Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 76929 - Fire and Internal Disasters
(a) A written fire and internal disaster plan
incorporating evacuation procedures, shall be developed with the assistance of
qualified fire, safety and other appropriate experts. A copy of the plan shall
be available on the premises for review by the Department.
(b) The written plan shall include at least
the following:
(1) Procedures for the
assignment of personnel to specific tasks and responsibilities.
(2) Procedures for the use of alarm systems
and signals.
(3) Procedures for
fire containment.
(4) Procedures
for notification of the fire department, facility administrator, off-duty
facility staff and the Department, including a list of such persons' names and
telephone numbers.
(5) Location of
fire-fighting equipment.
(6)
Procedures for evacuation and specification of evacuation routes.
(7) Procedures for moving clients from
damaged areas of the facility to undamaged areas.
(8) Procedures for emergency transfers of
clients who can be moved to other health facilities, including arrangements for
safe and efficient transportation.
(9) Procedures for emergency discharge of
clients who can be discharged without jeopardy into the community, including
prior arrangements for their care, arrangements for safe and efficient
transportation and a 24-hour follow-up to ascertain that the clients are
receiving their required care.
(10)
A disaster tag containing all pertinent personal and medical information to
accompany each client who is moved, transferred, discharged or
evacuated.
(11) Procedures for
maintaining a record of client relocation.
(c) Fire and internal disaster drills shall
be held quarterly under varied conditions for each individual shift of facility
personnel.
(d) Actual client
evacuations shall be held at least three times a year, once on each
shift.
(e) A dated written report
and evaluation of each drill and rehearsal shall be maintained.
(f) The evacuation plan shall be posted
throughout the facility and shall include at least the following:
(1) Evacuation routes.
(2) Location of fire alarm boxes.
(3) Location of fire extinguishers.
(4) Telephone number of the local fire
department.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208.4 and 1267.7, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.
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