18 AAC 32.630. Toilet and handsink requirements

The operator of a slaughtering or processing facility shall ensure that

(1) each toilet room

(A) is equipped with

(i) the number of toilet fixtures, urinals, and handsinks required by the state plumbing code as developed under AS 18.60.705 ; and

(ii) a sign directing employees to wash hands with soap or detergent before returning to work stations; the signs must be printed in English and in other languages or pictures if necessary for employee understanding;

(iii) toilet paper in a dispenser; and

(iv) easily cleanable refuse receptacles that are kept clean;

(B) is kept clean;

(C) is constructed so that the floor, the surface of the wall within four feet of the floor, and the intersection between the floor and the wall are covered with materials impervious to water and are kept clean; the intersection between the wall and the floor must be covered;

(D) has a self-closing door; in addition, each entrance to the toilet room must be located so that access by the public, if any, does not require passing through a slaughtering or processing area; and

(E) is ventilated to the outside of the building by a mechanical fan;

(2) a handsink is also located in the processing area and

(A) in an area central to the inspector's station, blood pit, heading station, evisceration station, and trimming station, if the department determines that the location of the handsink serves the interest of public health and consumer protection; or

(B) at the

(i) inspector's station;

(ii) blood pit;

(iii) heading station;

(iv) evisceration station; and

(v) trimming station; and

(3) each handsink has

(A) if self-dispensing or metering faucets are used, self-dispensing or metering faucets that provide a flow of water for at least 10 seconds;

(B) sanitary paper towels in a dispenser; and

(D) either knee or foot controls, if the handsink is located in a processing, gutting, or trimming area.

History: Eff. 9/6/2003, Register 167

Authority: AS 03.05.011

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