Section He-C 4002.17 - Emergency Preparedness and Practice Drills(a) Except for nature-based programs that operate solely outside, programs shall conduct fire drills in accordance with the following:(1) Programs that operate continuously throughout the year shall conduct at least one drill each month of operation;(2) Programs that operate only during the school year shall conduct a drill within 14 days of opening each year and monthly thereafter;(3) Programs that operate only during the summer months shall conduct one fire drill in each month of operation;(4) Child care personnel shall conduct fire drills at varying times during operating hours, including night time hours, if applicable, to ensure that each child attending the program experiences fire drills;(5) Child care staff shall activate the actual fire alarm system for the building for at least 2 of the required monthly fire drills required each year and use a fire alarm or smoke detector to signal all other fire drills;(6) All children and child care staff shall evacuate the building during each fire drill; and(7) Child care staff shall check daily attendance records to ensure that all children and staff are accounted for, after the building is evacuated.(b) The only exception to (a)(5) above shall be for school age programs operating in a public or private school, use of the actual fire alarm system for the building shall not be required for the monthly fire drills.(c) Programs shall complete a written record of fire drills, which shall be: (1) Maintained on file at the program for one year; and(2) Available for review by the fire inspector and the department.(d) The written record of fire drills required under (c) above shall include:(1) The date and time the drill was conducted and if the actual fire alarm system was used;(3) The number of children evacuated and total number of people in the building at the time of the drill;(4) The amount of time taken to evacuate the building; and(5) The name of the person conducting the drill.(e) The center director, site director, or family child care provider or his or her designee shall conduct a fire drill in the presence of a representative of the department or the local fire department upon request by either of those entities.(f) In order to assure that staff and children are familiar with all of the EOP drills, programs shall: (1) Practice evacuation off-site and bomb threats once per year with all child care staff;(2) Practice at least 2 other components of their EOP with all child care staff and children each calendar year; and(3) Review all EOP response actions with all staff at least 4 times each calendar year.(g) Child care personnel shall record and maintain on file for review, a log of the practice drills and staff reviews required in (f) above, that include: (1) The date and time of the drill time, (2) The type of drill practiced or drill reviewed:(3) The method of review or practice, such as in-person, or review of on-line training;(4) The name of all staff that participated in the review or drill; and(5) The signature and date of the person conducting the review or drill.N.H. Admin. Code § He-C 4002.17
#4871, eff 7-24-90; ss by #5203, eff 8-16-91; ss by #6558, INTERIM, eff 8-16-97, EXPIRED: 12-14-97
New. #6719, eff 3-25-98; ss by #7294, eff 5-26-00; ss by #9160, INTERIM, eff 5-26-08, EXPIRES: 11-22-08; ss by #9310, eff 11-23-08 (from He-C 4002.19 )
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 49, Filed December 8, 2016, Proposed by #12046, Effective 11/19/2016, Expires 5/18/2017.Ss by #12174, EMERGENCY RULE, eff 5-17-17, EXPIRES: 11-13-17;Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 50, Filed December 14, 2017, Proposed by #12415, Effective 11/6/2017, Expires 11/6/2027.Amended by Volume XLII Number 19, Filed May 12, 2022, Proposed by #13373, Effective 4/22/2022, Expires 4/22/2032