Section 35: Cleanliness

35. Cleanliness (1) Every employer shall keep every place of work in a clean state and free from effluvia arising from any drain or sanitary convenience or any other nuisance. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the employer shall cause— (a) accumulation of dirt, refuse or trade waste to be removed daily from the floors and benches of workrooms and from the staircases and passages; (b) the floor of every workroom to be cleaned at least once every week; and (c) all inside walls and partitions and all ceilings, and all walls, sides and tops of passages and staircases to be kept clean, and unless they have a smooth impervious surface, to be properly painted or otherwise kept properly decorated. O2 – 29 [Issue 1] Occupational Safety and Health Act