New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 2100 - BEVERAGES AND BOTTLED WATER
Part He-P 2103 - BEVERAGE AND BOTTLED WATER FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONS
Section He-P 2103.01 - Construction and Design of Building and Facilities

(a) Floors, walls and ceilings shall be tight, impervious, easily cleanable, and maintained in good repair.

(b) Floors in the bottling area shall be graded to drain.

(c) All drains shall be properly trapped to prevent access of odors and sewer gases into the plant.

(d) All doors into the bottling area shall be solid, tight, and self-closing.

(e) All outer openings into the plant operation and storage areas shall be tight to prevent access by insects and rodents.

(f) All outer doors into the facility shall be solid, tight, and self-closing.

(g) Ventilation shall be provided to minimize odors and condensation in processing rooms, bottling areas, and in container washing and sanitizing areas.

(h) The intake of all pressure ventilation systems shall be properly filtered to remove particulate contamination.

(i) There shall be no cross-connections between beverages or product water and any non-potable water supplies.

(j) If the product is bottled water, there shall be no cross-connections between the operations water and the product water.

(k) The washing and sanitizing operation shall be positioned so as to minimize any possible post-sanitizing contamination of the containers before they are filled.

(l) Rooms in which beverages or water are handled, processed, or held, or in which containers, utensils, or equipment are washed or held, shall not open directly into any living quarters.

(m) When employee locker and lunch rooms are provided, they shall be kept clean and be separated from plant operations and storage areas with self-closing doors.

(n) Hand wash stations shall be provided in locations convenient to the processing room, locker rooms, and lunch rooms, and be equipped with soap, paper towels or electric hand dryers, and hot and cold or warm running water.

(o) Restrooms shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner, and in good repair.

(p) Restrooms shall be equipped as follows:

(q) Signs shall be posted in all rest rooms, locker rooms, and lunch rooms reminding employees to wash hands before starting or returning to work.

(r) Disposal of sewage and other wastes shall be in a public sewage system or in a manner in compliance with state and local regulations.

(s) All plumbing shall be sized, installed, and maintained according to the provisions of the State of New Hampshire building code as authorized by RSA 155-A.

(t) Each facility shall be equipped with a minimum of a 2-compartment sink of adequate size to wash, rinse, and sanitize manually washed equipment and be installed and plumbed according to the State of New Hampshire building code as authorized by RSA 155-A.

(u) The premises shall be maintained free of insects, rodents, and other pests. The presence of insects, rodents and other pests shall be controlled to eliminate their presence.

(v) Each facility shall provide adequate lighting and proper shielding to prevent product contamination.

(w) Private water supply wells shall be properly constructed and maintained in accordance with NH water well board rules We 100-1000.

(x) The beverage facility shall be maintained in clean and good repair.