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(a) Except for a food establishment described in (b) of this section, the operator of a food establishment shall ensure that
(1) handwash sinks are provided as required by 18 AAC 31.410(b) and are
(A) used exclusively for handwashing;
(B) supplied with soap and sanitary towels in a dispenser or a hand-drying device that provides heated air; common towels are prohibited;
(C) accessible at all times; and
(D) kept clean and in good repair;
(2) a sign is posted at each handwash sink directing employees to wash their hands with soap and water after using the toilet; and
(3) employees and consumers do not wash their hands at sinks used for preparation or warewashing.
(b) The requirements of this section do not apply to a
(1) temporary food service subject to 18 AAC 31.600;
(2) limited food service that dispenses only prepackaged food and that meets the requirements of 18 AAC 31.610(c) ;
(3) mobile food unit that dispenses only prepackaged food and that meets the requirements of 18 AAC 31.620(g) ;
(4) mobile retail food vendor that sells only prepackaged food and that meets the requirements of 18 AAC 31.625(a) (1); or
(5) kiosk that sells only prepackaged food and that meets the requirements of 18 AAC 31.615(c) .
(c) An exemption in (b) of this section does not relieve an operator from complying with requirements of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
History: Eff. 5/18/97, Register 142; am/readopt 12/19/99, Register 152
Authority: AS 17.20.005
Editor's note: Effective 12/19/99, Register 152, the Department of Environmental Conservation readopted 18 AAC 31.525, to affirm the validity of that section following statutory amendments made in ch. 72, SLA 1998. The department also amended 18 AAC 31.525(b) by adding a new paragraph, and added new subsection (c). Chapter 72, SLA 1998 relocated department authority to adopt regulations in 18 AAC 31 from AS 03.05 to AS 17.20.
As of Register 153 (April 2000), the regulations attorney made a technical revision under AS 44.62.125 (b)(6), updating a cross-reference in 18 AAC 31.525(b) (4).
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