Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS 1996 - REG 3.18

3.18 .         Surfaces and floors

        (1)         A person who, at a workplace, is an employer, the main contractor, a self-employed person, a person having control of the workplace or a person having control of access to the workplace must ensure that as far as practicable —

            (a)         the floor of the workplace; or

            (b)         any stair or ramp in the workplace,

                has an unbroken and slip resistant surface and is free from any obstruction that may cause a person to trip or fall.

        (2)         If, at a workplace, there is a risk of liquids coming into contact with a floor because of the nature of work done at the workplace then a person who, at the workplace, is an employer, the main contractor or a self-employed person must ensure that the floor is designed and constructed to provide adequate drainage.

        (3)         This regulation does not apply to a natural ground surface comprising a floor.

        Penalty applicable to subregulations (1) and (2): the regulation 1.16 penalty.

        [Regulation 3.18 amended in Gazette 14 Dec 2004 p. 6018.]