Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-5-605

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 35, August 30, 2024

Section R9-5-605 - Fire and Safety

A. A licensee shall install and maintain a portable, pressurized fire extinguisher that meets, at a minimum, a 2A-10-BC rating of the Underwriters Laboratories in a facility's kitchen and any other location required by Standard 10-1 of the International Fire Code, incorporated by reference in A.A.C. R9-1-412.

B. A licensee shall ensure that:

1. All designated exits, corridors, and passageways that provide escape from the building are unobstructed and unlocked during hours of operation;

2. Combustible material, such as paper, boxes, or rags, is not permitted to accumulate inside or outside the facility premises;

3. An unvented or open-flame space heater or portable heater is not used on the facility premises;

4. A gas valve on an unused gas outlet is removed and capped where it emerges from the wall or floor;

5. Electrical extension cords are not used;

6. Except for a room used only for an enrolled school-age child, each unused electrical outlet is covered with a safety plug cover or insert;

7. Slow cookers and hot plates are used only in a kitchen and are inaccessible to an enrolled child;

8. Heating and cooling equipment is inaccessible to an enrolled child;

9. Fans are mounted and inaccessible to an enrolled child;

10. Toilet rooms are ventilated to the outside of the building, either by a screened window open to the outside air or by an exhaust fan and duct system that is operated when the toilet room is in use;

11. A toilet room with a door that opens to the exterior of a building is equipped with a self-closing device that keeps the door closed except when an individual is entering or exiting;

12. A toilet room door does not open into a kitchen;

13. A smoke detector is installed in each indoor activity area and kitchen;

14. Each smoke detector required in subsection (B)(13) is:

a. Maintained in an operable condition;

b. Either battery operated or, if hard wired into the electrical system of the child care facility, has a back-up battery; and

c. Tested monthly;

15. If the local fire jurisdiction requires a sprinkler system, the sprinkler system is:

a. Installed,

b. Operable,

c. Tested quarterly, and

d. Serviced at least once every 12 months;

16. The fire extinguisher required in subsection (A):

a. Is serviced at least once every 12 months, and

b. Has a tag attached to the fire extinguisher that specifies the date of the last servicing and the identification of the person who serviced the fire extinguisher; and

17. The testing required in subsections (B)(14) and (15) and servicing required in subsection (B)(16) is documented and the documentation is:

a. Maintained by the licensee, and

b. Available for at least 12 months after the date of the testing or servicing.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-5-605

Adopted effective December 12, 1986 (Supp. 86-6). Former Section R9-5-605 repealed and a new Section R9-5-605 adopted effective July 7, 1988 (Supp. 88-3). Section repealed; new Section adopted effective October 17, 1997 (Supp. 97-4). Former R9-5-605 renumbered to R9-5-604; new R9-5-605 renumbered from R9-5-606 and amended by exempt rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1564, effective September 30, 2010 (Supp. 10-3).