Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) If the secretary has reason to believe
that defects could be present with regard to the integrity of the structure or
electrical system of the lodging establishment, the licensee may be required by
the secretary to retain the services of a professional engineer or local
building code officer to certify the lodging establishment for building safety.
Disasters after which the structural integrity may need to be evaluated shall
include a heavy snow or ice storm, flood, tornado, straight-line winds, fire,
hurricane, and earthquake.
(b) Each
licensee shall ensure that all repairs, construction, renovations, and
maintenance are conducted in a manner that provides safe conditions for the
guests and the public.
(c) The
licensee of each lodging establishment using fuel-fired equipment or appliances
that pose a potential carbon monoxide risk, including lodging establishments
with attached parking garages or wood-burning fireplaces, shall install one or
more carbon monoxide detectors according to the manufacturer's specifications.
(1) A carbon monoxide detector shall be
required in each non-guest room adjoining or sharing a common ventilation
system with an attached parking garage.
(2) Each carbon monoxide detector shall be in
working condition.
(A) Each carbon monoxide
detector shall be tested at least every six months to ensure that the detector
is operating properly. The batteries shall be changed, as needed.
(B) A 12-month history of all test results
shall be logged and maintained at the lodging establishment and made available
to the secretary upon request.
(C)
If a battery-operated detector is not operational for two consecutive tests,
the licensee shall install a detector that is hardwired with a battery
backup.
(3) A carbon
monoxide detector shall not be required to be installed in an attached parking
garage area.
(d) The
operation and maintenance requirements for each lodging establishment shall
include all of the following:
(1) Each lodging
establishment shall meet the requirements of all applicable building codes,
fire codes, and ordinances.
(2) No
freshly cut Christmas trees or boughs shall be used unless the freshly cut
trees or boughs are treated with a flame-resistant material. The documentation
of the treatment shall be kept on file at the lodging establishment for at
least one year.
(3) Textile
materials having a napped, tufted, looped, woven, nonwoven, or similar surface
shall not be applied to walls or ceilings, unless the textile materials are
treated with a flame-resistant material. The documentation of the treatment
shall be kept on file at the lodging establishment for as long as the materials
are used on the walls or ceilings. This documentation shall be made available
to the secretary upon request. Carpeting used as coving that covers the
junction between the floor and walls shall be exempt from this
requirement.
(4) Foam or plastic
materials or other highly flammable or toxic material shall not be used as an
interior wall, ceiling, or floor finish unless approved by the
secretary.
(5) The doors in any
public areas that lead outside the lodging establishment shall not be locked or
blocked, preventing egress when the building is occupied. No exit doors shall
be concealed or obscured by hangings, draperies, or any other
objects.
(6)
(A) Portable fire extinguishers shall be
required and located in the hallways, mechanical rooms, laundry areas, and all
other hazardous areas and within 75 feet of each guest room door. All portable
fire extinguishers shall be easily accessible to the guests and
employees.
(B) Each fire
extinguisher shall meet the following requirements:
(i) Be maintained in a fully charged and
operable condition;
(ii) be rated
at least 2A-10BC;
(iii) contain at
least five pounds of fire suppressant; and
(iv) be inspected annually by a fire
extinguisher company, a fire department representative, or another entity
approved by the secretary. The licensee shall retain a record of these
inspections at the lodging establishment for at least one year.
(7) Emergency lighting
shall be provided where guest room doors open to an interior corridor and where
guest room doors open to the outside but not directly at ground
level.
(8) A smoke detector shall
be installed in each guest sleeping room, cooking area and kitchen, interior
stairwell, hallway, laundry area, mechanical room, and any other fire hazard
area. Any heat-sensing device designed to detect fire may be installed in a
cooking area in lieu of a smoke detector.
(A)
All smoke detectors and heat-sensing devices shall be maintained in operating
condition.
(B) Each smoke detector
and each heat-sensing device shall be tested at least every six months to
ensure that the detector or device is operating properly. The batteries shall
be replaced as needed.
(C) A
12-month history of test results shall be logged and maintained at the lodging
establishment and made available to the secretary upon request.
(D) If a battery-operated detector is not
operational for two consecutive tests, the licensee shall install a detector
that is hardwired with a battery backup.
(E) Smoke detectors for hearing-impaired
individuals shall be available as specified in
K.S.A.
36-517, and amendments thereto.
(9) If hardwired, interconnected
smoke detectors are used, these detectors shall be tested and approved annually
by a fire sprinkler company, fire alarm company, fire department
representative, or any other entity approved by the secretary. A 12-month
history of test results shall be maintained at the lodging establishment and
made available to the secretary upon request.
(10) If fire alarm systems and fire sprinkler
systems are used, the systems shall be tested and approved annually by a fire
alarm company, fire sprinkler company, fire department representative, or any
other entity approved by the secretary. A 12-month history of test results
shall be maintained at the lodging establishment and made available to the
secretary upon request.
(11)
(A) All exit signs shall be clean and
legible. At least one exit sign shall be visible from each of the following
locations:
(i) The doorway of each guest room
that opens to an interior corridor; and
(ii) the doorway of each guest room that
opens to the outdoors but not directly at ground level.
(B) Each newly constructed lodging
establishment shall have supplemental directional signs indicating the
direction and path of egress.
(C)
Boarding houses and rooming houses shall not be required to have exit signs if
the requirements in paragraphs (d)(5) and (12) are met.
(12) An evacuation route diagram shall be
posted in a conspicuous location in each guest room. The diagram shall include
the location of the guest room, the layout of the floor, and the location of
the nearest available exits. If the door of a guest room opens directly to the
outdoors at ground level, the diagram shall not be required to be
posted.
(13) A copy of an emergency
management plan and employee instructions shall be kept on file in the lodging
establishment, made accessible to all employees, and made available to the
secretary upon request. A record that each employee has received training on
the emergency management plan shall be maintained at the lodging establishment
in each employee's file.