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Workplace amenities and first aid
Employers in the rural industry must provide workers with:
- appropriate safe and clear access to and from the workplace;
- clean, safe amenities in a serviceable condition;
- reasonably accessible appropriate and adequate first aid equipment and a trained first aid person to treat an injury suffered by the worker;
- a toilet for each 15 people located within a reasonable distance of the worker, easily accessible by available transport and equipped with facilities to dispose of female sanitary items;
- easy access to adequate clean water, soap or another suitable cleansing agent for hand washing and drying facilities like hand towels, paper towels or a mechanical hands dryer;
- easy access to clean drinking water away from the toilets and not more than 15°C;
- separate drinking containers for each worker;
- a sheltered area to eat meals and take breaks away from work activity that could expose the worker to a health and safety risk.
Examples include:- a caravan
- a tent attached to a vehicle
- a tractor or harvester cabin
Special steps must be taken to ensure the drinking water supplied from rain water tanks is not contaminated by vermin or bird droppings on rooves.
More information about how to ensure the suitability of drinking water from rain water tanks is provided within the Guidance on use of rainwater tanks (PDF, 979 KB) (non-Queensland government link) by enHealth.
More information on amenities is provided in schedule 8B of the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008.
Last updated 21 August 2008