Singapore legislation
Clause 117
Clause 117
Weekly inspection of quarters
(1)
It shall be the duty of the employer to ensure that all quarters are visited and inspected at least once a week by a responsible person who shall report to the employer if the quarters are not kept clean or if any refuse is allowed to accumulate in the neighbourhood of the quarters and the employer shall make such arrangements as may be necessary for the cleaning of the quarters and their surroundings and for the removal of any refuse which may have accumulated.
(2)
In any case where a medical officer considers that the visits, inspections or other duties prescribed by subsection (1) of this section are not satisfactorily carried out he may notify the employer accordingly, specifying the matters in respect whereof he is not satisfied and the employer shall thereupon make such further or other arrangements whether by substituting a different person to perform the said duties or otherwise, as the medical officer may require.