4576GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 11 October 2016

4576 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 11 October 2016 8.16 Fitting of locks A person shall not fit, or cause or permit to be fitted, to an exit door a lock or other device which prevents the door being opened from within a lodging house. 8.17 Restriction on use of rooms for sleeping (1) Subject to subclause (3) and clause 8.31, a keeper shall not use or permit to be used as a sleeping apartment, a room in a lodging house— (a) which contains food; (b) which contains or is fitted with a cooking appliance or kitchen sink; (c) which is used as a kitchen, scullery, storeroom, dining room, general sitting room or lounge room, or for the preparation or storage of food; (d) which is not reasonably accessible without passing through a sleeping or other room in the private occupation of another person; (e) which, except in the case of a short term hostel or a recreational campsite, contains less than 5.5 square metres of clear space for each lodger occupying the room; (f) which is naturally illuminated by windows having a ratio of less than 0.1 square metres of unobstructed glass to every 1.0 square metre of floor area; (g) which is ventilated at a ratio of less than 0.5 square metres of unobstructed ventilating area to every 10 square metres of floor area; (h) in which the lighting or ventilation referred to in paragraphs (f) and (g) is obstructed or is not in good and efficient order; (i) which is not free from internal dampness; (j) of which any part of the floor is below the level of the adjoining ground; or (k) the floor of which is not fitted with an approved carpet or vinyl floor covering or other floor treatment approved by an Environmental Health Officer. (2) For the purposes of this clause, 2 children under the age of 10 years are counted as 1 lodger. (3) Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subclause (1) do not apply to a serviced apartment. 8.18 Sleeping accommodation—short term hostels and recreational campsites (1) A keeper of a short term hostel or recreational campsite shall provide clear floor space of not less than— (a) 4 square metres per person in each dormitory utilising beds; and (b) 2.5 square metres per person in each dormitory utilising bunks. (2) The calculation of floor space in subclause (1) shall exclude the area occupied by any large items of furniture, such as wardrobes, but may include the area occupied by beds. (3) The minimum height of any ceiling in a short term hostel or recreational campsite shall be 2.4 metres in any dormitory utilising beds, and 2.7 metres in any dormitory utilising bunks. (4) The minimum floor area requirements in subclause (1) will only apply if there is ventilation, separation distances, fire egress and other safety requirements in accordance with the Building Code. (5) The keeper of any short term hostel or recreational campsite shall provide— (a) fixed outlet ventilation at a ratio of 0.15 square metres to each 10 square metres of floor area of the dormitories, and shall ensure that dormitories are provided with direct ventilation to the open air from a point within 230 millimetres of the ceiling level through a fixed open window or vents, carried as direct to the open air as is practicable; and (b) mechanical ventilation in lieu of fixed ventilation, subject to the approval of the local government. (6) The keeper of any short term hostel or recreational campsite shall provide— (a) beds with a minimum size of— (i) in short term hostels—800 millimetres x 1.9 metres; and (ii) in recreational campsites—750 millimetres x 1.85 metres; and (b) storage space for personal effects, including backpacks, so that cleaning operations are not hindered and access spaces are not obstructed. (7) The keeper of any short term hostel or recreational campsite shall— (a) arrange at all times a distance of 750 millimetres between beds, and a distance of 900 millimetres between bunks; (b) ensure that, where bed or bunk heads are placed against the wall on either side of a dormitory, there is a passageway of at least 1.35 metres between each row of beds and a passageway of at least 2 metres between each row of bunks, and shall ensure that the passageway is kept clear of obstruction at all times; and (c) ensure all doors, windows and ventilators are kept free of obstruction. (8) The keeper of a short term hostel or recreational campsite shall ensure that— (a) materials used in dormitory areas comply with AS 1530.2—1993 and AS/NZS 1530.3:1999 as follows— (i) Drapes, curtains, blinds and bedcovers— a maximum Flammability Index of 6;