3717-1-04.3(B) Equipment, utensils, and linens: location and installation

Fixed equipment installation - spacing or sealing.

(1)

Equipment that is fixed because it is not easily movable is to be installed so that it is:

(a)

Spaced to allow access for cleaning along the sides, behind, and above the equipment;

(b)

Spaced from adjoining equipment, walls, and ceilings a distance of not more than one thirty-second inch or one millimeter; or

(c)

Sealed to adjoining equipment or walls, if the equipment is exposed to spillage or seepage.

(2)

Counter-mounted equipment that is not easily movable is to be installed to allow cleaning of the equipment and areas underneath and around the equipment by being:

(a)

Sealed; or

(b)

Elevated on legs as specified under paragraph (C)(2) of this rule.