(A) No automatic dry cleaning machine shall be operated unless all of the equipment described in § 118.077 is properly installed and in good operating working condition.
(B) No establishment for which a license is required under this subchapter shall be open for business, and no person shall admit the public or customers into the room where such a machine is located, unless there is on duty, at all times, a competent person in charge of the establishment and in charge of the operation of the machine. There shall be warning signs posted in places of easy observation, warning of the dangers if leakage of liquids, gas or vapor occurs.
(C) No person shall permit any residue containing solvent to flow into the sewerage system of the municipality. Tightly covered metal containers may be used for the temporary storage of the waste outside the building. The containers shall bear labels indicating the contents and dangers involved in handling, and shall be locked if in an unenclosed place.
(D) At least one legible sign shall be maintained in a place available to customers, giving the name, address and telephone number of the owner of the establishment and the service department or agency responsible for the proper maintenance of the machines.
(E) Customers shall not be permitted in maintenance service areas. The doors of any such area shall be kept locked at all times, except when the attendant or other authorized plant personnel are entering, leaving or working within the area.
(F) Complete step-by-step operating instructions shall be posted near the machines in the customer service area. The instructions shall also include the following statements: “Notify attendant if any odor of solvent remains in garment or material” and “Garment or materials bearing the odor of solvent are dangerous if enclosed in an automobile or other enclosed place”.
(G) The attendant shall take all reasonable precautions to see that materials that cannot be properly cleaned are not placed in machines.
(H) All machines shall be inspected by plant personnel daily and any machine found to be operating improperly or found to be unsafe shall not be placed in service and shall be clearly marked “Out of Order — Do Not Use”.
(I) All pipes, connections and transfer pumps carrying the cleaning solvent shall be maintained tight and free from leaks.
(J) Servicing of machines shall be done only during the operation of the exhaust ventilation required in this subchapter.
(K) Filter residue and other residues containing dry cleaning solvent shall be stored in tightly covered metal containers outside of the plant in an area not accessible to the public and shall be collected by a scavenger.
(L) Spotting of materials shall be done with no solvent other than water.
(2000 Code, § 5.16.110) Penalty, see § 118.999