Haw. Code R. § 11-100.1-86 - Fire safety

(a) A Type I expanded ARCH shall be in compliance with existing fire safety standards for a Type I ARCH, as provided in section 11-100.1-23(b), and the following:

(1) Locking devices for room doors shall be readily opened by the occupant from inside the room without the use of a key or special knowledge. Push button locks shall automatically pop open upon turning of the doorknob;

(2) Resident's sleeping room doors shall be self closing;

(3) Fire drills shall be conducted and documented at least monthly under varied conditions and times of day;

(4) Hard wired smoke detectors shall be approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory and all shall be tested at least monthly to assure working order;

(5) In the residents' area, a hard wired smoke detector shall be located in the hallway outside of the resident sleeping rooms and also in the living/activity room. Hard wired or battery operated smoke detectors, or both, shall also be located in all resident sleeping rooms;

(6) In a one-story structure, a hard wired smoke detector shall separate the expanded ARCH resident area from the care giver's living area; and

(7) In a multi-story home, a hard wired smoke detector shall be in the care giver's living area or hallway outside the sleeping rooms and at the top of the interior stairway landing.

(b) Type II expanded ARCHs shall be in compliance with the requirements for Group I occupancies as defined in the Uniform Building Code and as detailed in applicable chapters of the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code adopted by reference by the state fire code and respective county fire codes.

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Haw. Code R. § 11-100.1-86

[Eff SEP 18 2006] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-1, 321-9, 321-10, 321-11, 321-15.1, 321-15.6, 321-15.61, 321-15.62) (Imp: HRS §§ 321-1, 321-9, 321-10, 321-11, 321-15.1, 321-15.6, 321-15.61, 321-15.62)