16 Del. Admin. Code § 4-401.11

Current through Register Vol. 27, No. 12, June 1, 2024

Section 4-401.11 - Equipment, Clothes Washers and Dryers, and Storage Cabinets, Contamination Prevention

(A) Except as specified in ¶ (B) of this section, EQUIPMENT, a cabinet used for the storage of FOOD, or a cabinet that is used to store cleaned and SANITIZED EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, laundered LINENS, and SINGLE-SERVICE and SINGLE-USE ARTICLES may not be located:

(1) In locker rooms;

(2) In toilet rooms;

(3) In garbage rooms;

(4) In mechanical rooms;

(5) Under sewer lines that are not shielded to intercept potential drips;

(6) Under leaking water lines including leaking automatic fire sprinkler heads or under lines on which water has condensed;

(7) Under open stairwells; or

(8) Under other sources of contamination.

(B) A storage cabinet used for linens or SINGLE-SERVICE or SINGLE-USE ARTICLES may be stored in a locker room.

(C) If a mechanical clothes washer or dryer is provided, it shall be located so that the washer or dryer is protected from contamination and only where there is no exposed FOOD; clean EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, and LINENS; and unwrapped SINGLE-SERVICE and SINGLE-USE ARTICLES.

16 Del. Admin. Code § 4-401.11

17 DE Reg. 1084( 5/1/2014) (Final)