(A)
"Dry
Sterilization
methods include the following:
(1)
"Dry heat method" requires
subjection of
subjecting items of bedding, upholstered furniture, or
stuffed toys in an approved chamber to a maintained temperature of two hundred
thirty degrees Fahrenheit for a minimum period of two hours after
the required temperature has been attained. Heat
may be obtained from steam, electricity, or gas. Use of gas shall require
an indirect heating system to eliminate
the possibility of igniting materials being
sterilized. Space for free circulation between and around articles of bedding
shall not be less than four inches.
(B)(2) "Steam method"
requires subjection of
subjecting items of bedding, upholstered furniture, or
stuffed toys in an approved chamber with direct steam for thirty minutes at
a pressure of fifteen pounds per square inch and
temperature of two hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit or for twenty minutes at
a pressure of twenty pounds
per square inch and temperature of two hundred
sixty degrees Fahrenheit. A
An approved steam
tight approved chamber shall be
sufficiently strong to withstand such pressure
being used and equipped with accurate visible
pressure and temperature gauges and
as well as necessary safety devices.
Chamber
The
chamber shall provide for free circulation with a
minimum clearance of one inch from top
the tops,
bottom
bottoms
and sides of articles being sterilized.
(C)(3)
"Carbon dioxide method" requires subjection
of
subjecting items of bedding,
upholstered furniture, or stuffed toys in an approved chamber with
a mixture of nine
parts carbon dioxide nine parts and
one part ethylene gas one part, a minimum
of one and sixty-five hundredths pounds of commercially prepared carbon dioxide
for each one hundred cubic feet of chamber volume, for twenty-four hours at
a temperature of seventy degrees Fahrenheit
or for six hours at a temperature of one hundred degrees Fahrenheit.
Chamber
The
chamber shall be completely gas -tight with
approved equipment for circulating gas during the
exposure period and exhausting gas after sterilization. Exhaust
fan
fan(s)
shall have an exhaust duct with sealed joints to
the outside that
discharging
discharge above the roof
of the building and shall not be located nearer
than one hundred feet of any residence. Exhaust and air inlet valves of
positive locking type shall be provided. Space for free circulation of gas
between and around articles of bedding undergoing sterilization shall be at
least one inch.
(D)(B)
"Spray
Sanitization
method includes the following:
"Spray process" requires a
separate room, well ventilated to the outside, either naturally or
mechanically, which shall be provided and
isolated from other parts of the establishment. Only substances approved by the
division of industrial compliance may be used in the spray
sterilization
sanitization method. The material or article shall be
thoroughly sprayed over all surfaces and in all crevices and corners, including
the frame of articles being renovated. Any hand-
or power-operated spraying device may be used to apply a germicidal solution
with insecticide additive. Such solution shall contain non-toxic and
non-flammable crystals which
that can be detected with an ultra-violet lamp.
Application shall be in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. Such
disinfected articles shall not be removed from the said isolated room prior to a thirty
-minute interval after the treatment. The
spraying operator is required to use an
approved
a type of mask approved to
prevent the inhalation of chemicals, eye protectors, and gloves impervious to the spray.
(E)(C) Sterilization
or sanitization may be performed by other methods
which
that are
proven to be proficient to thoroughly sterilize or
sanitize, and disinfect, bedding products,
upholstered furniture, stuffed toys, and materials, provided such process and
equipment has been approved by the superintendent and the section of bedding of
the division of industrial compliance.
(F)(D) All treatment
devices listed in paragraphs
paragraph (A), (B), (C),
and (D) of this rule shall be equipped with a thermostat that can be clearly seen from outside of
the chamber and a
recording thermometer to automatically record the
temperature and time for each sterilization or disinfection period.
Recording
The
recording thermometer number shall be initialed by
the operator,
and filed in numerical order, and kept for six months for examination at any time
by agents of the section of bedding.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 4101:6-1-24
Effective:
11/5/2021
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
8/4/2021 and
09/16/2026
Promulgated
Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority:
3713.04
Rule Amplifies:
3713.08,
3713.09
Prior Effective Dates: 10/01/1978, 05/14/1982,
09/07/1998
