house accommodation, water supply and sanitary arrangements shall conform to such requirements and standards of health and hygiene as may be prescribed. (2) No employer shall house any worker or other person in a building the state of which or the surroundings of which are, in the opinion of the Commissioner or health officer, such as to endanger the health of such worker or other person and should it appear to the Commissioner or health officer that the accommodation provided is likely, by reason of its site, construction, size, or otherwise, to endanger the health of any worker or of any person, the Commissioner may serve the employer with an order in writing requiring him to remove, alter, enlarge or reconstruct such accommodation within a reasonable time to be stated in such order; and such order may also, if necessary, declare that no worker or other person shall be permitted to occupy any building the subject of such order pending removal, alteration, enlargement or reconstruction. 95 (3) Should it appear to the that accommodation ought to be provided for non-resident workers by reason of the distance of their houses or other suitable accommodation from the place of employment he may forbid the employment of such workers until such accommodation has been provided.