37 Tex. Admin. Code § 343.242 - Fire Safety Plan
(a) The facility
shall maintain and have in effect a written fire safety plan.
(b) The fire safety plan shall:
(1) be available to all supervisory
personnel;
(2) provide for the
protection of all persons in the event of a fire by evacuation to areas of
refuge and evacuation from the building when necessary; and
(3) be coordinated with and reviewed by the
fire authority legally committed to serve the facility. The coordination and
review efforts required in this standard shall be validated by documentation
prepared or attested to by a representative of the applicable fire
authority.
(c) The fire
safety plan shall include the following:
(1)
procedures for limitations on the numbers or amounts of books, clothing, and
other combustible personal property allowed in sleeping rooms and the proper
disposal of combustible refuse;
(2)
a prohibition on using portable space heaters within the secure
perimeter;
(3) a requirement for
each staff member assigned to the facility to be instructed and drilled
regarding his or her duties in the event of a fire to include the location and
use of life safety and/or fire suppression equipment:
(A) during new employee orientation;
and
(B) at least once every 365
days; and
(4) procedures
for the use and control of flammable, toxic, and caustic materials.
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