Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-86.5 - Preparation room
The
(1) The preparation room shall be of such
size and dimensions to accommodate and shall contain an embalming table, an
appropriate sink, or other liquid waste receptacle with sewer and water
connections, suitable cabinet or shelves, and hand-washing facilities to
include hot water, soap and towels.
(2) The preparation room shall be private. It
shall not be used as a passageway from room to room. No toilet or commode shall
be located within the preparation room . Only equipment necessary for use in
preparation of bodies for burial, shipment or cremation shall be permitted in
the preparation room .
(3) There
shall be a toilet and hand-washing facility accessible elsewhere in the
building.
(4) Ventilation shall be
provided by an exhaust fan vented to the outside of the building.
(5) Doors and windows of the preparation room
shall be so installed and constructed as to obstruct view from outside and to
prevent fumes and odors from entering any other part of the building.
(6) There shall be adequate lighting. Light
fixtures shall be easy to clean and kept clean.
(7) The preparation room shall be provided
with an adequate water supply with hot and cold running water
(8) The building drainage system must be
discharged into the municipal sewage system where such a system is available.
Where a municipal sewage system is not available, the building drainage system
must be discharged into a private system of waste disposal acceptable to the
Iowa department of natural resources and the Iowa department of public
health.
(9) Backflow prevention.
a. Funeral homes not meeting the requirements
of 86.5 (9) "c" shall have water-supplied aspirators equipped
with a listed atmospheric vacuum breaker mounted at least six inches above the
aspirator The discharge of the aspirator shall be through an air gap.
b. Funeral homes not meeting the requirements
of 86.5(9)"c" shall have hose bibbs protected by a listed
nonremovable hose bibb type backflow preventer Potable water outlets with a
tube connection fitting shall be protected by a listed atmospheric vacuum
breaker mounted at least six inches above the highest point of water
usage.
c. In new construction, the
water supply to the preparation room and to fixtures in the preparation room
shall be protected against backflow in accordance with the Iowa state plumbing
code (641-Chapter 25) or in accordance with the ordinance of the political
subdivision in which the facility is located, provided that the requirements of
the ordinance are equal to or greater than the requirements of the Iowa state
plumbing code.
(10) The
embalming table shall have a top composed of stainless steel, porcelain or
other rustproof material, and the edges shall be raised at least three-fourths
inch around the entire table. There shall be a drain opening in the
table.
(11) Each preparation room
shall have a covered, watertight receptacle for solid refuse.
(12) All preparation rooms shall be
maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. All embalming tables, sinks,
receptacles, instruments and other appliances used in embalming dead human
bodies shall be thoroughly cleaned with hot water and disinfectant. There shall
be available a suitable means to sterilize instruments.
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