Minnesota Administrative Rules

4626.1525 6-501.13 CLEANING FLOORS; DUSTLESS METHODS.

A.

Except as specified in item B, only wet cleaning, vacuum cleaning, mopping with treated dust mops, sweeping using a broom and dust-arresting compounds, or other dustless methods of cleaning shall be used to clean floors.

B.

Spills or drippage on floors that occur between normal floor cleaning times may be cleaned:

(1)

without the use of dust-arresting compounds; and

(2)

in the case of liquid spills or drippage, with the use of a small amount of sawdust, diatomaceous earth, or other absorbent compound applied immediately before spot cleaning.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 31.101; 31.11; 144.05; 144.08; 144.12; 157.011

History:

23 SR 519

Published Electronically:

October 11, 2007