Md. Code Regs. 13A.16.10.01 - Emergency Safety Requirements
A. Emergency and Disaster Plan.
(1) At least one center employee shall:
(a) Complete emergency preparedness training
that is approved by the office; and
(b) As part of the approved emergency
preparedness training, prepare a written emergency and disaster plan for the
center.
(2) The operator
shall maintain the emergency and disaster plan prepared in accordance with
A(1)(b) of this regulation.
(3) The
emergency and disaster plan shall:
(a)
Establish procedures for:
(i) Evacuating the
center, including an evacuation route;
(ii) Relocating staff and children to a
designated safe site;
(iii)
Sheltering in place in the event that evacuation is not feasible;
(iv) Notifying parents of children in care;
and
(v) Addressing the individual
needs of children, including children with special needs;
(b) Contain:
(i) The name of, and contact information for
the local emergency operations center;
(ii) Assignment of staff responsibilities
during an emergency or disaster;
(iii) A list of local emergency services
numbers; and
(iv) The radio station
call sign and frequency for the local Emergency Alert System;
(c) Be practiced by staff and
children at least:
(i) Once per month for
fire evacuation; and
(ii) Twice per
year for other emergency and disaster situations; and
(d) Be updated at least annually.
(4) A copy of the emergency escape
route floor plan shall be posted in each area and room in the center.
(5) Each employee shall be oriented to the
contents of the written emergency and disaster plan required at §A(2) of
this regulation.
(6) In the event
of a declared emergency, the operator shall be prepared to respond as directed
by the local emergency management agency through sources of public
information.
(7) During an
emergency evacuation or practice, a staff member shall take attendance records
out of the center and determine the presence of each child currently in
attendance.
B. If the
child care center is included within a comprehensive emergency and disaster
plan, the center operator shall ensure that:
(1) The comprehensive plan contents meet all
emergency and disaster plan requirements set forth at §A(2)(a) and (b) of
this regulation; and
(2) A copy of
the comprehensive plan is available to all staff.
C. An operator shall post, immediately
accessible to each telephone in the center, a notice stating the:
(1) 9-1-1 emergency telephone number to
summon fire, police, and rescue services;
(2) Center's name, address, and telephone
number;
(3) Telephone number of the
protective services unit of the local department of social services;
(4) Telephone number of a poison control
center;
(5) Name and telephone
number of the local health department or a physician to consult about issues
regarding health and illnesses;
(6)
Name and telephone number of the available adult as required by COMAR
13A.16.08.02D(3); and
(7) Telephone
number of the office.
Notes
Regulation .01A amended effective March 21, 2011 (38:6 Md. R. 396)
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