Minnesota Administrative Rules

4626.1350 6-201.14 FLOOR CARPETING; RESTRICTIONS AND INSTALLATION.

A.

Carpeting or similar material shall not be installed as a floor covering in food preparation areas; walk-in refrigerators or freezers; warewashing areas; toilet room areas where handwashing lavatories, toilets, and urinals are located; refuse storage areas; wait stations; dressing rooms; locker rooms; janitorial areas; within three feet around permanently installed bars and salad bars, other food service equipment, and food storage rooms; or other areas subject to moisture, flushing, or spray cleaning methods.

B.

If carpeting is installed as a floor covering in areas other than those specified in item A, it shall be:

(1)

securely attached to the floor with a durable mastic, by using a stretch and tack method, or by another method; and

(2)

installed tightly against the wall under the coving or installed away from the wall with a space between the carpet and the wall and with the edges of the carpet secured by metal stripping or some other means.

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