Section 25-A2402. DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND INSTALLATION - HANDWASHING SINK, WATER TEMPERATURE, AND FLOW

 

2402.1A handwashing sink shall be equipped to provide water at a temperature of at least thirty-eight degrees Celsius (38o C) (one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100o F)) through a mixing valve or combination faucet. Pf 

 

2402.2A steam mixing valve shall not be used at a handwashing sink. 

 

2402.3A self-closing, slow-closing, or metering faucet shall provide a flow of water for at least fifteen (15) seconds without the need to reactivate the faucet.

 

2402.4An automatic handwashing facility shall be installed in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.

 

authority

Sections 4 and 10 of An Act Relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the District of Columbia, approved February 17, 1898 (30 Stat. 246: D.C. Official Code §§ 48-104 and 48-110 (2009 Repl.)); Section 7 of An Act Making Appropriations to provide for the expenses for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes (32 Stat.627: D.C. Official Code § 47-2834(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b) (2005 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 98-139, dated August 20, 1998, and Mayor’s Order 2002-103, dated June 18, 2002.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 6184, 6296 (July 5, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).