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Can Your Food Truck Pass OSHA Inspections?
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Food Trucks
In addition to needing to meet safety and health requirements of local regulatory organizations, food trucks (and other mobile businesses, such as Concession Trailers) need to be able to satisfy the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.
If a food truck doesn’t pass muster with OSHA, its owner could receive significant fines and even be subject to being closed down until certain conditions are remedied or improved.
The good news, according to Mobile Cuisine, is that OSHA’s requirements are within the bounds of reason. Much of what OSHA demands is in line with common sense and what you might expect from any entity that is charged with helping businesses and workplaces remain safe for everyone.
Some examples:
Your truck needs to have potable water (which means it is drinkable as served) as well as sinks and drains that are in good working order.
You must ensure that all exit routes from the truck are kept free of obstacles; you must also have an evacuation plan in the event of an emergency.
Your truck’s or concession trailer’s ventilation systems must be operational. This includes regular maintenance that removes grease, dirt and other debris that could potentially cause a fire.
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Concessions Go to the Movies
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Food Trucks
There’s a reason why you’ve likely started seeing more and more concession-style food items available at the movie theater: Depending on where you live, the expanded menus are another way for the theaters to make more money, especially wh...

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Restaurant Fire Safety Refresher
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Fire Suppression
In another installment of our reminders on restaurant kitchen safety – Private Large Kitchen Safety and Restaurant Safety Dos and Don’ts being two others worth looking over – it’s time to take another ...

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Outfitting a Floating Pizzeria
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Food Trucks
Fans of food trucks have likely gotten used to the convenience and pleasure of strolling down a sunny street, checking out which trucks are present and which specials look appetizing, and then choosing what they’d like to have for lunch or dinn...

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Safer Cooking Strategies
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Hoods
When it comes to Restaurant Safety, people generally understand – with some regular reminding – that it’s not a good idea to run on wet floors or to handle sharp objects loosely or carelessly. And much has been written about ...

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