(A) Floors, walls,
and ceilings.
Except as specified under paragraph (D) of this rule and except
for antislip floor coverings or applications that may be used for safety
reasons, floors, floor coverings, walls, wall coverings, and ceilings
shall
are to
be designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily
cleanable.
(B) Floors,
walls and ceilings - utility lines.
(1)
Utility service lines and pipes may not
cannot be unnecessarily exposed.
(2) Exposed utility service lines and pipes
shall
are to
be installed so they do not obstruct or prevent cleaning of the floors, walls,
or ceilings.
(3) Exposed horizontal
utility service lines and pipes may not
cannot be installed on the floor.
(C) Floor and wall junctures - coved, and
enclosed or sealed.
(1) In food service
operations or retail food establishments in which cleaning methods other than
water flushing are used for cleaning floors, the floor and wall junctures
shall
are to
be coved and closed to no larger than one thirty-second inch (one
millimeter).
(2) The floors in food
service operations or retail food establishments in
which
where water flush cleaning methods
are used shall
are
to be provided with drains and be graded to drain, and the floor and wall
junctures shall
are
to be coved and sealed.
(D) Floor carpeting - restrictions and
installation.
(1) A floor covering such as
carpeting or similar material may not
cannot be installed as a floor covering in food
preparation areas, walk-in refrigerators, warewashing areas, toilet room areas
where handwashing sinks, toilets, and urinals are located, refuse storage
rooms, or other areas where the floor is subject to moisture, flushing, or
spray cleaning methods.
(2) If
carpeting is installed as a floor covering in areas other than those specified
under paragraph (D)(1) of this rule, it
shall
is to be:
(a) Securely attached to the floor with a
durable mastic, by using a stretch and tack method, or by another method;
and
(b) Installed tightly against
the wall under the coving or installed away from the wall with a space between
the carpet and the wall and with the edges of the carpet secured by metal
stripping or some other means.
(E) Floor covering - mats and duckboards.
Mats and duckboards shall
are to be
designed to be removable and easily cleanable.
(F) Wall and ceiling - coverings and
coatings.
(1) Wall and ceiling covering
materials shall
are
to be attached so that they are easily cleanable.
(2) Except in areas used only for dry
storage, concrete, porous blocks, or bricks used for indoor wall construction
shall
are to
be finished and sealed to provide a smooth, nonabsorbent, easily cleanable
surface.
(G) Walls and
ceilings - attachments.
Attachments to walls and ceilings
such as light fixtures, mechanical room ventilation system components, vent
covers, wall mounted fans, decorative items, and other attachments shall be
easily cleanable. This paragraph does not apply to wall and ceiling surfaces
and decorative items and attachments that are provided for ambiance in a
consumer area if they are kept clean.
(1)
Except as
specified in paragraph (G)(2) of this rule, attachments to walls and ceilings
such as light fixtures, mechanical room ventilation system components, vent
covers, wall mounted fans, decorative items, and other attachments are to be
easily cleanable.
(2)
Paragraph (G)(1) of this rule does not apply to wall
and ceiling surfaces and decorative items and attachments that are provided for
ambiance in a consumer area if they are kept clean.
(H) Walls and ceilings - studs, joists, and
rafters.
Except for temporary food service operations or temporary
retail food establishments, studs, joists, and rafters
may
are not
to be exposed in areas subject to
moisture.
(I) Light bulbs -
protective shielding.
(1)
Except as specified in paragraph (I)(2) of this
rule,
Light
light bulbs shall
are to be
shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistant in areas where there is
exposed food; clean equipment, utensils, or linens; or unwrapped single-service
or single-use articles. This paragraph does not
apply in areas used only for storing food in unopened packages, if the
integrity of the packages can not be affected by broken glass falling onto
them; and the packages are capable of being cleaned of debris from broken bulbs
before the packages are opened.
(2)
Paragraph (I)(1)
of this rule does not apply in areas used only for storing food in unopened
packages, if:
(a)
The integrity of the packages cannot be affected by
broken glass falling onto them; and
(b)
The packages are
capable of being cleaned of debris from broken bulbs before the packages are
opened.
(2)(3) An infrared or
other heat lamp shall
is to be protected against breakage by a shield
surrounding and extending beyond the bulb so that only the face of the bulb is
exposed.
(J) Heating,
ventilating, and air conditioning system vents.
Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems
shall
are to
be designed and installed according to the Ohio building code and so that
make-up air intake and exhaust vents do not cause contamination of food,
food-contact surfaces, equipment, or utensils.
(K) Insect control devices - design and
installation.
(1) Insect control devices that
are used to electrocute or stun flying insects shall
are to be
designed to retain the insect within the device.
(2) Insect control devices
shall
are to
be installed so that:
(a) The devices are not
located over a food preparation area; and
(b) Dead insects and insect fragments are
prevented from being impelled onto or falling on exposed food; clean equipment,
utensils, and linens; and unwrapped single-service and single-use
articles.
(L)
Toilet rooms - enclosed.
Except where a toilet room is located
outside a food service operation or retail food establishment and does not open
directly into the food preparation area of a food service operation or retail
food establishment, such as a toilet room that is provided by the management of
a shopping mall or a toilet room designed so as not to need a door that opens
into the sales area of a retail food establishment,
A
a toilet
room located on the premises shall
is to be completely enclosed and provided with a
tight- fitting and self-closing door. This
requirement does not apply to a toilet room that is located outside a food
service operation or retail food establishment and does not open directly into
the food preparation area of a food service operation or retail food
establishment such as a toilet room that is provided by the management of a
shopping mall or a toilet room designed so as not to need a door that opens
into the sales area of a retail food establishment.
(M) Outer openings - protected.
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (M)(3)
and (M)(4) of this rule, outer openings of a food service operation or retail
food establishment
shall
are to be protected against the entry of insects and
rodents by:
(a) Filling or closing holes and
other gaps along floors, walls, and ceilings;
(b) Closed, tight-fitting windows;
and
(c) Solid, self-closing,
tight-fitting doors.
(2)
Paragraph (M)(1) of this rule does not apply if a food service operation or
retail food establishment opens into a larger structure, such as a mall,
airport, or office building, or into an attached structure, such as a porch,
and the outer openings from the larger or attached structure are protected
against the entry of insects and rodents.
(3) Exterior emergency exit doors need not be
self-closing if they are:
(a) Solid and
tight-fitting;
(b) Designated for
use only when an emergency exists, by the fire protection authority that has
jurisdiction over the food service operation or retail food establishment;
and
(c) Limited-use so they are not
used for entrance or exit from the building for purposes other than the
designated emergency exit use.
(4) Except as specified in paragraphs (M)(2)
and (M)(5) of this rule, if the windows or doors of a food service operation or
retail food establishment, or of a larger structure within which a food service
operation or retail food establishment is located, are kept open for
ventilation or other purposes or a temporary food service operation or
temporary retail food establishment is not provided with windows and doors as
specified under paragraph (M)(1) of this rule, the openings
shall
are to
be protected against the entry of insects and rodents by:
(a) Sixteen mesh to one inch (sixteen mesh to
25.4 millimeters) screens;
(b)
Properly designed and installed air curtains to control flying insects;
or
(c) Other effective
means.
(5) Paragraph
(M)(4) of this rule does not apply if flying insects and other pests are absent
due to the location of the food service operation or retail food establishment,
the weather, or other limiting condition.
(N) Exterior walls and roofs - protective
barrier.
Perimeter walls and roofs of a food service operation or retail
food establishment shall
are to effectively protect the establishment from the
weather and the entry of insects, rodents, and other animals.
(O) Outdoor food vending areas - overhead
protection.
If located outside, a machine used to vend food
shall
is to be
provided with overhead protection.
(P) Outdoor servicing areas - overhead
protection.
Servicing areas shall
are to be provided with overhead protection except for
areas used only for the loading of water or the discharge of sewage and other
liquid waste, through the use of a closed system of hoses.
(Q) Outdoor walking and driving surfaces -
graded to drain.
Exterior walking and driving surfaces
shall
are to
be graded to drain.
(R)
Outdoor refuse areas - curbed and graded to drain.
Outdoor refuse areas shall
are to be
constructed in accordance with law and shall be curbed and graded to drain to
collect and dispose of liquid waste that results from the refuse and from
cleaning the area and waste receptacles.
(S) Private homes and living or sleeping
quarters - use
prohibition
not permitted.
Except as provided by rule
3717-1-20 of the Administrative
Code, a private home, a room used as living or sleeping quarters, or an area
directly opening into a room used as living or sleeping quarters
may
are not
to be used for conducting food service operations
or retail food establishment operations.
(T) Living or sleeping quarters - separation.
Except as provided by rule
3717-1-20 of the Administrative
Code, living or sleeping quarters located on the premises of a food service
operation or retail food establishment such as those provided for lodging
registration clerks or resident managers shall
are to be
separated from rooms and areas used for food service operations or retail food
establishment operations by complete partitioning and solid self-closing
doors.
