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(A) All emergency response lock box
units shall be constructed to meet the following minimum criteria:
(1) Each emergency response lock box unit
shall have a minimum interior size of fourteen inches by twelve inches by two
inches, except as follows;
(a) Where the fire
department of the political subdivision having jurisdiction has agreed with the
owner(s) or operator(s) of the facility that a smaller emergency response lock
box unit will be large enough to permit the storage of all required documents
to be contained therein; or
(b)
Where the emergency response lock box unit must be larger to permit the storage
of all required documents to be stored there in.
(2) Each emergency response lock box unit
shall be constructed of a material which is "non-combustible".
(a) Noncombustible means a material in the
form in which it is used and under the conditions anticipated, will not aid
combustion or add appreciable heat to an ambient fire.
Note: Materials tested in accordance with ASTM E136 Standard
Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Verticle Tube Furnace at 750 degrees
C and conforming to the criteria contained in section 7 of NFPA 101, the Life
Safety Code, shall be considered noncombustible.
(3) Each emergency response lock box unit
shall be constructed to be "weatherproof".
(a) Weatherproof means sufficiently protected
to prevent the penetration of rain, snow, and wind driven sand, dirt or dust
under all operating conditions as set forth in NFPA 414 "Standard for Aircraft
Rescue and Fire-Fighting Vehicles, 1995 edition."
(4) Each emergency response lock box unit
shall be secured in the manner established by the fire department of the
political subdivision having jurisdiction.
(5) Each emergency response lock box unit
shall be colored and marked in a manner prescribed by the fire department of
the political subdivision having jurisdiction.
(B) The construction of key boxes is not
regulated under Chapter 3750-75 of the Administrative Code.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
3750-75-03
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
3/17/2021 and
03/17/2026
Promulgated
Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority:
3750.02(B)(6)
Rule Amplifies:
3750.11(D)
Prior Effective Dates:
09/01/1998, 02/10/2005
R.C.
119.032 review dates:
08/21/2014 and
08/21/2019
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 3750.02(B)(6)
Rule Amplifies:
3750.11(D)
Prior Effective Dates: 9/1/98,
2/10/05