General construction workplace facilities Table 6 General construction workplace facilities Workplace Toilets Hand washing Drinking Eating facilities Showers Change rooms Personal facilities water storage What facilities Number and type Number based on Adequate Hygienic dining For example, if the work For example, if a For example, if are required? based on number and number of supply of facilities for eating involves dirty, hot or need to change in a need to store sex of workers workers cool, clean meals and arduous work and out of clothing personal drinking water preparing and (for example, PPE) belongings (free of storing food such as tools charge) Example 1: Minimum Minimum Drinking A separate dining If required, provide 2 If required: If required, requirements: facilities such facility such as: separate shower provide: Large residential requirements: provide as: facilities such as: project 1 female relocatable lockable temporary 1 female pan (inc handbasin, and direct building, or portable shower space in an change room New multiple adequate means 2 male connection use of part of new units, or existing or facilities, or single dwellings for disposal of handbasins. to the mains building when use new building relocatable use area of new not included in sanitary items) water available. facilities when building, or building. housing 2 male pan, and Options include: supply available. lockable construction 2 urinal. temporary bottled vehicle or work definition Options include: facilities such as water or trailer, or Max 30 workers portable toilets temporary facilities containers. lockable at any one time with a such as portable tool/storage including 3 handbasin toilets female workers relocatable relocatable buildings with $1.5 million buildings with toilet hand washing facilities, or facilities, or use new building use new facilities when building facilities available. when available.
General construction workplace facilities Table 6 General construction workplace facilities Workplace Toilets Hand washing facilities Drinking water Eating facilities Showers Change rooms Personal storage What facilities are required? Number and type based on number and sex of workers Number based on number of workers Adequate supply of cool, clean drinking water (free of charge) Hygienic dining facilities for eating meals and preparing and storing food For example, if the work involves dirty, hot or arduous work For example, if a need to change in and out of clothing (for example, PPE) For example, if a need to store personal belongings such as tools Example 1: Large residential project New multiple single dwellings not included in housing construction work definition Max 30 workers at any one time including 3 female workers $1.5 million Minimum requirements: 1 female pan (inc adequate means for disposal of sanitary items) 2 male pan, and 2 urinal. Options include: temporary facilities such as portable toilets relocatable buildings with toilet facilities, or use new building facilities when available. Minimum requirements: 1 female handbasin, and 2 male handbasins. Options include: temporary facilities such as portable toilets with a handbasin relocatable buildings with hand washing facilities, or use new building facilities when available. Drinking facilities such as: direct connection to the mains water supply bottled water or containers. A separate dining facility such as: relocatable building, or use of part of new building when available. If required, provide 2 separate shower facilities such as: portable shower units, or use new building facilities when available. If required: provide temporary change room facilities, or use area of new building. If required, provide: lockable space in an existing or relocatable building, or lockable vehicle or trailer, or lockable tool/storage
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