514 EM 385-1-1 Chapters 30-37

Sections

35-8. General Requirements.

Laundry of Work Clothing

Employers must establish provisions for the laundering and decontamination of non-disposable work clothing provided to employees if it becomes contaminated, ensuring it is cleaned before reuse and before leaving the work site.
If contaminated work clothing is sent to a commercial laundry, the laundry representative must be informed of the potential contaminants on the clothing.

Food Service

USACE-operated food service facilities, including galleys aboard vessels, must comply with TB MED 530 and USPHS Food Code, while facilities under USACE contracts must comply with the USPHS Food Code.
Food provided must be wholesome, free from spoilage, and protected against contamination through proper processing, preparation, handling, and storage.
Consumption, storage of food, or beverages in toilet rooms or areas exposed to toxic material is prohibited. Food handlers must meet specific qualifications and training requirements, and all food service facilities require regular inspections.

Waste Disposal

An adequate number of waste receptacles, made of smooth, corrosion-resistant, easily cleanable or disposable materials with solid tight-fitting covers, must be provided in each workspace and emptied at least daily.
Receptacles for putrescible solid or liquid waste must prevent leakage and allow sanitary maintenance, equipped with covers unless they can be kept sanitary without them.
All sweepings, wastes, refuse, and garbage must be removed in a manner that avoids health hazards and discarded as necessary to maintain sanitary conditions.

Vermin Control

Workplaces must be constructed, equipped, and maintained to prevent the entrance or harborage of vermin as much as practicable.
If vermin presence is detected, an Extermination Plan must be established in accordance with specific guidelines.

35-9. Figures and Tables.

See Figures/Tables Checklists/Forms

35-10. Checklists and Forms.

Not Applicable.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

35-7. Consumption, storage of food, or beverages in toilet rooms or areas exposed to toxic material _____.

must be approved by the KO or COR

is prohibited

must be removed immediately after use

is permitted only in protective containers

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EM 385-1-1 Paragraph 35-8. (h.–k.).

35-8. General Requirements. (h.–k.).

h.  Laundry of Work Clothing.  If non-disposable work clothing provided by the employer becomes contaminated, establish provisions to ensure clothing is laundered and decontaminated by the employee prior to reuse and prior to leaving the work site.  If contaminated work clothing is taken to a commercial laundry, advise the laundry representative of the potential contaminants on the clothing.  (35-8.h)

i.  Food Service. (35-8.i)

(1)  All USACE-operated food service facilities, including galleys aboard vessels, must maintain compliance with TB MED 530 and USPHS Food Code.  All other facilities operated under USACE contracts, including galleys aboard vessels, must maintain compliance with the USPHS Food Code.

(2)  Provide food that is wholesome, free from spoilage, that is processed, prepared, handled, and stored in such a manner so that it is protected against contamination.

(3)  Do not consume, store food, or beverages in a toilet room or in any area exposed to a toxic material.

(4)  Food handlers must meet the qualifications and training requirements as listed in paragraph 35-3.

(5)  All food service facilities must be inspected according to paragraph 35-5.

j.  Waste Disposal.  (35-8.j)

(1)  Provide an adequate number of waste receptacles in each workspace for proper disposal of materials.  Receptacles must be constructed of smooth, corrosion- resistant, easily cleanable, or disposable materials, be provided with solid tight-fitting covers (for food service areas), be emptied at least daily, and be maintained in a sanitary condition.

(2)  Provide receptacles used for putrescible solid or liquid waste or refuse that are constructed to prevent leakage and to allow thorough cleaning and sanitary maintenance.  Such receptacles must be equipped with solid tight-fitting covers unless they can be maintained in sanitary conditions without covers.

(3)  Remove all sweepings, solid or liquid wastes, refuse, and garbage in a manner which avoids creating a menace to health and discarded as often as necessary or appropriate to maintain sanitary conditions.

k.  Vermin Control.  (35-8.k)

(1)  Construct, equip, and maintain enclosed workplaces, as practicable as possible, to prevent the entrance or harborage of rodents, insects, or other vermin.

(2)  When the presence of vermin is detected, establish an Extermination Plan according to paragraph 35-7.