Policy Text
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MJ/RCCC
OPERATIONS ORDER
Culinary Equipment Control
The purpose of this Order is to standardize the procedures to e nsure control of culinary
equipment at the Main Jail and the Rio Cosumnes Correct ional Center (RCCC).
I. Policy
Personnel assigned to kitchen dutie s shall maintain constant co ntrol and accountability
of the equipment, instruments and utensils used in the kitchen to ensure the safety of
staff and prisoners and the se curity of the facility.
II. Culinary Equipment Responsibility
A. Civilian and sworn staff shall be responsible for monitoring the control of
all kitchen equipment and utensils.
B. The civilian kitchen staff s hall be responsible for the stor age, issuance and
inventory of kitchen equipment and utensils.
1. A lockable cabinet, located in the Kitchen, shall be used to store all
knives, cleavers and food pr ocessor slice blades.
2. Kitchen staff shall keep this cabinet locked and maintain a logbook
of cutlery issuance.
3. Kitchen staff shall secure all knives to the work surface vi a attached
tethers before dispersing them to inmate workers.
C. The civilian kitchen staff's shift supervisor and custody st aff assigned as
the “Kitchen Officer” shall make a check of kitchen cutlery equ ipment and
utensils at the beginning and end of his/her shift, before food c a r t s a r e
released to housing areas and prior to any garbage being taken out to the
dumpster.
D. Kitchen culinary equipment and utensils shall not be allowed outside the
Kitchen or Staff Dining Areas without supervisor approval.
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MJ/RCCC III. Equipment Control Disputes
A. Kitchen personnel not practicing proper equipment control sh all be
verbally advised of the specific unacceptable practice by sworn staff and
given a recommended alt ernative practice.
B. If a dispute arises, sworn st aff shall request a sworn super visor to respond
to the location to medi ate the situation.
1. The sworn supervisor shall hav e the authority to implement t he
solution that he/she determines to be appropriate for the given
situation.
C. If the work practice is criti cal to the immediate safety of staff or the security
of the jail, in the opinion of the officer, the practice shall be stopped until a
sworn supervisor resol ves the situation.
D. Larger policy decisions impac ting more than one shift or reo ccurring
situations shall be documented by the appropriate supervisor an d
forwarded to the Assistant Divis ion Commander for resolution. The final
determination will be made by the Division Commander.
IV. Lost and Found Equipment
A. Kitchen personnel shall verbally report the loss of any equi pment
immediately to sworn custody staff and assist in a search for t he
equipment if appropriate.
B. Sworn custody staff shall start a search for the missing equ ipment. If the
equipment is not immediately acc ounted for, he/she shall report the loss to
a supervisor and take the following steps:
1. Summon additional staff to the location if necessary.
2. Remove all inmate workers fr om the area where the equipment was
lost and coordinate the physical search of all inmates who had
access to the area.
a. If a strip search is necessary, it will be conducted in
accordance with existing departmental policy.
3. All areas accessible to the above inmates shall be searched
thoroughly. This minimally includes food carts, garbage cans,
dumpster areas, etc.
C. Sworn custody staff assigne d to the area where the equipment w a s
noticed missing shall complete documentation that includes the
circumstances surrounding the missing item or equipment, and ac tions
taken by custody staff, and the resolution.
D. The following documentation, whether or not the equipment wa s found,
minimally includes:
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MJ/RCCC 1. A Log book entry.
2. A “Watch Summary Log” (Green Sheet).
3. An Incident/Information Report.
4. An Inter-Departmental Corres pondence (IDC) to the supervisor .
5. An Incident Report Detail (PF-10) if a specific prisoner(s) are
determined to be involved.
6. A Crime or Casualty Report if necessary.
E. If civilian kitchen staff r eported the equipment missing, he /she shall also
complete an Inter-Department Correspondence (IDC) to the Sergea nt
explaining when, what, where and how the equipment was noticed missing.
1. Civilian kitchen staff shall ensure the appropriate entries are made
in the inventory logs.
Appendices: None
Related Orders: None
References: None