3094GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 21 June 2017

3094 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 21 June 2017 Division 7—Laundries, dry cleaning establishments and dye works 10.33 Interpretation dry cleaning establishment— (a) means premises where clothes or other articles are cleaned by use of solvents without using water; but (b) does not include premises in which perchlorethylene or arklone is used as dry cleaning fluid in a fully enclosed machine operating on a full cycle; dye works means a place where articles are commercially dyed, but does not include dye works in which provision is made for the discharge of all liquid waste there from, into a public sewer; exempt laundromat means a premises in which— (a) laundering is carried out by members of the public using, on payment of a fee, machines or equipment provided by the owners or occupiers of those establishments; (b) laundering is not carried out by those owners or occupiers for or on behalf of other persons; and (c) provision is made for the discharge of all liquid waste therefrom into a public sewer; laundromat means a public place with coin operated washing machines, spin dryers or dry cleaning machines; and laundry means any place where articles are laundered by commercial grade machinery but does not include an exempt laundromat. 10.34 Receiving depot An owner or occupier of premises shall not use or permit the premises to be used as a receiving depot for a laundry, dry cleaning establishment or dye works except with the written permission of the local government, which may at any time by written notice withdraw such permission. 10.35 Reception room (1) The occupier of a laundry, dry cleaning establishment or dye works shall— (a) provide a reception room in which all articles brought to the premises for treatment shall be received and shall not receive or permit to be received any such articles except in that room; and (b) cause such articles as may be directed by an Environmental Health Officer to be thoroughly disinfected to the satisfaction of the Environmental Health Officer. (2) A person shall not bring or permit food to be brought into the reception room referred to in this clause. 10.36 Walls and floors The occupier of a laundry, dry cleaning establishment or dye works shall cause— (a) the internal surfaces of all walls to be rendered with a cement plaster with a steel float finish or other approved material to a height of 2 metres with a smooth impervious surface; (b) the floor to be constructed of concrete and finished with a smooth impervious surface; and (c) every floor and wall of any building on the premises to be kept at all times in good order and repair, so as to prevent the absorption of any liquid which may be splashed or spilled or may fall or be deposited on it. 10.37 Laundry floor The occupier of a laundry shall provide in front of each washing machine a non-corrosive grating, at least 910 millimetres in width and so constructed as to prevent any person from standing in water on the floor. 10.38 Escape of dust The occupier of a dry cleaning establishment shall provide effective means to prevent the escape into the open air of all dust or other material from the premises. 10.39 Precautions against combustion The occupier of a dry cleaning establishment where volatile liquids are used shall take all proper precautions against combustion and shall comply with all directions given by an Environmental Health Officer for that purpose. 10.40 Trolleys The occupier of a dry cleaning establishment shall— (a) provide trolleys for the use of transporting dirty and clean linen; and (b) ensure that each trolley is— (i) clearly designated to indicate the use for which it is intended; (ii) lined internally with a smooth impervious non-absorbent material that is easily cleaned; and (iii) thoroughly cleaned and disinfected on a regular basis.