Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00421:reg:400:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00421
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 400 (pt 4/21)
Character Range: 36253–39074

to provide the same types of facilities for a temporary, mobile or remote workplace that are normally provided for a fixed workplace.
Appendix B provides examples of facilities for two types of workplaces.

Regulation 41: A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the provision of adequate facilities for workers, including toilets, drinking water, washing and eating facilities. These facilities must be in good working order, clean, safe
and accessible.
When considering how to provide and maintain facilities that are adequate and accessible, a person conducting a business or undertaking must consider all relevant matters including:
    * the nature of the work being carried out at the workplace
    * the nature of the hazards at the workplace
    * the size, location and nature of the workplace
    * the number and composition of the workers at the workplace.

3.1              Access to facilities
Workers, including those who have particular needs or disabilities, must have access to the facilities. Facilities may not need to be provided if they are already available close to the workplace, are suitable for workers to use and the workers have appropriate opportunities to use them. This would mean that:
    * workers are provided with breaks to use facilities
    * the facilities are within a reasonable distance from the work area
    * night shift workers have similar access as those working in the day
    * the means of access is safe at all times.

3.2              Drinking water
An adequate supply of clean drinking water must be provided free of charge for workers at all times. The supply of the drinking water should be:
    * positioned where it can be easily accessed by workers
    * close to where hot or strenuous work is being undertaken to reduce the likelihood of dehydration or heat stress
    * separate from toilet or washing facilities to avoid contamination of the drinking water.
The temperature of the drinking water should be at or below 24 degrees Celsius. This may be achieved by:
    * refrigerating the water or providing non-contaminated ice
    * shading water pipes and storage containers from the sun.
Water should be supplied in a hygienic manner, so that workers do not drink directly from a shared container. This may involve:
    * a drinking fountain, where the water is delivered in an upward jet
    * a supply of disposable or washable drinking containers.
Water supplied for certain industrial processes or for fire protection may not be suitable for drinking. These water supply points should be marked with signs warning that the water is unfit for drinking.

Mobile, temporary or remote workplaces
Sometimes direct connection to a water supply is not possible. In these cases, alternatives –  including