Utah Admin. Code R430-90-13 - Child Safety and Injury Prevention
(1) The provider shall ensure that any child
and staff use each building, outdoor area, toy, and any equipment safely and as
intended by the manufacturer to prevent injury to children.
(2) The provider shall ensure that any
poisonous or harmful plant is inaccessible to children.
(3) The provider shall ensure that any sharp
object, edge, corner, or point that could cut or puncture skin is inaccessible
to children.
(4) The provider shall
ensure that any choking hazard is inaccessible to any child younger than three
years old.
(5) The provider shall
ensure that any strangulation hazard, including any rope, cord, chain, and wire
attached to a structure and long enough to encircle a child's neck is
inaccessible to children.
(6) The
provider shall ensure that any tripping hazard including unsecured flooring,
any rug with a curled edge, or cord in a walkway is inaccessible to
children.
(7) The provider shall
ensure that any empty plastic bag large enough for a child's head to fit
inside, any latex glove, or balloon is inaccessible to any child younger than
five years old.
(8) The provider
shall ensure that standing water that measures two inches or deeper and five by
five inches or greater in diameter is inaccessible to children.
(9) The provider shall ensure that any toxic
or hazardous chemical, including any cleaner, insecticide, lawn product, and
flammable, corrosive, and reactive material is:
(a) disposed of properly;
(b) inaccessible to any child;
(c) stored in a container labeled with the
contents of the container; and
(d)
used according to manufacturer instructions.
(10) The provider shall ensure that the
following items are inaccessible to children:
(a) cigarette lighters;
(b) hot wax or other hot
substances;
(c) matches;
(d) open flames; and
(e) when in use, portable space heaters, wood
burning stoves, and fireplaces.
(11) The provider shall ensure that the
following items are inaccessible to a child:
(a) any live electrical wire; and
(b) for a child younger than five years old,
any electrical outlet and surge protector without a protective cap or safety
device when not in use.
(12) Unless used and stored as allowed by any
state or federal law, the provider shall ensure that any firearm, including a
gun, muzzleloader, rifle, shotgun, handgun, pistol, and automatic gun, is:
(a) locked in a cabinet or area using a key,
combination lock, or fingerprint lock; and
(b) stored unloaded and separate from
ammunition.
(13) The
provider shall ensure that any weapon, including a paintball gun, BB gun,
airsoft gun, sling shot, arrow, and mace, is inaccessible to
children.
(14) The provider shall
ensure that any alcohol, illegal substance, or sexually explicit material is
inaccessible and not used on the premises, during any offsite activity, or in
any facility vehicle any time a child is in care.
(15) The provider shall ensure that an
outdoor source of drinking water, including individually labeled water bottles,
a pitcher of water and individual cups, or a working water fountain is
available to each child when the outside temperature is 75 degrees Fahrenheit
or higher.
(16) The provider shall
ensure that each area accessible to a child is free of any heavy or unstable
object that a child could pull down on themselves, including any furniture,
unsecured television, and standing ladder.
(17) The provider shall ensure that hot water
accessible to a child does not exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
(18) The provider shall ensure that
highchairs that are used by children have T-shaped safety straps or safety
devices that are used when a child is in the chair.
(19) The provider shall ensure that infant
walkers with wheels are inaccessible to children.
(20) The provider shall ensure that any
tobacco, e-cigarette, e-juice, e-liquid, or similar product is inaccessible
and, in compliance with Title 26, Chapter 38, Utah Indoor Clean Air Act, is not
used:
(a) in a facility or any other building
when a child is in care;
(b) in any
vehicle that is being used to transport a child in care;
(c) within 25 feet of any entrance to a
facility or other building occupied by a child in care.
(d) in any outdoor area or within 25 feet of
any outdoor area occupied by a child in care;
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(1) The provider shall ensure that the building, outdoor area, toys, and equipment are used in a safe manner and as intended by the manufacturer to prevent injury to children.
(2) The provider shall ensure that poisonous and harmful plants are inaccessible to children.
(3) The provider shall ensure that sharp objects, edges, corners, or points that could cut or puncture skin are inaccessible to children.
(4) The provider shall ensure that choking hazards are inaccessible to children younger than three years old.
(5) The provider shall ensure that strangulation hazards including ropes, cords, chains, and wires attached to a structure and long enough to encircle a child's neck are inaccessible to children.
(6) The provider shall ensure that tripping hazards including unsecured flooring, rugs with curled edges, or cords in walkways are inaccessible to children.
(7) The provider shall ensure that empty plastic bags large enough for a child's head to fit inside, latex gloves, and balloons are inaccessible to children younger than five years old.
(8) The provider shall ensure that standing water that measures two inches or deeper and five by five inches or greater in diameter is inaccessible to children.
(9) The provider shall ensure that toxic or hazardous chemicals including cleaners, insecticides, lawn products, and flammable, corrosive, and reactive materials are:
(a) inaccessible to children;
(b) used according to manufacturer instructions;
(c) stored in containers labeled with the contents of the container; and
(d) disposed of properly.
(10) The provider shall ensure that the following items are inaccessible to children:
(a) matches or cigarette lighters;
(b) open flames;
(c) hot wax or other hot substances; and
(d) when in use, portable space heaters, wood burning stoves, and fireplaces.
(11) The provider shall ensure that the following items are inaccessible to children:
(a) live electrical wires; and
(b) for children younger than five years old, electrical outlets and surge protectors without protective caps or safety devices when not in use.
(12) Unless used and stored as allowed by any state or federal law, the provider shall ensure that firearms including guns, muzzleloaders, rifles, shotguns, hand guns, pistols, and automatic guns are:
(a) locked in a cabinet or area using a key, combination lock, or fingerprint lock; and
(b) stored unloaded and separate from ammunition.
(13) The provider shall ensure that weapons including paintball guns, BB guns, airsoft guns, sling shots, arrows, and mace are inaccessible to children.
(14) The provider shall ensure that alcohol, illegal substances, and sexually explicit material are inaccessible , and not used on the premises, during offsite activities, or in facility vehicles any time a child is in care.
(15) The provider shall ensure that an outdoor source of drinking water, including individually labeled water bottles, a pitcher of water and individual cups, or a working water fountain is available to each child when the outside temperature is 75 degrees or higher.
(16) The provider shall ensure that areas accessible to children are free of heavy or unstable objects that children could pull down on themselves, including furniture, unsecured televisions, and standing ladders.
(17) The provider shall ensure that hot water accessible to children does not exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
(18) The provider shall ensure that highchairs that are used by children have T-shaped safety straps or safety devices that are used when a child is in the chair.
(19) The provider shall ensure that infant walkers with wheels are inaccessible to children.
(20) The provider shall ensure that tobacco, e-cigarettes, e-juice, e-liquids, and similar products are inaccessible and, in compliance with the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act, not used:
(a) in the facility or any other building when a child is in care;
(b) in any vehicle that is being used to transport a child in care;
(c) within 25 feet of any entrance to the facility or other building occupied by a child in care; or
(d) in any outdoor area or within 25 feet of any outdoor area occupied by a child in care.