S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-25.4-402

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-25.4-402 - Installation

4-402.11Fixed Equipment, Spacing, or Sealing.

(A) Equipment that is fixed in place because it is not easily movable shall be installed so that it is:

(1) Spaced to allow access for cleaning along the sides, behind, and above the equipment;

(2) Spaced from adjoining equipment, walls, and ceilings a distance of not more than one (1) millimeter or one thirty-second inch; or

(3) Sealed to adjoining equipment or walls, if the equipment is exposed to spillage or seepage.

(B) Counter-mounted equipment that is not easily movable shall be installed to allow cleaning of the equipment and areas underneath and around the equipment by being:

(1) Sealed; or

(2) Elevated on legs as specified under 4-402.12(D).

4-402.12Fixed Equipment, Elevation, or Sealing.

(A) Except as specified in (B) and (C) of this section, floor-mounted equipment that is not easily movable shall be sealed to the floor or elevated on legs that provide at least a six (6) inches (15 centimeters), of clearance between the floor and the equipment.

(B) If no part of the floor under the floor-mounted equipment is more than six (6) inches (15 centimeters) from the point of cleaning access, the clearance space may be only four (4) inches (10 centimeters).

(C) This section does not apply to display shelving units, display refrigeration units, and display freezer units located in the consumer shopping areas of a retail food store, if the floor under the units is maintained clean.

(D) Except as specified in (E) of this section, counter-mounted equipment that is not easily movable shall be elevated on legs that provide at least a four (4) inch (10 centimeters) clearance between the table and the equipment.

(E) The clearance space between the table and counter-mounted equipment may be:

(1) Three (3) inches (7.5 centimeters) if the horizontal distance of the table top under the equipment is no more than twenty (20) inches (50 centimeters) from the point of access for cleaning; or

(2) Two (2) inches (5 centimeters) if the horizontal distance of the table top under the equipment is no more than three (3) inches (7.5 centimeters) from the point of access for cleaning.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-25.4-402

Replaced and amended by State Register Volume 38, Issue No. 6, eff 6/27/2014; State Register Volume 43, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/24/2019.