§ 46.652. Installation of fixed equipment, fixed table-mounted equipment and fixed floor-mounted equipment.

 (a)  Fixed equipment: spacing or sealing. Equipment that is fixed because it is not easily movable shall be installed so that it is both of the following:

   (1)  Spaced to allow access for cleaning along the sides, behind and above the equipment.

   (2)  Spaced from adjoining equipment, walls and ceilings a distance of not more than 1 millimeter or 1/32 inch or—if the equipment is exposed to spillage or seepage—sealed to adjoining equipment or walls.

 (b)  Fixed table-mounted equipment. Table-mounted equipment that is not easily movable shall be installed to allow cleaning of the equipment and areas underneath and around the equipment by being one of the following:

   (1)  Sealed to the table.

   (2)  Elevated on legs that provide at least one of the following:

     (i) 10 centimeters (4 inches) clearance between the table and the equipment.

     (ii) 7.5 centimeters (3 inches) clearance between the table and the equipment if the horizontal distance of the table top under the equipment is no more than 50 centimeters (20 inches) from the point of access for cleaning.

     (iii) 5 centimeters (2 inches) clearance between the table and the equipment if the horizontal distance of the table top under the equipment is no more than 7.5 centimeters (3 inches) from the point of access for cleaning.

 (c)  Fixed floor-mounted equipment.

   (1)  Except as specified in paragraph (2) or (3), floor-mounted equipment that is not easily movable shall be sealed to the floor or elevated on legs that provide at least a 15 centimeters (6 inches) clearance between the floor and the equipment.

   (2)  If no part of the floor under the floor-mounted equipment is more than 15 centimeters (6 inches) from the point of cleaning access, the clearance space may be only 10 centimeters (4 inches).

   (3)  This section does not apply to display shelving units, display refrigeration units and display freezer units located in the consumer shopping areas of a retail food store, if the floor under the units is maintained clean.

   This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §  46.671 (relating to equipment: good repair and proper adjustment).