Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0465 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Subtitle 0465-02 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Department of
Chapter 0465-02-05 - Adequacy of Environment and Services
Section 0465-02-05-.08 - LICENSEES PROVIDING VOCATIONAL SERVICES

(1) Activities of an industrial or productive vocational nature such as assembling, packaging, painting, stripping, wood or metal working, or manufacturing must be conducted in a designated area or room which is separated by fire-rated construction, as required by the applicable Life Safety rules under Chapter 0465-02-04 of these rules, from any other part of the building not used for vocational purposes such as classrooms, residential areas, offices, or storage rooms.

(2) Permanent aisles and passageways which provide the most direct route of egress to exits must be clearly identified within open work areas, and such aisles and passageways must be maintained free of obstacles and in good repair.

(3) All floor surfaces, platforms, and other walking surfaces must be maintained in a clean manner and free of holes or projections which constitute hazards.

(4) All materials must be stored in tiers which are stacked, racked, blocked, inter-blocked, or otherwise secured to prevent sliding, collapsing, or falling.

(5) All powered equipment, machinery, and powered hand tools must be equipped and maintained with the safety guards, shields, and other devices necessary to protect the health and safety of the operators and others in the work area.

(6) All exposed rotating parts, motor shafts, drive belts, chains, cables, gears, cutting blades, wheels, and other moving parts of machinery must be adequately guarded.

(7) Personal protective equipment and clothing must be provided to persons supported and employees, when appropriate, when handling dangerous materials or working at hazardous operations.

(8) All interior floor and wall openings, open-sized mezzanine areas or platforms, which are six (6) feet or more above the adjacent ground level, must be guarded by standard railing.

(9) Natural or adequately-powered ventilation which conforms to ventilation rates of the state-adopted building codes must be provided for all working areas.

(10) Equipment, conductors, controls, and signaling devices which are necessary to provide a complete electrical system must be provided. All specifications and materials must meet state-adopted standards of the building codes and of the Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., or similarly established standards.