950GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 March 2021

950 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5 March 2021 2.1.6 Temporary Works A person who undertakes temporary work at any place shall ensure every temporary sanitary convenience is installed and maintained in accordance with the requirements of the Health (Temporary Sanitary Conveniences) Regulations 1997. 2.1.7 Maintenance of Sanitary Conveniences and Fittings (1) The occupier of premises shall— (a) keep clean, in good condition and repair; and (b) whenever required by an EHO, effectively disinfect and clean, all sanitary conveniences including sanitary fittings in or on the premises. (2) The owner of premises shall— (a) keep or cause to be kept in good repair; and (b) maintain an adequate supply of water to, all sanitary conveniences including sanitary fittings in or on the premises. 2.1.8 Ventilation of Toilets A toilet in any premises shall be ventilated in accordance with the Sewerage (Lighting, Ventilation and Construction) Regulations 1971 and the Building Code. 2.1.9 Public Sanitary Conveniences (1) A person shall not— (a) foul; (b) damage or vandalise; or (c) write on or otherwise deface, a public convenience or sanitary fixtures or fittings or the premises in or on which the sanitary convenience is located. (2) A person shall not live or sleep in the premises in which a public sanitary convenience is located or use it for a purpose other than that for which it was intended. 2.1.10. Lighting The owner and occupier of a premises in which a sanitary convenience or a public sanitary convenience is located shall provide and maintain adequate electric lighting for persons using the convenience. 2.1.11 Installation Every sanitary convenience shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of the Metropolitan Water Supply Sewage and Drainage Act 1909 and the Health (Treatment of Sewage and Disposal of Effluent and Liquid Waste) Regulations 1974 and shall have an adequate supply of water. Division 2—Bathroom, Laundries and Kitchens 2.2.1 Bathrooms (1) A person shall not use or occupy, or permit to be used or occupied, a dwelling house without a bathroom that— (a) is adequately lined with an impervious material and has an adequate ceiling; (b) complies with the Health Act (Laundries and Bathrooms) Regulations; and (c) is equipped with— (i) a hand wash basin; and (ii) either a shower in a shower recess or a bath. (2) All baths, showers, hand wash basins and similar fittings shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water. 2.2.2 Laundries (1) A laundry must conform to the provisions of the Building Code. (2) Where, in any building, a laundry is situated adjacent to a kitchen or a room where food is stored or consumed, the laundry shall be separated from the kitchen by a wall extending from the floor to the roof or ceiling. (3) Where there is an opening between a laundry and a kitchen or other room where food is stored or consumed, the opening shall— (a) not be more than 1220 millimetres wide; and (b) have a door which when closed shall completely fill the opening. 2.2.3 Washing or Keeping of Clothes in Kitchens A person shall not in any kitchen or other place where food is kept— (a) wash or permit to be washed any clothing or bedding; or (b) keep or permit to be kept any soiled clothing or bedding.