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VSP 2018 Operations Manual

7.4.4 Equipment Location and Installation

7.4.4.1 Fixed Equipment, Spacing or Sealing

7.4.4.1.1 Fixed Equipment Installation (21)
EQUIPMENT that is fixed because it is not EASILY MOVABLE
must be installed in one of the following ways:
• Spaced to allow access for cleaning along the sides, behind,
under, and above the EQUIPMENT.
• Spaced from adjoining EQUIPMENT, BULKHEAD, and
DECKHEAD at a distance of not more than 0.8 millimeters
or 1/32 inch.
• Sealed to adjoining EQUIPMENT or BULKHEAD (if the
EQUIPMENT is exposed to spillage or seepage).

7.4.4.1.2 Table-Mounted Sealed or Elevated (21)
TABLE-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT that is not EASILY
MOVABLE must be installed to allow cleaning of the
EQUIPMENT and areas underneath and around the EQUIPMENT
in one of the following ways:
• Sealed to the table.
• Elevated on legs.

7.4.4.2 Fixed Equipment, Elevation or Sealing

7.4.4.2.1 Deck-Mounted Sealed or Elevated (21)
Deck-mounted EQUIPMENT that is not EASILY MOVABLE
must be sealed to the deck or elevated on legs that provide at least
a 150-millimeter (6-inch) clearance between the deck and the
EQUIPMENT.

7.4.4.2.2 Deck-Mounted Clearance
If no part of the deck under the deck-mounted EQUIPMENT
is more than 150 millimeters (6 inches) from the point of
cleaning access, the clearance space may be only
100 millimeters (4 inches).

7.4.4.2.3 Table-Mounted Elevated (21)
TABLE-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT that is not EASILY
MOVABLE must be elevated on legs that provide at least a 100-
millimeter (4-inch) clearance between the table and the
EQUIPMENT.

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