(1) Every industrial establishment shall be kept clean and free from effluvia arising from any drain, sanitary convenience or other source, and without prejudice to the generality of the forgoing provision—
(a) accumulations of dirt and refuse shall be removed daily, where practicable, by suitable methods from the floors, benches, furniture, furnishings and fittings of workrooms, and from the staircases and passages;
(b) the floors of every workroom shall be cleaned at least once every week by washing or, if it is effective and suitable, by sweeping or other method;
(c) all dirt and refuse and all waste matter, whether resulting from a process carried on in the industrial establishment or from other cause, shall be removed daily or at reasonable intervals and be suitably disposed of;
(d) effective means shall be provided, maintained and used to prevent the breeding of insects, rats, mice or other vermin;
(e) effective means shall be provided and maintained for the draining of wet floors, where necessary; and
(f) all inside walls and partitions, and all ceilings or tops of rooms, and all walls, sides and tops of passages and staircases shall be suitably washed or cleaned.
(2) Where, during an inspection, it appears to the Department of Labour that in any industrial establishment any of the provisions of this section are not required for the purpose of keeping the industrial establishment clean or are by reason of special circumstances inappropriate or inadequate for that purpose, the Department of Labour may direct that the employer or person in control of that industrial establishment be exempt from compliance with those provisions or that those provisions shall apply as varied by that directive.