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SOI<br>The fabrication of the site, buildings and facilities shall be suitable for the intended purpose.
Walls
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4.4.1 Walls shall be finished and maintained to prevent the accumulation of dirt, minimise condensation and mould growth, and facilitate cleaning.
Floors
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4.4.2 Floors shall be suitably hard-wearing to meet the demands of the process, and withstand cleaning materials and methods. They shall be impervious, be maintained in good repair and facilitate cleaning.
Water drainage
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4.4.3 Drainage, where provided, shall be sited, designed and maintained to minimise risk of product contamination and not compromise product safety. Machinery and piping shall be arranged so that, wherever feasible, process waste water goes directly to drain. Where significant amounts of water are used, or direct piping to drain is not feasible, floors shall have adequate falls to cope with the flow of any water or effluent towards suitable drainage.
Ceilings and overheads
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4.4.4. Ceilings and overheads shall be constructed, finished and maintained to prevent the risk of product contamination.
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4.4.5 Where suspended ceilings or roof voids are present, adequate access to the void shall be provided to facilitate inspection for pest activity, unless the void is fully sealed.
Elevated walkways, access steps or mezzanine floors
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Does the site have elevated walkways, access steps or mezzanine floors that are are adjacent to or pass over production lines which have open products?
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4.4.6 Where elevated walkways, access steps or mezzanine floors are adjacent to or pass over production lines which have open products, they shall be:
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4.4.6 a) designed to prevent contamination of products and production lines
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4.4.6 b) easy to clean
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4.4.6 c) correctly maintained.
Windows and roof glazing
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4.4.7 Where there is a risk to product, windows and roof glazing which are designed to be opened for ventilation purposes shall be adequately screened to prevent the ingress of pests.
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Doors (both internal and external)
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4.4.8 Doors (both internal and external) shall be maintained in good condition. At a minimum:
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4.4.8 a) external doors and dock levellers shall be close fitting or adequately proofed
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4.4.8 b) external doors to open product areas shall not be opened during production periods except in emergencies
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4.4.8 c) where external doors to enclosed product areas are opened, suitable precautions shall be taken to prevent pest ingress.
Lighting
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4.4.9 Suitable and sufficient lighting shall be provided for correct operation of processes, inspection of product and effective cleaning.
Ventilation and extraction
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4.4.10 Adequate ventilation and extraction shall be provided in product storage and processing environments to prevent condensation or excessive dust.
Plastic strip curtains
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4.4.11 Where plastic strip curtains are present, these shall be maintained in good condition, clean, fitted correctly (e.g. to prevent pest ingress or for temperature control), and shall not pose a food safety risk.
