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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".22" citation="COMAR 10.15.03.22" title_num="10" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="03" heading="Building — Lighting and Ventilation.">
  <text>The person-in-charge shall ensure that:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Light fixtures, decorative material, and similar equipment and material attached to walls or ceilings are kept clean;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Lighting provides artificial light at:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>50 footcandles at a surface where a food employee is working with food, utensils, or equipment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>20 footcandles at 30 inches from the floor in a:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Storage area;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Toilet room;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Locker room;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Garbage and rubbish storage area;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Dining area during cleaning;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Utensil washing area;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Bar;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Wait station; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Service area; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Another lighting level approved by the approving authority based on a review that indicates the lighting level is sufficient for cleaning, facility maintenance, and employee safety.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Light bulbs and tubes are shielded to prevent broken glass from falling onto food and utensils;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Infrared or other heat lamps are protected against breakage by a shield surrounding and extending beyond the bulb, leaving only the face of the bulb exposed;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The facility is ventilated with ventilation equipment that is maintained and operated so that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>All areas are kept reasonably free from:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Excessive heat;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Steam;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Condensation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Vapors;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Smoke; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Fumes;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Outside air is supplied:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Through:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The HVAC system;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A separate supply fan; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>A combination of the HVAC system and a separate supply fan;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>So that the entry of outdoor contaminants is excluded by:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Maintaining the building under a slight positive pressure; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Providing an air filtering system; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>So that it does not reduce the effectiveness of the exhaust system;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Mechanical exhaust and make-up air systems are connected by an interlocking switch in order to provide make-up air whenever the exhaust system is in operation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Make-up air is tempered when necessary to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Prevent the build-up of condensation that could:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Result in an unsanitary condition within the facility; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Contaminate food;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Provide comfortable working conditions; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Comply with applicable building codes;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Rooms, areas, and equipment from which aerosols, odors, fumes, or vapors may originate are effectively vented to the outside air by a system that does not create a harmful or unlawful discharge;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>A ventilation hood or other ventilation device or fixture is designed:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>To prevent grease or condensate from dripping onto food or onto food preparation surfaces;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In compliance with NSF Standard 2; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>So that interior and exterior parts are easily accessible for maintenance and cleaning;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Intake air ducts are designed and maintained to prevent the entrance of:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Dust;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Dirt;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Insects; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Other contaminating materials;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>A grease removing exhaust hood is provided when needed over commercial cooking equipment that produces grease-laden vapors or smoke, such as:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Griddles;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Fryers;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Charbroilers;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Ovens used to cook fatty foods at a temperature which exceeds the vaporization point of grease; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Solid fuel cooking equipment;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>A ventilation hood is provided over equipment where needed, for heat, fumes, and steam removal, including:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>High temperature ovens not cooking fatty foods or not emitting grease vapors;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Steam kettles; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Warewashing machines using hot water sanitization;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="K.">
    <text>Overshelves are used over cooking equipment under a hood only if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Deflectors or the design of the overshelf prevents grease from condensing on the bottom of the overshelf and contaminating the food below;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Deflectors meet NSF or equivalent standards for food zone materials; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The ability of the hood to capture grease vapors and smoke is not impaired;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="L.">
    <text>Equipment is not added or substituted under a hood that exceeds the capacity of the hood to remove:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Heat;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Steam;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Smoke;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Grease;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Fumes; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Obnoxious odors;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="M.">
    <text>Except as provided in §N of this regulation, ventilation in toilet rooms is provided:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>So that 2 cubic feet of air per minute per square foot of floor space is mechanically exhausted to the outside; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>With make-up air;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="N.">
    <text>When an existing building is converted for use as a food service facility and there is no feasible method to vent the toilet room to the exterior of the building, a ductless exhaust fan is used that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Is sized and installed so that it will move 2 cubic feet of air per minute per square foot of floor area; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Is serviced and maintained according to the manufacturer's specifications; and</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="O.">
    <text>Required ventilation meets the provisions of this regulation:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Initially; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For the life of the system.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>