| (a) The facility shall maintain and have in effect
a written fire safety plan.
(b) The fire safety plan shall:
(1) be available to all supervisory personnel;
(2) provide for the protection of all persons in the
event of a fire by evacuation to areas of refuge and evacuation from
the building when necessary; and
(3) be coordinated with and reviewed by the fire authority
legally committed to serve the facility. The coordination and review
efforts required in this standard shall be validated by documentation
prepared or attested to by a representative of the applicable fire
authority.
(c) The fire safety plan shall include the following:
(1) procedures for limitations on the numbers or amounts
of books, clothing, and other combustible personal property allowed
in sleeping rooms and the proper disposal of combustible refuse;
(2) a prohibition on using portable space heaters within
the secure perimeter;
(3) a requirement for each staff member assigned to
the facility to be instructed and drilled regarding his or her duties
in the event of a fire to include the location and use of life safety
and/or fire suppression equipment:
(A) during new employee orientation; and
(B) at least once every 365 days; and
(4) procedures for the use and control of flammable,
toxic, and caustic materials.
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