Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) In this section:
"work" means building work, compressed air work or excavation work.
General—accommodation to be provided
(2) Immediately on beginning a work, suitable and adequate accommodation where persons employed can keep their clothes and personal belongings safe from damage and theft, eat their meals and shelter from the weather, shall be provided on the site.
General—shelter shed on small works
(3) On works where less than 10 workers are employed at any one time a small shed of such dimensions as to provide not less than 10 square feet of floor area per person will meet the requirements of subsection (2).
(4) This shed may also be used for the storage of the workers's tools but shall not be used for the storage of building material.
(5) When part of a building in course of construction has been made weatherproof and secure it may be made available to employees for the purposes of this section.
(6) On works where more than 10 workers are employed at any one time a shed or sheds shall be provided exclusively for the use of the workers.
(7) Each shed or sheds shall be of such dimensions as to provide in the aggregate not less than 10 square feet of floor area for every worker employed on the work at any one time.
(8) Any one shed shall not be used for the accommodation of more than 50 persons.
(9) All sheds shall be absolutely weatherproof, soundly constructed with a sufficient number of openable windows, shall be floored and shall be adequately ventilated and lighted.
(10) Every shed shall be kept clean and brooms, mops, buckets and cleaning compounds shall be provided for the purpose.
Facilities to be provided in change and shelter sheds — hat and coat hooks
(11) Hat and coat hooks spaced not less than 18 inches apart for hanging clothes shall be provided in each change shed.
Facilities to be provided in change and shelter sheds — seating accommodation
(12) Seating accommodation shall be provided in each change shed for the use of workers when changing boots and when sheltering from the rain.
(13) A bench not less than 16 inches wide and of such length as to provide not less than 18 inches for each worker will meet the requirements of subsection (12).
Facilities to be provided in change and shelter sheds — heating
(14) In wet or cold weather reasonable heating facilities, such as a portable coke stove with flue exhausting outside the shed, a kerosene heater, or electric radiator, shall be provided in every shelter and change shed for warmth and for drying clothes.
Facilities to be provided in change and shelter sheds — safekeeping of employees' tool kits
(15) Provision for the safekeeping of employees' tool kits when employees are not on the work shall be made.
(16) On works where less than 10 workers are employed at any one time this may be achieved by means of substantially constructed locked chests in the supervisor's office or by provision of suitable accommodation in the change shed.
(17) On works where more than 10 workers are employed at any one time special storerooms equipped with racks shall be provided.
Dining facilities — tables and seating
(18) Adequate table and seating accommodation, in the proportion of not less than 22 inches run for each employee for use at meal period shall be provided in the change shed, or in a separate shed, provided that the accommodation need be provided only in relation to employees remaining on the site during meal period.
Dining facilities — storage of food
(19) Hygienic provision, such as a fly-proof ventilated cupboard fitted with shelves, shall be provided for storing employees' food.
Dining facilities — supply of boiling water
(20) An ample supply of boiling water for tea making and for washing utensils shall be provided.
Dining facilities — provision of garbage tins
(21) Garbage tins that are both rat-proof and fly-proof shall be provided and they shall be emptied each day.
Dining facilities—drinking water
(22) An adequate supply of clean, cool and wholesome drinking water shall be provided on the site.