Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 340 - Department of Human Services
Chapter 110 - Licensing Services
Subchapter 3 - Licensing Standards For Child Care Facilities
Part 5 - REQUIREMENTS FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES AND LARGE FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES
Section 340:110-3-97 - Fire safety
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 340:110-3-97
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) General requirements. The primary caregiver ensures compliance with construction and equipment requirements in this subsection. State or local fire officials are consulted as needed.
(1) Any building
licensed as a family child care home meets local minimum building codes. In
localities where a building code does not exist, construction conforms to
current state adopted building code.
(2) If care is provided on the second floor
of a multi-family dwelling, the structure meets the life safety code provisions
for multi-family occupancies.
(3)
Electrical wiring is installed, per state and local codes or
ordinances.
(4) All heating and air
conditioning equipment is installed, per state and local building
codes.
(5) Water heaters are
equipped with a pressure-relief valve.
(b) Exits.
(1) Each room used for child care has at
least two means of escape, and at least one escape is a door leading to an
unobstructed path to the outside. The second escape may be an unobstructed,
operable window not less than 820 square inches and large enough to allow all
adults and children to escape.
(2)
Security bars must be hinged with a quick release mechanism inside the home
with one motion to operate, or be unlocked during child care hours.
(3) Child care, including naptime, is not
provided for children 3 years of age and younger on any floor above ground
level.
(4) No story above the
second level, excluding basements, is used for child care.
(5) When care is provided on the second
level, the second route of escape must be a safe means to ground
level.
(6) Space accessible only by
a ladder, folding stairs, or through a trap door is not used for child
care.
(7) When child care is
permitted on the floor below ground level, basement, at least one exit is a
door leading directly to the outside at ground level. The second means of
escape may be an unobstructed, operable window not less than 820 square inches
and large enough to allow all adults and children to escape. Child care is not
provided more than one story below the ground.
(8) Every stairway is maintained free of
obstructions and provides safe passage.
(9) Stairways within the exits with four or
more steps have a railing.
(c) Doors.
(1) Each door providing a means of exiting
the home opens without a key and is no less than 28 inches wide.
(2) Every closet door latch enables children
to open the door from inside the closet.
(3) Every bathroom door lock enables opening
of the locked door from the outside with a readily accessible opening
device.
(d) Smoke detectors.
(1) There is at least one
operable smoke detector on each level of the home located at the top of any
stairs.
(2) Any room used for
children's playing or sleeping, except the kitchen, has a smoke
detector.
(3) Smoke detectors are
tested monthly, and documentation is maintained.
(e) Carbon monoxide detectors.
(1) One operable carbon monoxide detector is
installed, per manufacturer instructions, when there is a fuel burning
appliance in the home.
(2) Carbon
monoxide detectors are tested monthly, and documentation is
maintained.
(f) Fire extinguishers.
(1) A
portable fire extinguisher, Class ABC or BC, with a gauge is readily accessible
for the cooking area.
(2)
Disposable fire extinguishers with a gauge are acceptable.
(3) Extinguishing devices are
UL-approved.
(4) All fire
extinguishers are replaced or serviced and tagged by a state licensed authority
every three years. Replacement or service is also required when the seal is
broken.
(g) Heating equipment.
(1) Unvented,
ventfree, or open-face heaters are not used while children are in
care.
(2) Portable heaters are not
used while children are in care, with the exception of electric oil-filled
space heating units.
(3) A guard is
provided, protecting children from hot surfaces and open flames.
(4) Fireplaces in use while children are in
care have solid doors that are kept closed.
(5) A stove or combustion heater is not
located where it would prevent escape in case of malfunctioning.
(6) Heating equipment not specifically
designed or installed as a normal heating source is not used.
(h) Electrical services.
(1) The use of temporary
wiring or extension cords as permanent wiring is prohibited.
(2) Electrical outlet covers are used in all
areas occupied by children.
(3)
Electrical device charging cords are inaccessible to 3-year-olds and
younger.
(4) An operable flashlight
is available at all times.
(i) Mobile homes.
(1) Current compliance documentation with
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) standards is required for family child care
homes licensed in a mobile home manufactured after June 25, 1976.
(2) The mobile home is anchored and enclosed
to ground level with a wind-resistant material.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 107, eff 10-13-92 (emergency); Amended at 10 Ok Reg 2287, eff 6-11-93; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1607, eff 5-25-00; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 22, eff 10-1-07 (emergency); Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1962, eff 7-1-08
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