1. A. Except as specified in subsection B of this section, cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, laundered linens, and single-service and single-use articles may not be stored:

   1. 1. In locker rooms;
   2. 2. In toilet rooms;^Pf
   3. 3. In garbage rooms;
   4. 4. In mechanical rooms;
   5. 5. Under sewer lines that are not shielded to intercept potential drips;
   6. 6. Under leaking water lines including leaking automatic fire sprinkler heads or under lines on which water has condensed;
   7. 7. Under open stairwells; or
   8. 8. Under other sources of contamination.
2. B. Laundered linens and single-service and single-use articles that are packaged or in a facility such as a cabinet may be stored in a locker room.

Statutory Authority

§ 3.2-5121 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 2, eff. October 16, 2007; amended, Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 22, eff. July 12, 2016; Volume 41, Issue 10, eff. February 13, 2025.