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Sanitary Permit.
SEC. 37. Sanitary Permit.—No public laundry shall operate without a sanitary permit from the Secretary or his duly authorized representative. As used in this Chapter, a public laundry is a laundry established and operated for commercial purposes, open to the public, and not to an exclusive clientele.
General Requirements.
SEC. 38. General Requirements.—The construction and operation of a public laundry shall be governed by the following requirements: Structural Requirements— The site should be distant from sources of nuisance. Only durable construction materials shall be used. Smooth and water-tight materials shall be used for flooring. All work rooms shall be properly ventilated and provided with 10 foot-candles of lighting. Adequate drying facilities shall be provided and articles for drying protected from sources of contamination. Sanitary Requirements— Laundry supplies in both liquid and solid state shall be properly stored, prepared and handled. Containers of chemical shall be properly labeled. Employees shall be provided with potable drinking water, toilets, bathing and washing facilities. Employees shall be provided with lockers for their working garments and street clothes. The plant and its premises and equipment shall be maintained clean and sanitary at all times.
Special Requirements.
SEC. 39. Special Requirements.—The following requirements shall be enforced: All articles to be laundered coming from hospitals and infected sources shall be treated by exposure to a sufficient quantity of hot water detergents or by other effective means of disinfection. All linen, bed clothes, pajamas, towels, bedsheets pillow cases, etc. that have come in contact with any form of radioactivity should be isolated in a certain area and monitored by Radiation Safety personnel before sending these articles for laundry. If any amount of radioactive contamination is found, the affected article should be set aside and the radioactivity allowed to completely decay before said article is sent for laundry. All articles for delivery to the laundry shall be kept in containers which shall be kept closed until the articles are removed at the laundry. Laundry vehicles shall be kept clean and sanitary at all times. A separate room shall be used solely for receiving, sorting, marking or handling unwashed articles. Diapers must be protected from pathogenic organisms and from chemical substances which are irritating to the skin of the infant. Laundered diapers for delivery shall be packed in sealed sanitary containers.
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