384GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 16 February 2022

384 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 16 February 2022 10.11 Cooking facilities The keeper of accommodation where meals are prepared shall provide a kitchen with cooking appliances of a number and type approved by an authorised person. 10.12 Dining room The keeper of a lodging house shall provide in that lodging house a dining room which— (a) is located in close proximity to, or combined with, the kitchen; (b) has a floor area of which shall not be less than the greater of— (i) 0.5 square metres per person; or (ii) 10 square metres; (c) is adequately furnished to accommodate, at any one time, half of the number of lodgers; and (d) has a suitable floor covering. 10.13 Lounge room The keeper of a lodging house shall provide in that lodging house a lounge room which— (a) has a floor area with a minimum of 13 square metres, and— (i) where the lounge room is not combined with a dining room, is not less than 0.6 square metres per person; or (ii) where the lounge room is combined with a dining room, is not less 1.2 metres per person; (b) is adequately furnished to accommodate at any one time, half of the number of lodgers; and (c) has a suitable floor covering. 10.14 Fire prevention and control (1) A keeper shall— (a) ensure smoke alarms complying with AS 3786:2014 are installed on or near the ceiling in every bedroom and in every corridor or hallway associated with a bedroom, or if there is no corridor or hallway, in an area between the bedrooms and the remainder of the building as required by the NCC; (b) ensure that there is installed in each passage or corridor in the lodging house a smoke alarm incorporating evacuation lighting which is activated by the smoke alarm as required by the NCC; (c) provide evacuation lighting if required by the NCC to be kept separate from the general lighting system and kept illuminated during the hours of darkness; (d) provide an approved fire blanket positioned within two metres of the cooking area in each kitchen; (e) if required by the NCC, ensure that illuminated exit signs are installed above exit doorways which comply with AS 2293.1:2018 and which are maintained in good working order at all times; and (f) provide firefighting equipment in accordance with the requirements of the NCC and ensure that the equipment is clearly visible, accessible and maintained in good working order at all times. (2) No person shall smoke in any dormitory, kitchen or dining room or other enclosed public place within a lodging house. (3) A keeper shall ensure that any items which are likely to cause a fire hazard are not located within bedrooms or dormitories of a lodging house. (4) The keeper of a lodging house which is a recreational campsite or short term hostel, but not a serviced apartment, shall ensure that— (a) materials used in bedrooms and dormitory area comply with AS 1530.2:1993 and AS 1530.3:1999 as follows— (i) drapes, curtains and blinds—a maximum flammability index of 6; (ii) flammable furniture, upholstery and beds— (A) a maximum spread of flame index of 6; and (B) a maximum smoke developed index of 5; and (iii) floor coverings— (A) a maximum spread of flame index of 7; and (B) a maximum smoke developed index of 5; and (b) fire retardant coatings used to make a material comply with these indices shall be— (i) certified by the manufacturer as approved for use with the fabric to achieve the required indices; (ii) certified by the manufacturer to retain its fire retardancy effect after a minimum of five commercial dry cleaning or laundering operations carried out in accordance with AS 2001.5.4:2005; and (iii) certified by the applicator as having been carried out in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications.