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VSP 2018 Construction Guidelines

“WASH HANDS AFTER USING THE TOILET.” Locate this sign on the
BULKHEAD adjacent to the main toilet room door or on the main door inside
the toilet room.

7.3.3 Hands-Free Exit
Ensure hands-free exit for toilet rooms, as described in section 36.2. Ensure
handwashing facilities have sanitary faucet handles as in section 7.1.8.

7.3.4 Doors
Install tight-fitting, self-closing doors.

7.3.5 Decks
Construct decks of hard, durable materials and provide COVING at the
BULKHEAD-deck juncture.

7.3.6 Deckheads and Bulkheads
Install EASILY CLEANABLE DECKHEADS and BULKHEADS.

8.0 Equipment Placement and Mounting

8.1 Seal
Seal counter-mounted equipment that is not PORTABLE to the BULKHEAD,
tabletop, countertop, or adjacent equipment.

If the equipment is not sealed, provide sufficient, unobstructed space for cleaning
around, behind, and between fixed equipment. The space provided is dependent on
the distance from either a position directly in front or from either side of the
equipment to the farthest point requiring cleaning as described in sections 8.1.1
through 8.1.4. These requirements do not apply to open racks, other equipment of
open design, or PORTABLE equipment. See also Figures 8a through 8d.

8.1.1 Cleaning Distance Less Than 600 Millimeters (24 Inches)
A cleaning distance of less than 600 millimeters (24 inches) requires an
unobstructed space of 150 millimeters (6 inches).

8.1.2 Cleaning Distance Between 600 Millimeters (24 Inches) and
1,200 Millimeters (48 Inches)
A cleaning distance between 600 millimeters (24 inches) and 1,200 millimeters
(48 inches) requires an unobstructed space of 200 millimeters (8 inches).

8.1.3 Cleaning Distance Between 1,200 Millimeters (48 Inches) and
1,800 Millimeters (72 Inches)
A cleaning distance between 1,200 millimeters (48 inches) and
1,800 millimeters (72 inches) requires an unobstructed space of 300 millimeters
(12 inches).

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