Title Page

  • Facility Name

  • Name of Keeper

  • Contact Person

  • Classification of lodging house (from Certificate of Registration

  • Assessment No.

  • Health Premises No.

  • Date

  • Inspection Frequency

  • Prepared by

  • Premises Address
  • INSTRUCTIONS

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Inspection outcome

  • Number of rooms available for accommodation

  • Number of lodgers premise registered for

  • Does this meet requirements?

Male Sanitary Conveniences

  • 1. Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Health Local Laws 1999 – SECTION 148. SANITARY CONVENIENCES
    2. NCC/BCA Table F2.1 PROVISION OF SANITARY AND OTHER FACILITIES IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS (for a Class 3 building): 1 w/c, bath or shower, hand basin per 10 residents for whom private facilities are not provided. Note: if a urinal is provided for each 25 males then one w/c for each 12 males may be provided.

Male Toilets

  • Number of male WCs

  • Number of male WCs required

  • Does this meet requirements?

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  • Number of urinals

  • Number of urinals required

  • Does this meet requirements?

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Male Showers

  • Numbers of male showers

  • Number of male showers required

  • Does this meet requirements?

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Male Hand Basins

  • Number of male hand basins

  • Number of male hand basins required

  • Does this meet requirements?

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  • General male sanitary convenience comments

Female Sanitary Conveniences

  • 1. Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Health Local Laws 1999 – SECTION 148. SANITARY CONVENIENCES
    2. NCC/BCA Table F2.1 PROVISION OF SANITARY AND OTHER FACILITIES IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS (for a Class 3 building): 1 w/c, bath or shower, hand basin per 10 residents for whom private facilities are not provided. Note: if a urinal is provided for each 25 males then one w/c for each 12 males may be provided.

Female Toilets

  • Number female WCs

  • Number female WCs required

  • Does this meet requirements?

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Female Showers

  • Number female showers

  • Number female showers required

  • Does this meet requirements?

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Female Hand Basins

  • Number female hand basins

  • Number female hand basins required

  • Does this meet requirements?

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  • Female sanitary conveniences comments

Sanitary Conveniences General

  • Number of bathroom and toilet fixtures adequate

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  • Toilets and bathroom fixtures in good working order and condition

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  • Each bath, shower and hand basin provided with hot and cold water

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  • Shower and bath walls tiled to 1.8m

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  • Each toilet and bathroom apportioned to each gender

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  • Privacy maintained

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  • Sign denoting gender

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  • Adequate lighting

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  • General sanitary conveniences comments

Laundry

  • 1. Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Health Local Laws 1999 – SECTION 149. LAUNDRY
    • A laundry unit is required for each 15 lodgers (laundry unit = washing machine, 36 litre wash trough, electric dryer or 30 m of clothes line)
    Note: EH Manager may approve reduced number of laundry

  • Number of washing machines

  • Number of washing machines required

  • Does this meet requirements?

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  • Number of troughs provided

  • Number of troughs required

  • Does this meet requirements?

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  • Number of clothes dryers provided

  • Number of clothes dryers required

  • Does this meet requirements?

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  • 30m clothes line provided

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  • Laundry facilities adequate

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  • Laundry maintained and in good sanitary condition and state of repair

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  • Hot and cold water provided to each wash trough, sink and washing machine

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  • Floor of laundry satisfactory surface with fall to floor waste

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  • General laundry comments

Kitchen

  • 1. Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Health Local Laws 1999 – SECTION 150. KITCHEN
    • Floor area of 0.65m2 per person (where lodgers prepare their own meals)
    • Floor area of 0.35m2 per person (where meals are provided by the keeper)
    • 1m2 per person where kitchen and dining are combined but not <16m2

    2. Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Health Local Laws 1999 – SECTION 151. COOKING FACILITIES
    • <15 lodgers = 1 x oven, 1 x 4 burner stove
    • 16-30 lodgers = 1 x oven, 2 x 4 burner stoves
    • 31-45 lodgers = 2 ovens, 3 x 4 burner stoves
    • 46-60 lodgers = 2 ovens, 4 x 4 burners stoves
    • >60 lodgers = 2 ovens, 4 + 1 per 15 lodgers or part thereof
    Note: oven may include a microwave

  • Floor area (m2) kitchen provided

  • Floor area (m2) kitchen required

  • Does this meet requirements?

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  • Floor area (m2) kitchen and dining area combined (if applicable)

  • Floor area (m2) kitchen and dining area combined required (if applicable)

  • Does this meet requirements?

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  • Number of ovens provided

  • Number of ovens required

  • Does this meet requirements?

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  • Number of 4 burner stoves provided

  • Number of 4 burner stoves required

  • Does this meet requirements?

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  • Floor area adequate

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  • Kitchen facilities adequate

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  • Food and utensil storage cupboards adequate

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  • Refrigerator space adequate

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  • Hand basin and double bowl sink provided

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  • Hot and cold water provided

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  • General kitchen comments

Dining Room

  • 1. Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Health Local Laws 1999 – SECTION 152. DINING ROOM
    Floor area 0.5m2 per person or not less than 10m2 (whichever is the greater)

  • Floor area (m2) dining room provided

  • Floor area (m2) dining room required

  • Does this meet requirements?

  • Floor area adequate

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  • Located in close proximity to or combined with the kitchen

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  • Furnished to accommodate half the number of persons at any one time

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  • Suitable floor covering

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  • General dining room comments

Lounge Room

  • 1. Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Health Local Laws 1999 – SECTION 153. LOUNGE ROOM
    • Floor area of not less than 0.60m2 per person (where lounge is separate to the dining room)
    • Floor area of not less than 1.21m2 per person (where lounge is combined with a dining room)
    • Minimum of 13m2

  • Floor area (m2) lounge room provided

  • Floor area (m2) lounge room required

  • Does this meet requirements?

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  • Floor area (m2) lounge and dining room area combined provided (if applicable)

  • Floor area (m2) lounge and dining room area combined required (if applicable)

  • Does this meet requirements?

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  • Floor area adequate

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  • Furnished to accommodate half the number of persons at any one time

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  • Suitable floor covering

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  • General lounge room comments

Fire Prevention and Control

  • 1. Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Health Local Laws 1999 – SECTION 154. FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL, SECTION 155. OBSTRUCTION OF PASSAGES AND STAIRWAYS, SECTION 156. FITTING OF LOCKS

  • Emergency light provided in each passage (in a position and of such a pattern, as approved by the Manager, Environmental Health AND which is kept separate from the general lighting system and is kept illuminated at night)

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  • Fire blanket within 2m of cooking area in kitchen

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  • Exit signs and firefighting appliances are provided when required (by Council) and are clearly visible, accessible and maintained

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  • All buildings are fitted with fire protection equipment as advised by the DFES

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  • Stairs and fire escapes free of obstructions

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  • Door locks always able to be opened from inside lodging house

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  • General fire safety comments

Rooms Used for Sleeping

  • 1. Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Health Local Laws 1999 – SECTION 157. RESTRICTION ON USE OF ROOMS FOR SLEEPING (FOR LODGING HOUSES OTHER THAN SHORT TERM HOSTELS OR RECREATIONAL CAMPSITES)
    • Floor area of at least 5.5m2 clear space per lodger occupying the room
    • Naturally illuminated by windows having a ratio of at least 0.1m2 per 1.0m2 of floor space
    • Natural OR mechanical ventilation (from NCC/BCA Table F4.5 and 4.6 VENTILATION OF ROOMS)
    i. Mechanical complying with AS 1668.2 and AS/NZS 3666.1
    ii. Natural consisting of permanent openings, windows, doors or other with an aggregate opening or of at least 5% of the floor area of the room
    2. Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Health Local Laws 1999 – SECTION 158. SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION – SHORT TERM HOSTELS AND RECREATIONAL CAMPSITES
    • Sleeping areas with beds: floor area of at least 4m2 clear space per lodger
    • Sleeping areas with bunks: floor area of at least of at least 2.5m2 clear space per lodger
    • Sleeping areas with beds: ceiling height of at least 2.4m
    • Sleeping areas with bunks: ceiling height of at least 2.7m
    • Sleeping areas with beds: separation between beds of at least 750mm
    • Sleeping areas with bunks: separation between bunks of at least 900mm
    • Sleeping areas with beds in rows: separation between rows of at least 1.35m
    • Sleeping areas with bunks in rows: separation between rows of at least 2m

  • Number of rooms available for accommodation

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  • Room
  • Number of lodgers

  • Floor area (m2) available

  • Floor area (m2) required

  • Floor area adequate?

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  • Window size (m2) available

  • Window size (m2) required

  • Window size adequate?

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  • Ventilation adequate?

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  • No food, cooking equipment, kitchen sink in sleeping rooms

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  • Free of internal dampness

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  • Adequate floor covering

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  • Beds adequate size

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  • Mattress protectors, pillow case, two sheets, and blankets on each bed

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  • Storage space for personal effects

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  • Room identification numbers on doors

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  • Curtains, bed covers, bedding, floor coverings etc. to have fire retardant properties

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  • General sleeping room comments

Emergency Lighting

  • 1. Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Health Local Laws 1999 – SECTION 158. SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION SHORT TERM HOSTELS AND RECREATIONAL CAMPSITES
    a. Emergency lighting is provided in accordance with the Building Code
    2. NCC/BCA Part E4.2 EMERGENCY LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS (for a Class 3 building)
    a. An emergency lighting system must be installed –
    (c) in every passageway, corridor, hallway, or the like, having a length of more than 6m from the entrance doorway of any sole-occupancy unit (i.e. sleeping room) in a Class 3 building to the nearest doorway opening directly to –
    (i) a fire-isolated stairway, fire-isolated passageway or fire-isolated ramp; or
    (ii)an external stairway serving instead of a fire-isolated stairway; or
    (iii) an external balcony leading to a fire-isolated stairway, fire-isolated passageway or fire-isolated ramp; or
    (iv) a road or open space

  • Emergency lighting provided in accordance with the Building Code

Management and Care

  • 1. Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Health Local Laws 1999 – DIVISION 3 - MANAGEMENT AND CARE

  • Keeper continuously resides in lodging house

  • Register of lodgers kept

  • Certificate available

  • Rooms maintained and cleaned in a sanitary condition

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  • All floor coverings, window treatments, wood work, ceilings, toilet seats, painted surfaces, walls and floors maintained in a clean and undamaged condition

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  • All fixtures and fittings, doors and windows are clean and in good working order

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  • Adequate lighting to all common areas

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  • General management and care comments

Completion

  • General Comments

  • Assessed by: (Officer's Name and Signature)

  • Manager/Staff: (Staff Name and Signature)

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