Evening star., 1959-12-11
OFFICIAL NOTICES

q perforated metal strainer. Milk
shall not be strained through /
woven wire cloth. ~ other prod /
uet. No other product shall be
handled in the paSteurizing milk
plant that may create public
health hazard. Permission to han
die products other than those
defined in section S-6.401, or to
conduct operations, in equipment
which they may be designed, shall
be provisional and subject TO rev. /.
oeation II found Objectionable. |
(g) Storage All food substances I
used In the preparation Of milk
products shall be stored In o.
clean place, and so handled as
to be protected from contamina- !
tion. (h1 Poisonous materials. |
Poisonous substances, insecticides. 4
and rodenticides shall be properly
labeled, and shall be handled and
stored in such q manner as not
d to create s6s public 46,.f health 1ac,is: hss
S-6.502 81. Plumbing Code Every
milk plant shall be provided with
toilet facilities conforming with
the Plumbing Code Of the District
Of Columbia, or the Plumbing
Code Of the State therein. Toilet
rooms shall not open directly into
any room in which milk, milk
products, ingredients, equipment, |
or milk containers are handled or
stored. The doors Of all toilet /
rooms shall be self-elosing. Toilet
condition, in GOOD repair. g veil
ventilated, and free from flies
S-6.502.32, Signs. The following I
placard shall be posted in all
toilet rooms mo person who Is I
affected with any disease in a
communicable form, or is a car
rier Of such disease. shall work
at any milk plant in any capacity /
which brings him IN contact with
the production. handling, storage,
or transportation Of milk, milk
products containers, or equip |
ment. and no milk plant shall
such person. or my person sus-
pected Of being affected with any
disease in a communicable form, |
or Of being carrier Of such dis
ease. Any distributor Of milk or
milk products in whose milk plant |
any communicable disease occurs,
or who suspects that any employee
has contracted any disease IN a
communicable form, or has bee ONE
q carrier Of such disease. shall
notify the Director Of Public
Health Immediately" Durable, |
legible signs shall be posted con-
spicuouSly in each toilet or dress
ing room directing the employees
TO wash their hands before re-
turning to work, Such signs may
be stenciled on the wall to prevent I
removal. S-6 500 4. Water Supply 1
The water supply shall be easily /
accessible, adequate, and Of = safe 1
and sanitary quality. S-6.502.4l. !
Approved supply. The water sup
ply shall be approved by the Dis
triet OF Columbia Department Of |
PUBLIC Health; SO, ,502.42. Cues
no connection between the safe /
water supply and any unsafe or
questionable water supply, or any
source Of pollution through which |
It might be possible to ccntam- 4
mate the safe water supply. Al
direct connection. unprotected by
approved air gap or baekfioW /
preVenter, between the water
supply piping and a makeup I
water tank. such as for cool 1
ing or condensing, constitutes /
g violation OF this requirement. |
-6.5O2 :43. Backhow. Condensing
A0s hAAAh ALDAh
be, unless the condenser is pro-
Vided with adequate safeguards |
TO prevent backfiow Of water into
the evaporation, from a source
S-6.5O2 Al If such water Is re-
used, 1t shall be treated in a |
manner approved by the Director +.
Of Public Health to produce water
OF safe, sanitary quality. Nom |
potable water may not be used as
a source Of condenser water for |
milk evaporators, unless reliable
safeguards are provided which |
contamination Of the evsporator
or its contents by backflow of the
condensing water. Whenever such
controls fail to function, any milk
which has been paSteuriZed before
concentration shall be discarded |
Accountable safeguards include use
of: GD a barometric leg extending
at least 35 feet vertically from
the invert of the OUTGOING con-
densing waterline to the free level
at which the leg DISCHARGES, Gil
a tubular-tvpe condenser in which
the vapors condense against cool
tubes SO that the condensate is
physically separated from the
condensing water, Giil a safety
shutoff valve actuated by a suit
able control which will shut of
inflowing water level If the con-
denser water rises above the
normal operating level (ivl
mechanically operated float con-
troll to shut of incoming con-
denser water when the level Of
the water in the condenser rises
above the normal operating level,
and W. in installations where
elevated storage Is not involved,
q water service pump and a LIQUID
level control which causes the
pump to shut of when the water
level in the condenser rises above
the normal operating level. Nom
potable wsterpipes should be
painted With With diistinsuishlns
When the supply is from a private
source, samples shall be collected
for bacteriological examination at
not less than semianhual inter-
vals. In addition. SAMPLES for
bacteriologieal examination shall
be collected from all new private
sources of supply before they are
used, and from supplies con-
taminated by repair work after
they have been disinfected. Bac-
teriological examinations shall
CONFORM TO the procedure required
by the Public Health Service
Drinking Water Standards. and
the quality of the water shall
conform to the bacteriological re-
auirements of those standards.
S-6.502 As. Quantity. Water shall
be ample in Quantity to assure
proper cleaning of the plant and
its equiDment. S-6.502 AZ. Out
lets. All rooms OF the plant in
which milk or milk products are
handled. or containers are washed.
shall be provided with an ade-
uuAte number OF water sutiets.
Sc 502.s. Handwashing FAcil-
tiles Convenient handwashin~
facilities shall be provided in p"
toilets and rooms in which milk
or milk products are hnndled, in
cluding hot and cold running
water, SOAP and sanitary towels
except cold storage rooms. Hand
washing facilities shall be kept
clean. The USE of q common
towel IS prohibited. No employee
shall resume work after using the
toilet room without first washing
his hands. Vats used for washing
bottles or cans and similar eduip-
ment shall not be used as hand
washing facilities s-6 502 6.
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