Construction camps

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39. Construction camps

39.1. General provisions

39.1.1. On construction sites employing considerable numbers

of workers at places remote from their hOmes or other suitable

living accommodation, employers should provide suitable accom-

modation.

39.1.2. The competent authority should be notified of the

opening of any construction camp.

39.1.3. Construction camps should be maintained in a good

state of repair, and in a clean and sanitary condition.

39.1.4. The employer should appoint a competent person to

be in charge of the camp and to be responsible for its proper

maintenance.

39.1.5. Camp sites should:

be properly drained;

be cleared of trees that might cause danger by falling;

be at a sufficient distance from animal pens, stables, sheds,

accumulations of refuse, manure or other offensive matter;

be at a safe distance from construction railways and roads;

and

be at an adequate distance from streams, lakes, springs,

wells and other watercoiirses, and from potential sources of

water pollution.

39.1.6. Living accommodation should be sufficient and

suitable, and, in particular:

the accommodation should be effectively protected from the

weather, ground moisture and vermin;

the sleeping quarters should be separate from the dining

quarters;

there should be a sufficient supply of furniture and the neces-

sary utensils;

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