Abattoir Practices and Animal Products Technology

INSTALLATION

• All permanently mounted equipment be installed sufficiently away from walls or above the floor (minimum of 300 mm) for easy cleaning and inspection or it should touch the wall or floor.
• Wall mounted cabinets and electrical connections shall be installed at 25mm from equipment or walls or shall be completely sealed to the equipment or wall.
• Water washing equipments, sausage stuffing tables, can sterilizers and casing preparation equipment shall be installed so that waste water from each unit is delivered through an interrupted connection into the drainage system without flowing over the floor.
• Soaking and cooking vats should be provided with overflow pipes atleast 50mm in diameter.
• All tables or equipments having water on the working surface shall be provided with turned up edges of less than 25mm.