D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-B402

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 52, December 27, 2024
Rule 25-B402 - HANDS AND ARMS - WHEN TO WASH*
402.1

Food employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms as specified in section 401 immediately before working in direct contact with food, equipment, utensils, food-contact surfaces, or food-packaging materials, and:

(a) After touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean, exposed portions of arms;
(b) After using the toilet room;
(c) After coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or disposable tissue, using tobacco, eating, or drinking;
(d) After handling soiled surfaces, equipment, or utensils;
(e) During food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross-contamination when changing tasks;
(f) After each absence from the work station;
(g) Immediately before touching ready-to-eat food or food-contact surfaces;
(h) When switching between working with raw food and working with ready-to-eat food;
(i) Before donning gloves for working with food; and
(j) After engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-B402

Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 5245 (July 3, 2009)