California § 113953.1 - A handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times

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§ 113953.1. A handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times

(a) A handwashing facility shall be clean, unobstructed, and accessible at all times for employee use. (b) A handwashing facility shall not be used for purposes other than handwashing. (c) Employees shall not clean their hands in a sink used for food preparation, warewashing, or in a service sink or a curbed cleaning facility used for the disposal of mop water and similar liquid waste. (d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), a warewashing sink may be used for handwashing as specified in Section 114125.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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