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SUBPART D: EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS

SECTION 750.740 FLOOR-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT

1. Floor-mounted equipment, unless readily movable, shall be:
   1. Sealed to the floor; or
   2. Installed on raised platforms of concrete or other smooth masonry in a way that meets all the requirements for ceiling or floor clearance; or
      
   3. Elevated on legs to provide at least six-inch clearance between the floor and equipment, except that vertically mounted floor mixers may be elevated to provide at least a four-inch clearance between the floor and equipment if no part of the floor under the mixer is more than six inches from cleaning access.
      
2. Equipment is easily movable if:
   1. It is mounted on wheels or castors; and
   2. It has no utility connection or has a utility connection that disconnects quickly, or has a flexible utility line of sufficient length to permit the equipment to be moved for easy cleaning.
      
3. Unless sufficient space is provided for easy cleaning between, behind and above each unit of fixed equipment, the space between it and adjoining equipment units and adjacent walls or ceilings shall be not more than 1/32 inch; or if exposed to seepage, the equipment shall be sealed to the adjoining equipment or adjacent walls or ceilings.