A.
All locations where coin-operated dry-cleaning equipment
is planned to be installed must be approved by the Board of Health prior to
the installation of the equipment. A floor plan showing the building outline,
internal partitions and location of all equipment must accompany the formal
application for a permit. Sufficient information shall be provided on the
plan and in accompanying specifications to determine adequacy of ventilation
and the installation details. Owners of all dry-cleaning establishments shall
provide the Board of Health with detailed manufacturers' installation,
operation and maintenance manuals upon request.
B.
Approval for coin-operated dry-cleaning equipment shall
not be granted for a building occupied as part of a dwelling. The building
shall be a single-story structure with the floor composed of a material resistant
to the solvent in use. Concrete, ceramic tile or wood covered with vinyl are
acceptable. Other plastic surfaces which will not soften, swell or solidify
by the solvent in use may also be used. It is not recommended that linoleum
or asphalt tile be used where the solvent used is perchloroethylene. All establishments
shall have a front and rear exit kept free for emergency use at all times.
C.
All installations must meet the requirements of Borough
ordinances in regard to electrical wiring, plumbing, fire prevention, waste
disposal, sanitation, solvent storage, food or beverage vending and all other
matters that are pertinent in the opinion of the Board of Health. Evidence
of compliance must be provided in writing prior to the operation of the machine
or machines for public use.
D.
No person shall operate a coin-operated dry cleaning
establishment unless a permit shall have been issued by the Board of Health.
Such permit shall initially be valid for a period of 30 days, during which
time inspection of the operation shall take place. If such inspection shows
compliance with this article, the permit shall continue valid until December
31 of the ensuing year. Permits may be renewed annually thereafter after inspection.
A.
In the event that perchloroethylene or any chlorinated
hydrocarbon is a component part of any solvent used in a coin-operated dry-cleaning
machine, such dry-cleaning machine may not be used if the odor of perchloroethylene
or other chlorinated hydrocarbon is masked or altered in any fashion and if
the concentration of the solvent vapor or such perchloroethylene or chlorinated
hydrocarbon is greater than or equal to 100 parts of such vapor in 1,000,000
parts of air at any time or anywhere in the establishment in which such machine
or machines are in use. The above value of 100 parts per million shall be
reviewed periodically and kept in conformance with the threshold limit value
established by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
as adopted annually by such organization.
B.
Solvents shall be stored in closed containers and shall
be transferred from the container to the machine in a line free of leaks.
All storage facilities for solvent external from the equipment must meet the
requirements of the Board of Health. A method of containment of solvent leakage
due to an accident or a possible failure of a component part of the system
acceptable to the Board of Health must be provided. This may take the form
of a four-inch-high dike constructed around the entire dry-cleaning system
or by the installation of a metal pan of the same size. Salvage of this solvent
may be accomplished by draining into an underground storage tank or by sump
pump or hand pump to an aboveground storage tank or by a gutter that drains
by gravity to a closed tank. All storage tanks must be of a size that will
be adequate to hold the maximum solvent involved. Such storage tank shall
be vented to the outside atmosphere.
C.
Filter residue and other residues shall be disposed of
in such manner as not to create a health hazard or nuisance. A covered metal
container shall be used for temporary storage of residue containing solvents.
D.
A respirator or self-contained breathing apparatus bearing
a United States Bureau of Mines approval number as affording protection against
organic solvent vapors must be provided for maintenance personnel for use
during installation, correction of leaks, cleaning of the system, removal
of lint and muck bags and at all other times when the odor of solvent is noticeable.
All employees shall be provided with instructions in use and maintenance of
such equipment, and in addition, such instructions shall be posted in a conspicuous
place upon the premises.
E.
A utility fire extinguisher of either the carbon dioxide
or dry chemical type must be provided for use against electrical or oil fires.
F.
A step-by-step instruction list must be posted in a conspicuous
place upon the premises for customer use. It is the responsibility of the
operator to make certain that clothing which cannot be properly or safely
cleaned or dried will not be placed in the machine.
G.
Dry-cleaning equipment shall be available to the public
only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; provided, however, that
any equipment which has been set in motion prior to 10:00 p.m. may continue
until the operation has been completed. A competent operator, trained by the
manufacturer of the equipment, must be present as long as the premises are
open for business. An emergency telephone number visible from the outside
of the building must be posted.
H.
The machine shall be checked daily and kept in good repair
at all times. All maintenance personnel shall be familiar with machine repair
and instructions as to the solvent hazard. A written record showing inspection
and repairs shall be kept available for inspection by any official of the
Board of Health.
I.
Only the solvents specified or acceptable to the equipment
manufacturer shall be used.
J.
The presence of solvent odor in any part of the establishment
indicates a situation that demands immediate corrective action. Should this
odor be present in the customer area, this may constitute grounds for closing
the establishment until such time as the cause of the solvent odor has been
corrected.
K.
Spotting equipment utilizing water, and water and detergent
must be free of flammable material.
L.
All heating equipment, including boilers and gas-fired
units and the location of the same shall meet the requirements of the fire,
plumbing and building codes. In addition, such units must be inspected by
the appropriate agencies or an authorized representative thereof and a certificate
of inspection posted on the premises.
A.
Only the front or customer side of the dry-cleaning machine
shall be exposed in the customer area. The working or maintenance portion
of the equipment shall be separated from the front of the machine by a solid
partition. This partition may be constructed as a non-load-bearing, single-faced
wall structure. The access door to the enclosed back of the machine area shall
be self-closing and locked to prevent access from the customer area.
B.
All duct work shall be fabricated, installed and maintained
in accordance with the practices specified in the Code of American Standards
Association known as "Standards For The Design And Operation Of Local Exhaust
Systems, Code Number Z9.2," and such work shall likewise conform to all state
and local codes for the design and operation of such exhaust systems.
(1)
As a means of minimizing any solvent buildup in the customer
area and also to control any minor solvent leaks, it is hereby required that
there be a minimum air flow rate from the customer area through the partition
into the maintenance area, as follows:
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Number of Machines
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Minimum Flow Rate Per Machine
[cubic feet per minute (cfm)]
| |
|---|---|---|
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1 to 3
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500
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4 to 8
|
400
| |
|
9 to 16
|
350
| |
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17 or more
|
300
|
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[Example: An eight-machine installation requires a minimum continuous
exhaust flow rate of 3,200 cfm.]
|
(2)
The exhaust ventilation as described above shall be provided
on a continuous basis while the business establishment is open to the public.
The fan wiring shall be such that the dry-cleaning equipment cannot be operated
unless the exhaust system is in operation.
(3)
To permit this air flow from the customer area to the
maintenance area, grills or louvers may be installed in the face of the partition
around each machine. Grill or louver openings shall be of such size that a
person's hand cannot penetrate the same. Where such openings are installed
in the partition to facilitate air movement, they shall be sized on the basis
of about 500 cubic feet per minute exhaust ventilation per square foot of
net area and shall be placed as close to the machine as possible. [Example:
for a thirty-inch-by-six-inch, eighty-percent-open area, the grill shall be
located directly over or under the machine for 500 cubic feet per minute.]
C.
Provision shall be made for the installation of a general
ventilation fan within the rear-enclosure maintenance area to be used in the
event of solvent leakage and during maintenance of the equipment. The rated
capacity of this fan, combined with the ventilation required in Subsection
B shall be on the basis of 1,000 cubic feet per minute per machine or one
air change per minute for the enclosed area. One fan of this total capacity
can be used for drawing air from the customer area through the maintenance
area if there is no built-in system in the equipment design.
D.
The cleaning equipment must be provided with an exhaust
system capable of maintaining a minimum of 100 feet per minute face velocity
through the loading door whenever the loading door is open. Where a machine
tumbler exhaust is connected to a common duct, backflow or crossflow dampers
shall be provided. The duct work shall be constructed of metal, and connections
from this system must be sealed by solder or tape and the discharge from this
system extended to a minimum height of four feet above the roofline or parapet
line and be located as far as practical from combustion air or dryer air intakes.
All machines shall be fitted with a device which will prevent the opening
of the door of any machine while same is in operation. A solvent-vapor sensing
device or thermostatic control device shall be provided within the tumbler
to control the drying cycle so that no solvent is detectable by odor in the
articles when they are removed from the tumbler.
E.
The exhaust system from the dry-cleaning machine shall
be provided with terminals to the outer air in the following manner:
(1)
Above the roof, street, yard or court grade of the premises
in which such machine is located.
(2)
All exhaust shall be under positive static pressure provided
by a mechanical fan.
(3)
The terminal of any exhaust shall be under positive static
pressure provided by a mechanical fan.
(4)
The terminal of any exhaust shall be at least five feet
from any window or ventilation opening. When the window or ventilation opening
lies on the same plane as the exhaust terminal, such terminal shall be at
least 10 feet from the same.
(5)
All direct equipment exhaust vents shall be provided
with lint arrestors unless lint traps are provided on the dry-cleaning unit.
All lint traps shall be kept clean.
(6)
Outside terminals of all exhaust and air-supply systems
shall be equipped with adequate screening.
F.
A supply of tempered, heated air, heated to a minimum
of 50° F. or as required, equal to or greater than the total volume of
air exhausted, exclusive of emergency air (see Subsection B above), shall
be provided in order to eliminate any negative pressure condition which might
develop.
G.
The maintenance enclosure for the machine shall not be
interconnected with that of any devices requiring air for combustion, such
as gas dryers, water heaters and boilers or heating plants. This equipment
must obtain air for combustion from outside atmosphere or from other areas,
but not that from the customer area or the machine-maintenance enclosure area.
No sewerage or effluent or waste of any kind shall be permitted to enter
the sewerage system of the Borough unless the same shall comply with the requirements
of the Sanitary Code of the Board of Health and of Chapter 219 regulating
sewers and sewerage and the requirements of the state as to sewerage and water
conservation.
No machine used in any such establishment shall be operated in such
a manner as to cause noise or vibration to the annoyance of the surrounding
neighborhood or to the detriment of the premises in such neighborhood.
The Board of Health may by resolution adopt such rules and regulations
as may be deemed necessary in connection with this article from time to time.
Violations of this article are subject to the penalties set forth in
Article III of this chapter.
