Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part II - LOCAL HEALTH
Chapter 17 - STANDARDS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
INSTITUTIONAL SANITATION PROGRAMS
Section 17.43 - Staff training requirements

Universal Citation: 28 PA Code ยง 17.43

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) Each staff member engaged in the institutional sanitation program shall receive training in areas which relate to the program. The training shall be received as soon as possible after the staff is hired and shall consist of at least the following material:

(1) All aspects of food preparation.

(2) Water supply and plumbing.

(3) Waste disposal (liquid and solid).

(4) Ventilation.

(5) Laundry practices.

(6) Housekeeping.

(7) Insect and rodent control.

(8) Isolation procedures.

(9) Sterilization principles.

(b) It is recommended that each staff member satisfactorily complete a Basic Sanitarian's Training Course which would include the material set forth in subsection (a); the sanitarian should be knowledgeable in all of these areas to provide consultation to institutional personnel.

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