La. Admin. Code tit. 51 § VII-1905

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section VII-1905 - Supplemental Requirements for Milk Tank Truck Cleaning Facilities

A. Milk tank truck cleaning facilities shall conform with the following additional requirements.

1. Milk tank truck cleaning facilities shall clean or sanitize tank trucks that transport food grade products only. The cleaning or sanitization of any tank truck, tote or any type of container that has contained products that are not food grade is prohibited.

2. All equipment used in the cleaning and sanitization of milk tank trucks shall be dedicated to the cleaning and sanitization of milk tank trucks and shall not be used in the cleaning and sanitization of tank trucks that transport other food grade products without written approval of the state health officer.

3. Each dairy facility (including dairy plants, receiving stations, transfer stations and milk tank truck cleaning facilities) that cleans and sanitizes milk tank trucks shall be equipped with approved, functional equipment, devices, etc., and provide all services and programs necessary to satisfy the confined space entry safety requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) thereby permitting personnel to safely enter the interior of the milk tank trucks. The dairy facility shall allow the state health officer to use all such equipment, devices, services, and programs, etc., and shall provide the state health officer with any assistance necessary to enable the state health officer (or his authorized representative) to safely enter and inspect the interior of the milk tank trucks. Dairy facilities, as identified above, which fail to provide the state health officer with any assistance necessary and required under OSHA regulations to safely enter and inspect the interior of milk tank trucks or other confined spaces may be held liable should the safety of the state health officer (or his authorized representative) be in peril while inside of milk tank trucks.

La. Admin. Code tit. 51, § VII-1905

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 37:2697 (September 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see R.S. 40:5(2)(3)(5)(7)(15)(17) and R.S. 40:922.