Western Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ( GENERAL ) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 41

41 .         Duty to provide and maintain adequate and accessible facilities

        (1)         A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the provision of adequate facilities for workers, including toilets, drinking water, washing facilities and eating facilities.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $7 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.

        (2)         The person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the facilities provided under subregulation (1) are maintained so as to be —

            (a)         in good working order; and

            (b)         clean, safe and accessible.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $7 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.

        (3)         For the purposes of this regulation, a person conducting a business or undertaking must have regard to all relevant matters, including the following —

            (a)         the nature of the work being carried out at the workplace;

            (b)         the nature of the hazards at the workplace;

            (c)         the size, location and nature of the workplace;

            (d)         the number and composition of the workers at the workplace.