a. Minimum standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
1. In addition to complying with section 20-297.5, each industrial laundry licensee shall:
(a) Launder all laundry using a detergent that is appropriate for each type of fabric;
(b) Handle, store and process laundered and unlaundered laundry in a manner that minimizes the spread of contaminants and keeps laundered articles clean; and
(c) Clean all work surfaces at regular intervals. Work surfaces include all surfaces in rooms where laundry is exposed to open air, including but not limited to laundry equipment, work stations, and floors, whether or not it is expected that laundry will come into direct contact with such surfaces.
2. No industrial laundry licensee may represent that laundry services have been provided when such laundry services in fact have not been provided.
3. Each industrial laundry licensee shall develop procedures for complying with the minimum standards of cleanliness and hygiene set forth in paragraph 1 of this subdivision and shall post such procedures in a conspicuous manner in all places where laundry services are processed.
b. Functional separation of laundered and unlaundered laundry.
1. In addition to complying with section 20-297.5, each industrial laundry licensee and industrial laundry delivery licensee shall maintain functional separation of laundered and unlaundered laundry in accordance with the following requirements:
(a) Each industrial laundry licensee and industrial laundry delivery licensee shall enclose laundry in suitable containers before and after laundering and shall not allow containers that hold unlaundered laundry to be subsequently used for laundered laundry without first having been thoroughly cleaned and sanitized; and
(b) Each industrial laundry licensee shall store laundered laundry and unlaundered laundry in separate, clearly marked areas of the facility when such laundry is not actively being processed.
2. Each industrial laundry licensee and industrial laundry delivery licensee shall develop procedures for maintaining functional separation of laundered and unlaundered laundry as required by this subdivision and shall post such procedures in a conspicuous manner in all places where laundry services and industrial laundry delivery are provided.
(L.L. 2016/087, 8/3/2016, eff. 1/30/2017; Am. L.L. 2021/080, 7/18/2021, eff. 12/31/2021; Am. L.L. 2021/098, 9/26/2021, eff. 12/31/2021)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2016/087, L.L. 2021/080, and L.L. 2021/098.