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WORK SAFETY REGULATION 2009 (NO 45 OF 2009) - REG 18

Washing facility

    (1)     A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace commits an offence if the person does not provide workers at the workplace with access to a washing facility.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (2)     A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace commits an offence if the person does not—

        (a)     ensure that each washing facility at the workplace has running water; or

        (b)     if it is not reasonably practicable for a washing facility to have running water—workers have access to clean water near the facility.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (4)     In this section:

"washing facility "means a facility set aside for use to wash and dry the hands, arms, neck and face.



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