Hi jtang,
I assume you are referring to 2.5.1
I think the Standard is trying to direct you, ie via “utilities and other contact materials”
I suggest, from a Flowchart/Risk POV, “contact” is the significant term.
Perhaps a combination from –
(a) The BRC Glossary definition –
Utilities - Commodities or services, such as electricity or water, that are provided by a public body.
(slightly incomplete perhaps since not all water sources are from a public supply, or electricity in a power failure)
(Common usage seems to sometimes replace “electricity” by “Energy”)
(b) the Heading Sec.4.5 -
4.5 UTILITIES – WATER, ICE, AIR AND OTHER GASES
PS – based on previous threads, you may eventually also be interested in sections 4.3.(5,6)