| (r) Janitor closets. In addition to the janitors' closet
called for in certain departments, other janitors' closets must be
provided throughout the facility to maintain a clean and sanitary
environment. All janitor closets must have a negative air pressure
in relation to adjacent areas with air exhausted through ducts to
the exterior.
(s) Disposal facilities. A policy and procedure for
the safe and sanitary disposal of special waste must be provided.
Space and facilities must be provided for the sanitary storage and
disposal of waste, not classified as special, by incineration, mechanical
destruction, compaction, containerization, removal, or contract with
outside resources, or by a combination of these techniques
(t) Maintenance, engineering service, and equipment
areas.
(1) The facility must provide storage for building
equipment, supplies, tools, parts, and yard maintenance equipment.
(2) Volatile liquids and supplies must not be kept
within the main building housing residents.
(3) All equipment requiring periodic maintenance, testing,
and servicing must be reasonably accessible. Necessary equipment to
conduct these services, such as ladders, specific tools, and keys,
must be readily available on site.
(u) Oxygen.
(1) The facility must implement procedures that ensure
the safe and sanitary use and storage of oxygen. Such procedures must
be in compliance with all applicable NFPA standards, including NFPA
99.
(2) Oxygen cylinders and containers must be in compliance
with NFPA 99. Liquid oxygen containers must be certified by UL or
another approved testing laboratory for compliance with NFPA 55 requirements.
The storage, handling, assembly, and testing must be in compliance
with all applicable NFPA standards, including NFPA 99 and NFPA 55
requirements. The facility is responsible for defining all potential
hazards both graphically and verbally to all persons involved in the
use of liquid oxygen and ensuring that the liquid-oxygen provider
does also.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §554.318 adopted to be effective July 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 4408; amended to be effective March 22, 2018, 43 TexReg 1646; transferred effective January 15, 2021, as published in the Texas Register December 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 8871 |
