4562GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 29 August 2022

4562 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 29 August 2022 9.20 Rendering of walls The occupier shall cause each wall within a radius of 3 metres of the rendering apparatus or machinery to be rendered with a cement plaster with a steel float finish or other approved finish to a height of 2 metres, devoid of holes, cracks and crevices. Division 4—Laundries, Dry Cleaning Establishments and Dye Works 9.21 Interpretation dry cleaning establishment— means premises where clothes or other articles are cleaned by use of solvents without using water; but does not include premises in which perchlorethylene or arklone is used as dry-cleaning fluid in a machine operating on a full cycle and fully enclosed basis; 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 therefrom into a public sewer; exempt laundromat means a premises in which— 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; laundering is not carried out by those owners or occupiers for or on behalf of other persons; and provision is made for the discharge of all liquid waste therefrom into a public sewer; laundromat means a public place with coin or card 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. 9.22 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. 9.23 Reception room The occupier of a laundry, dry cleaning establishment or dye works shall— 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 cause such articles as may be directed by an Authorised Officer to be thoroughly disinfected. A person shall not bring or permit food to be brought into the reception room referred to in this clause. 9.24 Walls and floors The occupier of a laundry, dry cleaning establishment or dye works shall cause— 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 and to be devoid of holes, cracks and crevices; the floor to be impervious, constructed of concrete or other material approved by an Authorised Officer and finished to a smooth surface; and 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 and be deposited on it. 9.25 Laundry floor The occupier of a laundry shall provide in front of each washing machine a non-corrosive grating, with a width of at least 910 millimetres, so constructed as to prevent any person from standing in water on the floor. 9.26 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. 9.27 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 Authorised Officer for that purpose. 9.28 Trolleys The occupier of a dry-cleaning establishment shall— provide trolleys for the use of transporting dirty and clean linen; and ensure that each trolley is— (i) clearly designated to indicate the use for which it is intended;