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Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)

Red Meat Regulations, 2004

Part II : Requirements for the Registration of Red Meat Abattoirs [Section 11(1)(A)]

B : Structural requirements

1. Requirements for all abattoirs as well as export approved cutting plants and cold storage units

15. Hand wash-basins

 

 

Hand wash-basins must be readily accessible and be -

a) placed on dressing platforms and within three meters of workstations in rooms and areas where -
i) animals are slaughtered;
ii) carcasses, meat and offal are detained;
iii) condemned material is handled; or
iv) meat is otherwise handled;
b) corrosion resistant;
c) provided with taps that are not hand or elbow operated;
d) supplied with warm running water at not less than 40°C;
e) provided with an inlet, overflow and outlet and must drain through a down pipe directly into a closed drainage system or into an open channel but such drainage water may not flow over the floor across areas where traffic occurs; and
f) fitted with a dispenser for liquid germicidal soap as well as hand drying facilities, unless the drying of hands is not necessary in the area where the basin is situated.