Haw. Code R. § 11-850-111 - Personnel

(a) The management of a medical cannabis production center shall ensure that all individuals who produce cannabis or manufactured cannabis products are qualified to perform their assigned duties.

(b) Each individual engaged in production of cannabis or manufactured cannabis products (including temporary and seasonal personnel) or in the supervision thereof shall:

(1) Be a qualified individual, as that term is defined in section 11-850-2; and

(2) Receive training in the principles of hygiene and safety, including the importance of employee health and personal hygiene, as appropriate to the cannabis or manufactured cannabis product, the facility, and the individual's assigned duties.

(c) The management of the medical cannabis production center shall take reasonable measures and precautions to ensure the following:

(1) Disease control. Any person who, by medical examination or supervisory observation, is shown to have, or appears to have, an illness, open lesion, including boils, sores, or infected wounds, or any other abnormal source of microbial contamination by which there is a reasonable possibility of cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, components, contact surfaces, or packaging materials becoming contaminated, shall be excluded from any operations which may be expected to result in such contamination until the condition is corrected, unless conditions such as open lesions, boils, and infected wounds are adequately covered (e.g., by an impermeable cover). Personnel shall be instructed to report such health conditions to their supervisors.

(2) Cleanliness. All persons working in direct contact with cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, components, contact surfaces, and packaging materials shall conform to hygienic practices while on duty to the extent necessary to protect against allergen cross-contact and against contamination of cannabis or manufactured cannabis products. The methods for maintaining cleanliness include:

(A) Wearing outer garments suitable to the operation in a manner that protects against allergen cross-contact and against the contamination of cannabis manufactured cannabis products, components, contact surfaces, or packaging materials;

(B) Maintaining adequate personal cleanliness;

(C) Washing hands thoroughly (and sanitizing if necessary to protect against contamination with undesirable microorganisms) in an adequate handwashing facility before starting work, after each absence from the workstation, and at any other time when the hands may have become soiled or contaminated;

(D) Removing all unsecured jewelry and other objects that might fall into cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, components, equipment, or containers, and removing hand jewelry that cannot be adequately sanitized during periods in which cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, or components are manipulated by hand. If such hand jewelry cannot be removed, it may be covered by material which can be maintained in an intact, clean, and sanitary condition and which effectively protects against the contamination by these objects of the cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, components, contact surfaces, or packaging materials;

(E) Maintaining gloves, if they are used in handling cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, or components, in an intact, clean, and sanitary condition;

(F) Wearing, where appropriate, in an effective manner, hair nets, headbands, caps, beard covers, or other effective hair restraints;

(G) Storing clothing or other personal belongings in areas other than where cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, or components are exposed or where equipment or utensils are washed;

(H) Confining the following to areas other than where cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, or components may be exposed or where equipment or utensils are washed: eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco; and

(I) Taking any other necessary precautions to protect against allergen cross-contact and against contamination of cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, components, contact surfaces, or packaging materials with microorganisms or foreign substances (including perspiration, hair, cosmetics, tobacco, chemicals, and medicines applied to the skin).

(d) Responsibility for ensuring compliance by individuals with the requirements of this subchapter shall be clearly assigned to supervisory personnel who have the education, training, or experience (or a combination thereof) necessary to supervise the production of clean and safe cannabis and manufactured cannabis products.

(e) Records that document training required by subsection (b) (2) shall be established and maintained subject to the requirements of section 11-850-41.

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Haw. Code R. § 11-850-111

[Eff and comp 2/24/2022 ] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-9, 329D-7, 329D-9, 329D-27) (Imp: HRS §§ 329D-7, 329D-9, 329D-19) Comp 4/29/2022 Comp 11/17/2022 Comp 8/7/2023 Comp 4/5/2024 Comp 12/6/2024