Minnesota Administrative Rules

4626.0570 4-204.12 EQUIPMENT OPENINGS, CLOSURES, AND DEFLECTORS.

A.

A cover or lid for equipment shall overlap the opening and be sloped to drain.

B.

An opening located within the top of a unit of equipment that is designed for use with a cover or lid shall be flanged upward at least five millimeters (two-tenths inch).

C.

Except as specified in item D, fixed piping, temperature measuring devices, rotary shafts, and other parts extending into equipment shall be provided with a watertight joint at the point where the item enters the equipment.

D.

If a watertight joint is not provided:

(1)

the piping, temperature measuring devices, rotary shafts, and other parts extending through the openings shall be equipped with an apron designed to deflect condensation, drips, and dust from food openings; and

(2)

the opening shall be flanged as specified in item B.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 31.101; 31.11; 144.05; 144.08; 144.12; 157.011

History:

23 SR 519

Published Electronically:

October 11, 2007