AN120684 – Plumbers and Gasfitters (State) Consolidated Award
(i) The employer shall provide on each place of work sanitary conveniences in accordance with the requirements of the local health authority providing that such conveniences shall at least measure up to the following minimum standard:
(a) They shall be at least one metre wide and one and a half metres long and two metres high internal measurement and shall have a hinge door capable of being fastened both inside and on the outside.
(b) The walls and roof and door shall be of weatherproof material and shall be so constructed as to ensure privacy.
(c) Each convenience shall be provided with a suitable receptacle for, and adequate supply of deodorising or fly repellent material, blue oil or kerosene or phenol.
(d) A fly proof cover and seat shall be provided should sewerage not be accessible or connected to the toilet or conveniences.
(e) Provided that the ratio of such accommodation shall be one convenience to eight employees or part of eight employees.
(ii) The employer shall provide at the place of work a suitable and secure weather proof lock up solely for the purpose of storing employee's tools. Where such lock up is not provided and tools are stolen by reason of the employer's default he shall compensate the employee to the extent of his loss.
(iii) Provided further that if an employer notifies the secretary of The New South Wales Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees' Union, in writing in respect of any place of work that he will assume the responsibility for making good the loss of tools of his employees or any of them, the provisions of subclause (ii) of this clause shall not apply to such employer in respect of such place of work, but the employer shall make good any and all such loss of the employees.
(iv) Where there is a total of 15 employees of all trades, whether under this award or otherwise, employed at the one time and the job has been or will be of two months' duration or longer the employer shall provide at the place of work solely for the use of the employees weatherproof accommodation for dressing; the area of such accommodation shall be not less than three square metres to each employee.
(v) At the permanent places of work the employer shall provide solely for the use of the employees weather and dust proof accommodation for dressing and lockers securely fixed with suitable locks.
