On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

6.30 (1) No food waste or garbage shall be stored in a food preparation area.

(2) The employer shall ensure that an employee who is responsible for handling food waste and garbage or for removing it from a food preparation area does so in accordance with subsections (3) to (5).

(3) Wet food waste and garbage shall be

• (a) disposed of by mechanical grinders or choppers connected to sewage disposal lines; or

• (b) held in leak-proof, non-absorptive, easily-cleaned containers with tight-fitting covers in a separate enclosed area or container until removal for disposal.

(4) Dry food waste and garbage shall be removed or incinerated.

(5) Food waste and garbage containers shall be fitted with covers and the food waste and garbage shall be removed as frequently as is necessary to prevent unsanitary conditions.

(6) Food waste and garbage containers shall be cleaned and disinfected in an area separate from the food preparation area each time they are emptied.