What constitutes “Evidence of eating/drinking/storing food or drink” within a hazardous materials laboratory?
A. Examples would include: Obvious food or drink in lab areas such as desks, refrigerators, microwaves, shelves, etc.; empty dishes or lunch bags in the lab; food/drink waste in laboratory trash cans; eating/drinking/storing food in an interior space that does not meet the requirements of a “break room”; food-related dishware being left to dry on a drying rack; un-covered containers of food or drink being transported through the lab; and gum-chewing.
