Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-08-37-.17 - DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
(1) A TBI
residential home shall have in effect and available for all supervisory
personnel and staff written copies of the following disaster, refuge and/or
evacuation plans readily available at all times:
(a) Fire Safety Procedures Plan shall
include:
1. Minor fires;
2. Major fires;
3. Fighting the fire;
4. Evacuation procedures; and
5. Staff functions.
(b) Tornado/Severe Weather Procedures Plan
shall include:
1. Staff duties and
2. Evacuation procedures.
(c) Bomb Threat Procedures Plan
shall include:
1. Staff duties;
2. Search team, searching the
premises;
3. Notification of
authorities;
4. Location of
suspicious objects; and,
5.
Evacuation procedures.
(d) Flood Procedure Plan, if applicable,
shall include:
1. Staff duties;
2. Evacuation procedures; and
3. Safety procedures following the
flood.
(e) Severe Cold
Weather and Severe Hot Weather Procedure Plans shall include:
1. Staff duties;
2. Equipment failures;
3. Evacuation procedures; and
4. Emergency food service.
(f) Earthquake Disaster Procedures
Plan shall include:
1. Staff
duties;
2. Evacuation
procedures;
3. Safety procedures;
and
4. Emergency
services.
(2)
A TBI residential home shall comply with the following:
(a) Maintain a detailed log with staff
signatures designating the training each employee receives regarding disaster
preparedness.
(b) Train all
employees annually as required in the plans listed above and keep each employee
informed with respect to the employee's duties under the plans.
(c) Exercise each of the plans listed above
annually.
(3) A TBI
residential home shall participate in the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
local/county emergency plan on an annual basis. Participation includes:
(a) Filling out and submitting a
questionnaire on a form to be provided by the Tennessee Emergency Management
Agency; and
(b) Maintaining
documentation of participation that shall be made available to survey staff as
proof of participation.
(4) A TBI residential home shall have a
functioning emergency back-up generator adequate to meet the TBI residential
home's HVAC and essential needs until regular service is restored. The TBI
residential home shall have a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of fuel
designed to operate at its rated load. This requirement shall be coordinated
with the Disaster Preparedness Plan or with the local resources.
(a) All generators shall be exercised for
thirty (30) minutes each month under full load, including automatic and manual
transfer of equipment.
(b) The
emergency generator shall be operated at the existing connected load and not on
dual power. The TBI residential home shall maintain a monthly log and have
trained staff familiar with the generator's operation.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยงยง 68-11-202, 68-11-206, 68-11-209, 68-11-270, and 68-11-273.
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