(a) You must have a written emergency evacuation and
relocation diagram specifying directions for egress on file at your
operation.
(b) The emergency evacuation and relocation diagram
must show the following:
(1) A floor plan of your operation;
(2) The designated location outside of the operation
where all caregivers and children meet to ensure everyone has exited
the operation safely;
(3) The designated location inside the operation where
all caregivers and children take shelter from threatening weather;
and
(4) At least two exit routes that:
(A) Are located in distant parts of the building and
lead to the outside;
(B) Are not blocked in any way, including with furniture
or equipment;
(C) Are not through a kitchen or other hazardous area,
unless specifically approved in writing by the state or local fire
inspector. The written approval must be signed and dated by the state
or local fire inspector and maintained at your operation for our review;
(D) Are not a window, unless children and caregivers
are physically able to exit through the window to the ground outside
safely and quickly;
(E) Are not doors or windows that are locked and require
a key to open from the inside, unless specifically approved in writing
by the state or local fire inspector. The written approval must be
signed and dated by the state or local fire inspector and maintained
at your operation for our review;
(F) Do not lead into a pool area; and
(G) If above the ground level, are served by standard
stairs and do not require ladders, folding stairs, or trap doors to
gain access to the ground floor.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §748.3233 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909 |