Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8550 - Electrical service
Rule 550.
(1) The
electrical service shall be maintained in a safe condition.
(2) For new construction and additions,
electrical systems and service shall be inspected and approved by the
electrical inspecting authority having jurisdiction. A copy of the certificate
of approval shall be maintained at the center at all times.
(3) When warranted, conversions of existing
buildings and existing rooms to child care use, as well as existing licensed
centers, may require an electrical inspection.
(4) Extension cords, listed by a nationally
recognized testing laboratory, and used in accordance with all manufacturers
recommendations, may be used on a temporary basis, and for short periods of
time.
(5) All electrical outlets in
child use areas for children who are not yet school-age shall be made
inaccessible to children.
(6) All
electrical outlets in approved child use space located within 6 feet of a sink
or other water source shall be protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter
(GFCI).
(7) Power strips shall be
equipped with surge protectors and shall not be longer than 6 feet or be
connected to another power strip.
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