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Section F Health and Amenity
Application:
FP2.2 only applies to—
Substitute Vic F2.0 as follows:
Performance Requirements to are satisfied by complying with F2.1 to F2.8 and Vic F2.101.
A Class 9b early childhood centre, other than a children’s service, must be provided with—
a kitchen or food preparation area with a kitchen sink, separate hand washing facilities, space for a refrigerator and space for cooking facilities, with—
the facilities protected by a door or gate with child proof latches to prevent unsupervised access to the facilities by children younger than 5 years old; and
the ability to facilitate supervision of children from the facilities if the early childhood centre accommodates children younger than 2 years old; and
one bath, shower or shower-bath; and
if the centre accommodates children younger than 3 years old—
a laundry facility comprising a washtub and space in the same room for a washing machine; and
a bench type baby bath, which is within 1 m of the nappy change bench; and
a nappy changing bench which—
is within 1 m of separate adult hand washing facilities and bench type baby bath; and
must be not less than 900 mm2 in area and at a height of not less than 850 mm, but not more than 900 mm above the finished floor level; and
must have a space not less than 800 mm high, 500 mm wide and 800 mm deep for the storage of steps; and
is positioned to permit a staff member changing a nappy to have visibility of the play area at all times.
A children’s service must be provided with—
a kitchen or facilities for the preparation and cooking of food for children including washing up facilities and a space for refrigerated food storage facilities; and
except in a restricted children's service, if the service accommodates children younger than 3 years of age—
a laundry facility comprising a washtub and space in the same room for a washing machine; and
a bench-type baby bath, with hot and cold water connected, and a nappy change bench in close proximity; and
except in a restricted children's service, one bath or shower-bath.
Vary Table F2.3 as follows:
Vic Table F2.3 Sanitary Facilities in Class 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 Buildings
User Group | Closet Pans | Urinals | Washbasins | |||
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Design Occupancy | Number | Design Occupancy | Number | Design Occupancy | Number | |
Class 9b — early childhood centre | ||||||
Children | 1 — 30 | 2 | 1 — 30 | 2 | ||
> 30 | Add 1 per 15 | > 30 | Add 1 per 15 | |||
Note: Facilities for use by children must be—
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Substitute Vic F2.5(c) as follows:
In an early childhood centre, other than a restricted children’s service, closet pans situated in a group for use by children must be separated from one another by means of a partition, which, except for the doorway, is opaque for a height of not less than 900 mm but not more than 1200 mm above the floor.
Add Vic F2.101 as follows:
If an assembly building, place of public entertainment (as defined in the Building Act 1993) or an open spectator stand accommodates more than 5000 spectators at an arena, sportsground, showground, racecourse, cricket ground, football ground, coursing ground, motor racing arena, or the like, a suitable room or rooms must be provided in accordance with Table F2.101 for use by para-medical attendants for first aid purposes.
Table F2.101 FIRST AID ROOMS
Spectator Capacity | Number of Rooms |
---|---|
5 001–10 000 | 1 |
10 001–15 000 | 2 |
15 001–30 000 | 3 |
each extra 15 000 or part thereof | 1 |
Conditions: First aid rooms required by (a) must—
be distributed as uniformly as possible throughout the assembly building or open spectator stand; and
be convenient to a public road; and
be readily accessible from within and outside the arena or ground; and
have a floor area of not less than 24 m2; and
be provided with a suitable wash basin or sink.
A habitable room or space must have sufficient size to enable the room or space to fulfil its intended use.
Substitute Vic F3.0 as follows:
Performance RequirementVic FP3.1 is satisfied by complying with F3.1 and Vic F3.101 to Vic F3.103.
Add Vic F3.101 as follows:
A children’s room in a children’s service must have a floor area allowing a clear space of at least 3.25 m2 for each child using that room.
When calculating the clear space required by (a) any passageway or thoroughfare less than 3 metres wide, kitchen, toilet or shower area, storage area (including cupboards), areas through which doors may swing, cot rooms (including areas where fixed cots will be used or stored) or any other ancillary area must not be included.
Add Vic F3.102 as follows:
A habitable room in a Class 3 building (other than a residential aged care building)—
must have a floor area of at least 7.5 m2; or
may have a floor area less than 7.5 m2 provided the room has light and ventilation not less than that required for a room having a floor area of 7.5 m2.
Add Vic F3.103 as follows:
In a residential aged care building—
each bedroom must have a floor area of not less than 12 m2 per occupant; and
all other common habitable rooms (other than kitchens) must have a floor area of not less than 7.5 m2 with—
in a Class 3 hostel or supported residential services building or Class 9c building an aggregate floor area of not less than 3.5 m2 per occupant; or
in a Class 9a nursing home an aggregate floor area of not less than 2.5 m2 per occupant.
Class 9b buildings — to all general purpose classrooms in primary or secondary schools and all playrooms or the like for the use of children in an early childhood centre other than a restricted children’s service.
In a Class 2, 3 or 9 building or Class 4 part of a building a required window that faces a boundary of an adjoining allotment or a wall of the same building or another building on the allotment must not be less than a horizontal distance from that boundary or wall that is the greater of—
generally — 1 m; and
in a patient care area or other room used for sleeping purposes in a Class 9a or Class 9c building — 3 m; and
50% of the square root of the exterior height of the wall in which the window is located, measured in metres from its sill.
(deleted).
In a Class 9b early childhood centre, other than a restricted children’s service, the sills of 50% of windows in children's rooms must be located not more than 500 mm above the floor level.