N.J. Admin. Code § 10:161B-15.2 - Drills, tests and inspections
(a) The
facility shall conduct and document drills of emergency plans annually and as
follows:
1. On an annual basis, fire
emergency drills shall be conducted at least quarterly during each of two
shifts (eight drills per annum);
2.
On an annual basis, emergency disaster drills other than fire, that is,
hurricane, natural disasters, bomb threat, loss of water, loss of power,
radiological, biological or chemical incidents, shall be conducted at least
quarterly (four drills per annum); and
3. The facility shall maintain documentation
of all drills, including the date, hour, description of the drill,
participating staff, and signature of the person in charge of the
drill.
(b) The facility
shall perform quarterly tests of the building's manual pull alarm system and
shall maintain documentation of test dates, locations of manual pull alarms
tested, individuals testing the alarms, and results of the tests.
(c) The facility shall annually examine its
fire extinguishers and maintain or replace them in accordance with
manufacturer's requirements, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 10,
2002 edition, as amended and supplemented, incorporated herein by reference;
N.J.S.A.
52:27D-198, the Uniform Fire Safety Act; and
N.J.A.C. 5:70, the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code. NFPA publications are
available from the NFPA, One Battery March Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA
02269-9101, 1-800-344-3555, http://www.nfpa.org.
(d) The facility shall conduct the following
inspections:
1. Monthly testing of emergency
lighting;
2. Semi-annual inspection
of the fire detection system;
3.
Semi-annual inspection of the automatic sprinkler system, if
applicable;
4. Annual fire
inspection by the local fire code authority;
5. Annual elevator inspection in accord with
N.J.A.C.
5:23-12.3, Elevator safety subcode, Reference
Standard ASME A17.1-96; and
6.
Annual inspection of the heating and ventilation system.
(e) The facility shall document the results
of all inspections, including:
1.
Documentation of the test date;
2.
The location of the system or requirement tested;
3. The name and title of the individual
conducting test; and
4. The result
of the test.
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