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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 355NON-SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER CPHYSICAL PLANT AND FIRE SAFETY
RULE §355.342Fire Safety Plan

(a) The facility shall have in effect and available to all supervisory personnel written copies of a fire safety plan for the protection of all persons in the event of a fire for their evacuation to areas of refuge and for their evacuation from the building if necessary.

(b) The fire safety plan shall be coordinated with and reviewed by the fire department whose jurisdiction includes the facility. The coordination and review efforts required in this standard shall be validated by written documentation prepared or attested to by a representative of the applicable fire department.

(c) The fire safety plan shall require that all employees be instructed to ensure the following:

  (1) proper disposal of combustible refuse;

  (2) prompt evacuation of the facility; and

  (3) procedures for the use and control of flammable, toxic, and caustic materials.


Source Note: The provisions of this §355.342 adopted to be effective November 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 7973

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