Section 25-A401. HANDS AND ARMS - CLEANING PROCEDURE

 

401.1Except as specified in § 401.4, food employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms, including surrogate prosthetic devices for hands or arms, for at least twenty (20) seconds, using a cleaning compound in a handwashing sink that is equipped as specified in § 2402 and §§ 3000 through 3005. P

 

401.2Food employees shall use the following cleaning procedure in the order stated to clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms, including surrogate prosthetic devices for hands and arms:

 

(a)    Rinse under clean, running warm water; P

 

(b)    Apply an amount of cleaning compound recommended by the cleaning  compound manufacturer; P 

 

(c)    Rub together vigorously for at least ten (10) to fifteen (15) seconds while:

 

(1)Paying particular attention to removing soil from underneath the  fingernails during the cleaning procedure, P and

 

(2)Creating friction on the surfaces of the hands and arms or surrogate  prosthetic devices for hands and arms, finger tips, and areas  between the fingers; P

 

(d)Thoroughly rinse under clean, running warm water; P 

 

(e)Immediately follow the cleaning procedure with thorough drying using a  method specified in § 3002; P and

 

(f)Sanitize hands when appropriate in addition to, but not in place of, the  proper handwashing methods.

 

401.3To avoid recontaminating their hands or surrogate prosthetic devices, food employees may use disposable paper towels or similar clean barriers when touching surfaces such as manually operated faucet handles on a handwashing sink or the handle of a restroom door.

 

401.4If approved and capable of removing the types of soils encountered in the food operations involved, food employees may use an automatic handwashing facility to clean their hands or surrogate prosthetic devices.

 

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 2002-103, dated June 18, 2002 and Mayor’s Order 98-139, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 6184, 6218 (July 5, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).