California · Health and Safety Code - HSC
HSC §113953.1: (a) A handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times for employee use.
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(a) A handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times for employee use. (b) A handwashing facility shall not be used for purposes other than handwashing. (c) Employees shall not clean their hands in a sink used for food preparation, warewashing, or in a service sink or a curbed cleaning facility used for the disposal of mop water and similar liquid waste. (d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), a warewashing sink may be used for handwashing as specified in Section 114125.
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