Shire of Lake Grace Health Local Law 2016
5814GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 20 December 2016
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5814 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 20 December 2016 9.9 Cleanliness (a) ensure the premises is kept and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and that floors, walls, ceilings and other portions of the premises are kept in a state of good repair; (b) ensure all fittings, fixtures, appliances, machinery, implements, shelving, furniture, bins, sinks, drain boards, grease traps, tubs, vessels and other things used on or in connection with the premises are kept in a clean and sanitary condition and in a good state of repair; (c) keep the premises free from any offensive odour arising from the premises; (d) keep in a clean and tidy condition, all yards, footpaths, passageways, paved areas, stores or outbuildings used in connection with the premises; and (e) clean daily, and at all times keep and maintain all sanitary conveniences and all sanitary fittings and grease traps on the premises, in a clean and sanitary condition. 9.10 Rats and other vectors of disease The occupier shall take reasonable steps to— (a) ensure that the premises are kept free from rodents, cockroaches, flies and other vectors of disease; and (b) provide in and on the premises all effective means and methods for the eradication and prevention of rodents, cockroaches, flies and other vectors of disease. 9.11 Sanitary conveniences and hand wash basins The occupier shall provide on the premises, in an approved position, sufficient sanitary conveniences and hand wash basins, each with an adequate supply of hot and cold water, for use by employees and by all other persons lawfully upon the premises. 9.12 Painting of walls etc The occupier shall cause the internal surface of every wall, the underside of every ceiling or roof, and all fittings as may be directed in and on the premises, to be cleaned and painted when instructed by an EHO. 9.13 Effluvia, vapours, gases or dust (a) provide, use and maintain in a state of good repair and working order, appliances and preventive measures capable of effectively destroying, or of rendering harmless, all offensive effluvia, vapours, dust or gases arising in any process of his or her business or from any material, residue or other substance which may be kept or stored upon the premises; and (b) manage and operate the premises such that odours emanating from the premises do not unreasonably interfere with the health, welfare, convenience, comfort or amenity of any person. 9.14 Offensive material (a) provide on the premises, impervious receptacles of sufficient capacity to receive all offensive material and trade refuse produced upon the premises in any one day; (b) keep airtight covers on the receptacles, except when it is necessary to place something in or remove something from them; (c) cause all offensive material and trade refuse to be placed immediately in the receptacles; (d) cause the contents of the receptacles to be removed from the premises at least once in every working day or at such other intervals as may be approved or directed by an EHO; and (e) cause all receptacles after being emptied to be cleaned immediately with an efficient disinfectant. 9.15 Storage of materials The occupier shall cause all material on the premises to be stored so as not to be offensive or injurious to health whether by smell or otherwise and so as to prevent the creation of a nuisance. 9.16 Specified offensive trades (1) For the purposes of this clause, specified offensive trade means one or more of the offensive trades carried on, in, or connected with, the following works or premises— (a) fish processing premises, fish curing premises, and shellfish and crustacean processing establishments; and (b) laundries, dry cleaning premises and dye works. (2) Where premises are used for, or in relation to, a specified offensive trade, the occupier shall— (a) cause the floor of the premises to— (i) be properly paved and drained with impervious material; (ii) have a smooth surface; and (iii) have a fall to a bucket trap or spoon drain in such a way that all liquids falling on the floor shall be conducted by the trap or drain to a drain inlet situated inside the building where the floor is situated;