Question

Under Section 2(d) of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, which of the following does 'hazardous cleaning' mean?

Q: Answer-Under Section 2(d) of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Ac...

Explanation Section 2d of the 2013 Act defines hazardous cleaning as manual cleaning of a sewer or septic tank without the employer fulfilling his obligations to provide protective gear and cleaning devices and to ensure safety precautions option 1 describes manual scavenger, a separately defined concept under the same Act.

A manual cleaning of railway tracks and railway passenger coaches

B sweeping of streets, public places or premises without the use of mechanical equipment

C manual cleaning of an insanitary latrine involving the handling of human excreta, whether in situ or in an open drain or pit

D manual cleaning of a sewer or septic tank by an employee without the employer providing protective gear and other cleaning devices and ensuring observance of the prescribed safety precautions

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