6  APPENDIX

The following appendices are offered for information only. They are not part of this standard.

6.1 Installation Guidelines

These guidelines are provided to enable the purchaser to derive the full benefit of sanitary design and construction.

6.1.1 Sufficient clearance shall mean designed and installed to permit complete access to all areas for inspection and cleaning

6.1.2 All joints created during installation shall be sealed.

6.1.3 Equipment shall be installed with sufficient clearance.

6.1.4 Sufficient clearance shall be provided for the use of access and inspection openings and to permit the convenient removal or full opening of covers, doors and panels, as well as catch pans and drop pans.

6.1.5 Surfaces adjacent to the installed equipment shall be readily accessible or the equipment shall be sealed to the adjoining surfaces.

6.1.6 Where equipment passes through walls, ceilings or floors, sufficient clearance shall be provided between the equipment and the wall, ceiling or floor, and the opening shall be finished to permit cleaning or the equipment shall be sealed to the adjoining surface.

6.1.7 Accessory equipment shall be installed as to permit removal of parts for cleaning.

6.1.8 Fixed equipment resting on floors or pads shall be supported by sanitary legs or shall be sealed to the floor or pads.

6.1.9 Equipment shall be installed on hard, even-surfaced foundations or floors which are easily cleanable and non-absorbent.

6.1.10 Structural bracing shall be fabricated from rounded, rectangular or equivalent shaped stock, which minimizes horizontal surfaces and recessed areas. Such bracing shall be sealed at points of attachment. Hanger rods shall have a minimum thread length. Where used, "continuous thread" rods shall be coated or sealed with a covering.

6.1.11 Overhead hanger rails shall be installed so that all parts of trolleys and rails are readily accessible.

6.1.12 Insulation surfaces, unless enclosed and sealed, shall be non-absorbent and readily accessible.

6.1.13 Product chutes at floor level shall be installed that the rim is a minimum of 4 inches (100mm) above floor level. Such chutes shall be provided with overlapping covers.

6.1.14 Pans used to collect spillage or drip shall be readily accessible or readily removable, and shall be large enough to catch all spillage or drip.

6.1.14.1 Fixed pans used to collect liquid spillage or drip shall be readily accessible, and shall have drains and be pitched to ensure complete drainage away from the product zone.

6.1.15 Exhaust stacks, ducts, hoods and canopies shall be so designed, constructed and installed as to be accessible for inspection and cleaning. Stacks shall be installed with a minimum of horizontal sections.

6.1.16 Inlet or exhaust openings shall be provided with a suitable means to exclude foreign materials.

6.1.17 Proper venting shall be provided for pan, rack, and utensil washers.

6.1.18 All water and steam, which may constitute or contact food products, shall be potable.

6.1.19 The potable water system shall be installed to preclude the possibility of back flow.

6.1.20 All drains from equipment shall be installed with an air gap.

6.1.21 Liquid ingredient inlet pipes, vales, and fittings shall be sanitary take-apart type, unless designed for in-place cleaning, and shall be pitched for self-draining, back to the point where the line is continuously filled.

6.1.22 Utility piping and supports shall be installed so that all exterior surfaces are readily accessible. Sufficient clearance shall be provided between pipe runs and adjacent surfaces so that both the pipe and the adjacent surfaces are readily accessible.

6.1.23 Equipment shall not be installed under sewage or drainage lines unless provision has been made to prevent leakage thereon.

6.1.24 All fixed piping carrying products that would cause condensation shall be insulated.

6.1.25 Gaskets shall be flush with the inside edges to avoid ledges and crevices.

6.1.26 Fixed washing equipment and equipment requiring wet cleaning should be installed in an area with a floor drain.

6.1.27 A concrete curb should be built around all floor-mounted washing equipment to confine leakage.

6.1.28 Drainage facilities shall be provided for equipment with in-place cleaning systems.

6.1.29 Floor drains shall be trapped and shall be so located, and the floor so pitched as to effect complete drainage.

6.1.30 All light bulbs, lamps and tubes shall be protected against falling, and shall be shatter-resistant, housed in shatter-resistant fixtures or otherwise protected against breakage.

6.1.31 Electric cords and air lines shall be pendant without touching the floor.

6.1.32 The electrical wiring system shall be constructed so that dust shall not enter. When located in a wet or washable area, the electric system shall be constructed so that liquid shall not enter.

6.1.33 All electrical enclosures shall be sealed to the mounting surface and any adjacent surface, or shall be spaced away at least ¾ inch (20mm) or a distance equal to one-fifth of the shortest dimension of the electrical enclosure parallel to the surface, whichever is greater, but not necessarily more than 18 inches (460mm).

6.1.34 Conduits shall be installed so that hard-to-clean areas or crevices are not formed, or shall be spaced away from adjacent surfaces at least ¾ inch (20mm) to allow for cleaning. Flexible conduit and fittings shall be liquid-tight.

6.1.35 Fans, motors and accessory equipment shall be mounted as to be accessible.

6.1.36 Motors and accessory equipment should be mounted on the driven unit and off the floor.

6.1.37 A minimum of 2 inches (50mm) clearance between the lowest part of the assembly of the motor or accessory equipment and the mounting surface shall be provided.

6.1.38 Face-flange or base-mounted motors are permitted. Flush-mounted machined surfaces shall be permitted on accessory equipment, if sealed.

6.1.39 Motors and accessory equipment used shall conform to the requirements of Section 4.28.

6.1.40 Caster assemblies and wheels used shall conform to the requirements of Section 4.15.