Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Institution heads shall maintain procedures for
controlling the following safety and security hazards within facilities:
(a) Fire prevention and suppression.
(1) Mattresses, cushions, and pads shall not
be used in the living areas of departmental facilities unless they are
certified by the manufacturer as meeting the bureau of home furnishings'
Technical Information Bulletin Number 121.
(2) Noncombustible receptacles shall be
provided in incarcerated person living areas for disposal of such forms of
refuse as cans, paper, and dust, and the disposal of flammable liquids and rags
shall be in accordance with the uniform fire code.
(3) Facilities with female incarcerated
persons shall have a complement of female firefighters assigned to its fire
department.
(4) Staff and
incarcerated persons shall be familiar with fire evacuation routes, exits, and
procedures. An evacuation drill shall be conducted quarterly on each watch.
Where such drill would jeopardize personal safety or facility security, staff
shall conduct a walk-through of the procedures.
(5) A facility's mutual aid participation
shall not jeopardize the facility or violate minimum safety
standards.
(b) Control of
harmful physical agents and toxic or hazardous substances.
(1) No staff member or incarcerated person
shall use or handle harmful physical agents and toxic or hazardous substances
as defined in 8 CCR, subchapter 7, sections 3204(c)(13) and 5194(c), until
trained in the safe handling of and emergency procedures for the use and
handling of such agents or substances.
(2) Except for authorized use of gasoline,
incarcerated persons shall not, without direct staff supervision, have access
to harmful physical agents and hazardous or toxic substances, or the
inventories of such agents or substances.
(d) Control of armory and armaments,
including firearms, ammunition, chemical agents, and any explosives under the
institution's control.
(e) Control
of keys and security locking devices.
Note: Authority cited: Section
5058, Penal
Code. Reference: Section
5054, Penal
Code.
Note: Authority cited: Section
5058, Penal
Code. Reference: Section
5054, Penal
Code.
