Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health
Chapter 285 - Lodging Establishments
Subchapter 5 - Sanitary Operations and Controls
Section 310:285-5-13 - When to wash
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
Employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single use articles and:
(1) After touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean, exposed portions of arms;
(2) After using the toilet room;
(3) After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals;
(4) Except as specified in OAC 310:285-5-17(b), after coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or disposable tissue, using tobacco, eating, or drinking;
(5) After handling soiled equipment and utensils;
(6) During food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks;
(7) Before donning gloves to initiate a task that involves working with food; and
(8) After engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands.
