Section 410IAC7-24-228. Fixed equipment; elevation or sealing

   (a) Except as specified in subsections (b) and (c), floor-mounted equipment that is not easily movable shall be sealed to the floor or elevated on legs that provide at least a six (6) inch clearance between the floor and the equipment.

  (b) If no part of the floor under the floor-mounted equipment is more than six (6) inches from the point of cleaning access, the clearance space may be only four (4) inches.

  (c) This section does not apply to display:

(1) shelving units;

(2) refrigeration units; and

(3) freezer units;

located in consumer shopping areas, such as in a grocery store, if the floor under the units is maintained clean.

  (d) Except as specified in subsection (e), table-mounted equipment that is not easily movable shall be elevated on legs that provide at least a four (4) inch clearance between the table and the equipment.

  (e) The clearance space between the table and table-mounted equipment may be:

(1) three (3) inches if the horizontal distance of the table top under the equipment is no more than twenty (20) inches from the point of access for cleaning; or

(2) two (2) inches if the horizontal distance of the table top under the equipment is no more than three (3) inches from the point of access for cleaning.

  (f) For purposes of this section, a violation of subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) is a noncritical item. (Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 7-24-228; filed Oct 13, 2004, 12:30 p.m.: 28 IR 866; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; readopted filed Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)