3068GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 21 June 2017

3068 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 21 June 2017 (b) where more than 1 toilet is provided on the premises, the entrance to each toilet shall bear a suitable sign indicating for which sex its use is intended. 2.6 Temporary Works A person who undertakes temporary work at any place must— (a) provide and maintain for the use of persons engaged, whether as employees or as independent contractors or otherwise, temporary sanitary conveniences in accordance with the Health (Temporary Sanitary Conveniences) Regulations 1997; and (b) remove the temporary sanitary conveniences at the conclusion of the work or at an earlier time in accordance with a direction from an Environmental Health Officer and ensure the site is left clean. 2.7 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 Environmental Health Officer, 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. 2.8 Ventilation of Toilets (1) A toilet in any premises shall be ventilated in accordance with the Sewerage (Lighting, Ventilation and Construction) Regulations 1971 and the Building Code. (2) A mechanical ventilation system provided under subclause (1) must be maintained in good working order and condition. 2.9 Public Sanitary Conveniences (1) A person shall not— (a) foul; (b) damage or vandalise; or (c) write on or otherwise deface, a public sanitary 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 or on the premises in which a public sanitary convenience is located or use it for a purpose other than that for which it was intended. 2.10 Lighting The owner and occupier of 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. 2.11 Installation (1) Every sanitary convenience shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of the Water Services Act 2012, and shall have an adequate supply of water. (2) Each temporary sanitary convenience must be installed in accordance with the requirements of the Health (Temporary Sanitary Conveniences) Regulations 1997. (3) Each toilet and plumbing fixture must be connected into the public sewer, unless otherwise approved by the local government. Division 2—Bathrooms, Laundries and Kitchens 2.12 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 a ceiling that complies with the requirements of the Building Code; (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. (3) The floor of the bathroom must be properly surfaced, with an even fall to a floor waste, suitably trapped and discharging to— (a) the sewer of a licensed water service operator; or (b) a proper discharge pipe with flap valve fitted and, where necessary, protected by an approved sump.