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e e Texas Department of Health . Division .of Food and Drugs Page 26 of 35 of the walls and ceilings. Utili~y service lines and pipes shall not be unnecessarily exposed on walls or ceilings in those areas listed in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this rule. (5) Attachments. Light fixtures, vent covers, wall-mounted fans, decorative materials, and similar equipment attached to walls and ceilings shall be easily cleanable and shall be maintained in good repair. (6) Covering Material Inst~llation. Wall and ceiling covering materials shall be attached and sealed so as to be easily cleanable. (c) Cleaning'Physical Facilities. (1) General. Cleaning of floo'rs and walls, except emergency cleaning of floors, ~hall be done during periods when the least amount of food is exposed, ~uch as after closing or between meals. Floor, mats, duckboards, walls, ceilings. and attached equipment and decorative ma'terials shall be kept cle~n. Only dustless methods of cleaning floors and walls shall be used. such as vacuum cleaning. wet clean~ng, or the use of dust-arresting sweeping compounds with, brooms. (2) Utility Facility. In new or extensively. remodeled establishments at least one utility sink or curbed cleaning facility with a floor drain shall,be provided and used for the cleaning of mops or similar wet floor cleaning tools and for the disposal of mop water or similar liquid wastes. The use of lavatories, utensil-washing or equipment-washing, or food preparation sinks for this purpose is prohibited. (d) Lighting. (I) General. At least f(ft~(50) foot candles of light shall be provided to all working surfaces and at least thirty(30) foot candles of light shall be provided to all other surfaces and equipment in food preparation, utensil-washing, and.handwashing areas, and in toilet rooms. At least twenty(20) foot candles of light at a distance of thirty(30) inches from the floor shall be provided in all other areas, except that this requirement applies to ~ining areas only during cleaning operations. , ' (2) Protective Shielding. (A) ~hielding to protect against broken glass falling onto' ,food shall be provided for all artificial lighting fixtures located over, by, or within food storage, preparation, service, and display facilities, and facilities where utensils and equipment are cleaned and stored. (B) Infra-red or other heat lamps shall be protected against breakage by a shield surrounding and extending beyond the bulb, leaving only the face of the bulb exposed. (e) Ventilation.