New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 44C - STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENCES FOR PERSONS WITH HEAD INJURIES
Subchapter 6 - FIRE SAFETY AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Section 10:44C-6.3 - Fire drills
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:44C-6.3
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Fire drills, supervised by staff, shall be performed at a minimum of once per month.
1. Each shift shall perform at least four
fire drills a year, four of which shall be during normal sleeping hours for the
residents of the home.
2. Fire
drills shall be performed at random and varying times, so that persons served
are engaged in a variety of routine activities during the drills.
3. Fire drills shall assure that all means of
egress are used throughout the year; except those in areas that are not
routinely utilized by persons served, such as unfinished basements, furnace
rooms, and garages without ramps.
4. An egress time of three minutes or less
shall be attained and maintained.
i. The
evacuation drill shall be timed from when the alarm is sounded until the last
occupant crosses the threshold of a means of
egress.
(b) Written records shall be maintained, including the following information:
1. The date and time of the fire
drill;
2. The location of the
simulated fire;
3. The means of
egress used;
4. The full names of
persons served and staff who participated in the drill; and
5. The time required for all persons to
evacuate the residence.
(c) In the event that a person served exceeds the allotted evacuation time, the licensee shall take one of the following steps:
1. Training in evacuation shall be
provided to the person served upon admission.
i. If the person served is unable to evacuate
the residence in three minutes or less after training, the licensee shall
assure that (c)2, 3 or 4 below is implemented;
2. Add awake staff to assure the three-minute
time is met;
3. Relocate persons
served so that the three-minute time is met; or
4. Conform to the I-1 Group classification
(see N.J.A.C. 5:23).
(d) Within 24 hours of admission, each person served shall participate in a fire drill to ensure knowledge of emergency egress procedures.
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