North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 14 - Director, Division of Health Service Regulation
Subchapter J - JAILS, LOCAL CONFINEMENT FACILITIES
Section .1500 - CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR EXISTING FACILITIES
Section 14J .1526 - MATERIAL TESTS
Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 14J .1526
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Tool-resisting materials that are included in jail equipment shall withstand the following tests:
(1) A load test of not less than 6,000
lbs. applied at the midpoint of heat-treated 7/8 inch or one inch diameter
double-ribbed round tool-resisting bar resting horizontally on two supports
spaced 12 inches apart. The load shall be applied with a blunt-end rounded to a
radius of approximately 1/4 inch on the edge which is in contact with the
tested bar. The bar shall not assume a permanent set in excess of 1/4 inch and
it shall not break under the load.
(2) Tool-resisting 7/8 inch or one inch steel
bars shall not be severed within six hours by using six hacksaw blades, and it
shall not be pierced by using six 1/8 inch bits, used either in a hand-operated
or motor-driven drill. The hacksaw blades and bits in this test shall be the
standard type found in institutions.
(b) Open-hearth steel shall be the type produced for corrections use and it shall have a chemical composition that is within the limits adopted by the Association of American Steel Manufacturers for open-hearth bars and shapes.
Authority
G.S.
153A-220;
153A-221;
Eff. June
1, 1990;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. January 5,
2016.
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