Minnesota Administrative Rules

4626.0730 4-402.12 FIXED EQUIPMENT; ELEVATION OR SEALING.

A.

Except as specified in items B and C, floor-mounted equipment that is not easily movable shall be sealed to the floor or elevated on legs that provide at least a 15 centimeter (six inch) clearance between the floor and the equipment.

B.

If no part of the floor under the floor-mounted equipment is more than 15 centimeters (six inches) from the point of cleaning access, the clearance space may be ten centimeters (four inches).

C.

This part does not apply to display shelving units, display refrigeration units, and display freezer units located in the consumer shopping areas of a retail food store, if the floor under the units is maintained clean.

D.

Except as specified in item E, table-mounted equipment that is not easily movable shall be elevated on legs that provide at least a ten centimeter (four inch) clearance between the table and the equipment.

E.

The clearance space between the table and table-mounted equipment may be:

(1)

7.5 centimeters (three inches) if the horizontal distance of the table top under the equipment is no more than 50 centimeters (20 inches) from the point of access for cleaning; or

(2)

five centimeters (two inches) if the horizontal distance of the table top under the equipment is no more than 7.5 centimeters (three inches) from the point of access for cleaning.

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