Changing and messing
72.—(1) There shall be provided and maintained at every mine—
(a)for the use of all persons employed thereat, suitable accommodation on the surface for changing and drying clothes, not being accommodation in an engine house or boiler house;
(b)for the use of all persons employed on the surface thereat, suitable accommodation for the taking of meals furnished with facilities for heating food and boiling water.
(2) At any mine at which more than ten persons are employed on the surface on any shift the accommodation provided respectively under sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of the last preceding paragraph shall be separate.
(3) The accommodation provided under paragraph (1) of this regulation shall be kept clean and the ceilings and all inside walls and partitions of such accommodation shall, unless they are kept painted or have a smooth impervious surface, be whitewashed or colour washed at intervals not exceeding fourteen months.
(4) If an inspector is of opinion with respect to any mine that it would not be right to require compliance with any provision of this regulation he may by notice served on the manager exempt that mine from compliance with that provision.