Section 410IAC7-24-133. Hand and arm maintenance

   (a) Food employees shall keep their fingernails trimmed, filed, and maintained so the edges and surfaces are cleanable and not rough.

  (b) Unless wearing intact gloves in good repair, a food employee may not wear fingernail polish or artificial fingernails while working with exposed food.

  (c) If a lesion is present on the arms or hands, a food employee shall wear the following:

(1) An impermeable covering, such as a bandage and a single-use glove over the lesion, on the hands or wrist.

(2) A long sleeved shirt on other exposed portions of the arm where a bandaged lesion may be present.

  (d) For purposes of this section, a violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a noncritical item.

  (e) For purposes of this section, a violation of subsection (c) is a critical or noncritical item based on the determination of whether or not the violation significantly contributes to food contamination, an illness, or an environmental health hazard. (Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 7-24-133; filed Oct 13, 2004, 12:30 p.m.: 28 IR 844; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; readopted filed Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)