South Australian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 2.2.5

2.2.5—Toilets

        (1)         The purpose of this regulation is to ensure provision of reasonable access to toilet facilities at workplaces.

        (2)         Each employee at work must have reasonable access to toilet facilities provided in accordance with the following requirements:

            (a)         there must be at least one toilet per 15 employees (or portion of 15 employees) at work at any particular time; and

            (b)         if a female is employed at the workplace, adequate and hygienic means for sanitary disposal must be provided.

        (3)         A toilet provided pursuant to subregulation (2)—

            (a)         if situated at a permanent workplace in a sewered area—must be a watercloset attached to a sewer;

            (b)         if situated at a permanent workplace outside a sewered area—must be a watercloset attached to a septic tank, or to some other system approved by the Director;

            (c)         if situated at a temporary workplace—

                  (i)         within the metropolitan area or a township—must be a watercloset attached to a sewer or septic tank, or a water flush chemical closet;

                  (ii)         outside the metropolitan area or a township—must be a water flush chemical closet, an earth closet, or a system that complies with the Public and Environmental Health Act 1987 ; and

            (d)         must be maintained in a clean and hygienic working condition.

        (4)         However, a toilet need not be provided at a temporary workplace if—

            (a)         premises with a clean and hygienic toilet facility are reasonably accessible on the site; and

            (b)         the owner of the premises has given permission for people working on the site to use the facility; and

            (c)         the number of people working on the site at any one time does not exceed 5 people.

        (5)         Access to separate toilets for males and females must be provided unless, taking into account the size of the workplace and the organisational arrangements that can be made to provide privacy and security between male and female employees, it is reasonable to provide access to a single facility.

        (6)         In this regulation—

"township" has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1999 .