Preparation Rooms

(1) Each preparation room shall be equipped with a permanently installed ventilation fan of appropriate size and in good working order. (2) An establishment shall take reasonable steps to ensure that the preparation room is secured to prevent unauthorized entry. (3) Preparation rooms shall have no windows that would permit persons outside to see into the preparation room. (4) All surfaces, instruments, tables, fixtures and equipment shall be cleaned and sanitized and all waste and soiled clothing properly disposed of as soon as practicable after preparation of a body. (5) The preparation room shall be maintained in an orderly manner, free from clutter. (6) Each preparation room shall be dedicated exclusively to the preparation of either dead human bodies or dead non-human bodies and signage shall be posted on or immediately adjacent to the entry door of the respective preparation room indicating the designated purpose. (7) At no time shall any refrigerator, container, tool, or implement be used to prepare, hold or store both dead human bodies and dead non-human bodies. Each refrigerator, container, tool, or implement shall be utilized exclusively for either dead human bodies or dead non- human bodies. (8) All refrigerators and containers shall be labeled to designate usage for the preparation or storage of either dead human bodies or dead non-human bodies if the establishment offers services for dead non-human bodies.