Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-F - The Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut › Chapter VI - LAND AND AIR CONVEYANCES OF COMMON CARRIERS › Section 19-13-F5 - Sanitary conditions of land and air conveyances

Current through July 10, 2024
Sanitary conditions of all land and air conveyances, such as
				  railway coaches, sleeping cars, dining cars, motor buses and airplanes, shall
				  be such as not to facilitate the spread of communicable diseases and to this
				  end such conveyances shall be maintained and operated in a satisfactory manner
				  for the protection of health and in accordance with the following
				  requirements:
(a) When toilet and
				lavatory facilities are provided on conveyances, they shall be properly
				located, constructed, equipped and maintained so as to insure cleanliness.
				Separate basins for brushing the teeth shall be provided in the wash rooms of
				sleeping cars.
(b) The discharge of
				fecal wastes, waste water or other polluting materials while any conveyance is
				at a station or terminal shall not be permitted unless proper devices, such as
				soil cans, garbage receptacles or connections to a sewer line, are used for the
				purposes for which provided. Toilets shall be kept locked at all times when a
				conveyance is at a standstill in a depot unless adequate watertight containers
				are used to receive such fecal wastes and unless proper measures are taken for
				the sanitary disposal of such wastes and for the cleaning of the
				containers.
(c) There shall be no
				discharge from any conveyances of fecal wastes, garbage, waste water or other
				polluting materials while any such conveyance is passing through or over (1) a
				public water supply watershed or (2) an approved area from which shellfish for
				domestic consumption are obtained. The limits of areas of watersheds and
				shellfish-producing areas within which discharges are prohibited and toilets
				are required to be kept locked under the provisions of this section shall be as
				established by the state department of health in cooperation with the U. S.
				Public Health Service. Under all conditions when a conveyance is en route,
				garbage shall be held in covered metal containers until such material can be
				satisfactorily disposed of at a point of stop-over.
(d) Conveyances when in transit or operation
				shall be kept clean and sanitary, free of dirt, odors, rodents, flies and other
				insects. Cleaning of conveyances while occupied shall be limited to the minimum
				consistent with the maintenance of clean conditions and shall be carried out so
				as to cause the least possible raising of dust or other annoyance to
				passengers; cleaning by dry sweeping or dry dusting shall be avoided while the
				conveyance is occupied by passengers.
(e) All conveyances shall be so ventilated as
				to insure an adequate supply of fresh or conditioned air at all times while in
				service and shall be so heated in cold weather as to maintain
				comfort.
(f) Facilities and
				equipment for the furnishing of food and drink supplies on conveyances shall be
				such that these supplies are properly protected. Such food and drink supplies
				shall be clean, wholesome and free from spoilage, and shall be so stored,
				prepared and served as to be safe for human consumption.