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Page 4 25. Provide an area where paperwork can be done and stored and where the computer, Fax machine, phone etc. can be located, that is separate from food, clean equipment, and single service supplies. 26. The food storage shelving used in the walk-in refrigerators must be NSF approved stainless steel, factory pre-coated epoxy or Metroseal®for example. Chrome or zinc-plated shelving without an approved factory applied hard-baked protective coating is not approved for this purpose. 27. Provide a separate storage area that is not adjacent to or above food or food service items for cleaning chemicals. Installations 28. Seal all annular openings around pipes and other conduits that pass through the walls or floor. 29. All junctures between the wall surface and the edges of attached equipment must be sealed with approved caulk/sealing compound (e.g. three-compartment sink, hand sink, etc.). 30. If conduit pipes are provided for the beverage lines, they must extend at least three to four inches above the finished floor elevation at both ends and the annular opening between the beverage lines and the conduit pipe sealed with a hard material and provided with a cleanable finish. 31. All floor mounted equipment must be: sealed in place and properly spaced to allow for cleaning; mounted on legs so there is a 6 inch clearance from the bottom of the equipment to the floor; or mounted on casters (and installed with flexible utility connections) to permit removal for cleaning. Ideally all equipment that can, should be placed on casters. 32. All countertop equipment must be easily moveable, on 4-inch legs, or sealed in place as to be easily cleanable. Room Finishes 33. Toilet rooms must have self-closing doors, adequate ventilation, hand cleanser, single use towels or hand drying devices, tissue paper and a covered waste paper receptacles. 34. All doors to the outside of the establishment must be self-closing and vermin proof. Provide door sweeps and weather stripping on all exterior doors. 35. Windows (or openings) that are able to be opened to the outside must have tight fitting screens or properly sized air curtains. If air curtains are used they must meet the NSF Standard # 37. 36. A concrete (sealed or not) finish is not approved within 3 feet of a janitor sink; in restrooms or in any food prep or service area. 37. The walls and ceilings in the food preparation, utensil washing, within 3 feet of a janitorial sink and toilet room areas must be smooth, durable, non-absorbent, and easily cleanable such as stainless steel, ceramic tile, or fiberglass reinforced panels (FRP). In areas where paint is permittable (i.e. ceilings and soffits), the finish shall be light in color, smooth, durable, and easily cleanable (e.g. high gloss enamel). 38. The floors in the food preparation, food storage, utensil washing, within 3 feet of a janitorial sink and toilet rooms must be of a smooth durable material with an integral coved base at the wall/floor junctures. Approve flooring surfaces include ceramic tile, quarry tile, and terrazzo. Tile shall be installed with an epoxy or other water-resistant grout.