Cal. Code Regs. tit. 17 § 12515

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 25, June 21, 2024
Section 12515 - Sanitary Facilities

Adequate sanitary facilities and accommodations shall be furnished by every food packing establishment. Of these, the following are specifically required:

(a) Dressing rooms, and toilet and urinal rooms shall be sufficient in number and conveniently located. These rooms shall be well lighted, sufficiently ventilated to insure sanitary conditions, vented to the outside, and meet all requirements as to sanitary construction and equipment. All doors entering such rooms shall be self-closing. All windows shall be screened. Such rooms shall be separate from areas in which food products are prepared, stored, or handled. The walls, ceilings, partitions, and other parts of all dressing rooms, toilet rooms, lavatory rooms and urinal rooms shall be of light color and of such construction as to be easily and adequately cleaned. Where five or more persons of both sexes are employed, separate facilities shall be provided for each sex.
(b) Sanitary washing facilities, including running hot and cold water, soap, and individual towels, shall be provided, and shall be placed in or near toilet and urinal rooms and also at other places in the establishment as may be essential to insure cleanliness of all persons handling any food product.
(c) Adequate lockers or cloak rooms for all employees shall be provided and shall be kept clean and well ventilated.
(d) Toilet soil lines shall be kept separate from industrial waste lines to a point outside the buildings. Drainage from toilet bowls and urinal shall not be discharged into grease salvage basins, or into open disposal systems.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 12515