7.Amenities
7.Amenities
Scope
This section applies to amenities used by personnel working in any of the following
categories of premises:
AB, ME, PH, DSP, GIP, PPH, APH, S, RSH.
7.1Outcome
Premises shall be provided with amenities that are designed, constructed, equipped and
located fit for the purpose of use and so that they do not provide a source of
contamination for food.
7.2General Principles
| 7.2.1 |
Amenities shall be located so as not to
jeopardise the hygienic holding, slaughter and dressing of animals and the processing,
packing, storage and transport of food. |
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| 7.2.2 |
Amenities shall be designed, constructed and maintained to: |
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| 7.2.2.1 |
provide sufficient space and facilities for
employees to consume food, change clothes, store personal belongings, and attend to
personal hygiene; |
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| 7.2.2.2 |
facilitate cleanliness and tidiness; |
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| 7.2.2.3 |
preclude direct opening on to any food area. |
| Physically separate amenities should be provided
for food and non-food personnel. |
7.3Personnel Wash Units
| 7.3.1 |
There shall be provision for
sufficient numbers of conveniently located personnel wash units adjacent to every toilet. |
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| 7.3.2 |
All waste water shall be contained
and ducted to a drain. |
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| 7.3.3 |
Hand wash units shall be operated by foot, knee or another
approved method unless the premises is solely packing and storing protected product. |
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| 7.3.4 |
Hand wash units shall be provided
with warm potable water, liquid soap dispensers and single use towels or other approved
hand drying facilities that do not contaminate washed hands or the surrounding area.
Roller towels shall not be used. |
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| 7.3.5 |
Facilities shall be provided for the
disposal of used single use towels. |
| The recommended mixed warm water temperature
range is 38-44 0C at the point of usage. Continuous towel dispensers are
acceptable in the amenities of premises. |
7.4Lockers
| 7.4.1 |
All lockers provided for the storage of clothing
and other personal belongings in the amenities shall be constructed so that the base is a
sufficient distance clear of the floor to allow cleaning under them, and so that no
material can be stowed on top of the lockers, or set flush with the walls. |
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| 7.4.2 |
Where food area protective clothing/equipment is
stored in lockers, there shall be provision for physical separation from all other items. |
| Lockers with sealed wooden surfaces may be used
in amenities. |
7.5Protective Clothing
| 7.5.1 |
Where appropriate, exclusive facilities shall be
provided for: |
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| 7.5.1.1 |
depositing dirty clothing; |
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| 7.5.1.2 |
storing clean clothing. |
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| 7.5.2 |
Facilities shall be provided for the laundering
of dirty protective clothing on the premises or by contract arrangement. |
7.6Inspector Amenities
| 7.6.1 |
Where permanent inspection staff are located on
premises, the following amenities shall be provided for their use: |
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| 7.6.1.1 |
office facilities; |
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| 7.6.1.2 |
laboratory facilities; |
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| 7.6.1.3 |
dining facilities; |
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| 7.6.1.4 |
changing and drying facilities; |
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| 7.6.1.5 |
personnel hygiene facilities; |
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| 7.6.1.6 |
equipment wash facilities. |
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| 7.6.2 |
Where inspection staff are not permanently
located on premises they shall be provided with a lockable cupboard for their use. |
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| 7.6.3 |
Showers are not required in premises packing,
storing and transporting protected product. |
7.7Employee Amenities
| 7.7.1 |
The following amenities, as appropriate to the
premises, shall be provided for employees’ use: |
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| 7.7.1.1 |
changing facilities; |
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| 7.7.1.2 |
personnel hygiene facilities; |
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| 7.7.1.3 |
dining facilities. |
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| 7.7.2 |
Showers are not required in premises packing,
storing and transporting protected product. |
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