8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1402-1-2.524
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 8 CCR 1402-1-2.524 - FIRE AND OTHER SAFETY REQUIREMENTSA. General Requirements 1. Buildings must be kept in good repair and maintained in a safe condition.2. Major cleaning is prohibited in rooms occupied by children.3. Volatile substances, such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, and oil-based paints, firearms, explosives, and other hazardous items, must be stored away from the area used for child care and be inaccessible to children.4. Combustibles, such as cleaning rags, mops, and cleaning compounds, must be stored in well-ventilated areas separated from flammable materials and stored in areas inaccessible to children.5. Closets, attics, basements, cellars, furnace rooms, and exit routes must be kept free from accumulation of extraneous materials.6. All heating units, gas or electric, must be installed and maintained with safety devices to prevent fire, explosions, and other hazards. No open-flame gas or oil stoves, unscreened fireplaces, hot plates, or unvented heaters can be used for heating purposes. All heating elements, including hot water pipes, must be insulated or installed in such a way that children cannot come in contact with them. Nothing flammable or combustible can be stored within three (3) feet of a hot water heater or furnace.7. Indoor and outdoor equipment, materials, and furnishings must be sturdy, safe and free of hazards.8. Equipment, materials, and furnishings, including durable furniture such as tables and chairs, must be stored in a manner that is safe for children.9. Extension cords cannot be used in place of permanent wiring.10. Corridors, halls, stairs, and porches must be adequately lighted. Operable battery-powered lights must be provided in locations readily accessible to staff in the event of electric power failure.B. Fire Safety 1. Every building and structure must be constructed, arranged, equipped, maintained, and operated so as to avoid undue danger to the lives and safety of its occupants from fire, smoke, fumes, or resulting panic during the period of time reasonably necessary for escape from the building or structure in case of fire or other emergency.2. Every building and structure must have at least two (2) approved, alternate means of egress from each floor of the building or to a common hallway leading to the exterior. They must be at different locations.3. Every exit must be clearly visible, or the route to reach it must be conspicuously indicated. Each path of escape must be clearly marked.4. In every building or structure, exits must be arranged and maintained so as to provide free and unobstructed egress from all parts of the building or structure at all times when it is occupied. Locks or fastening devices to prevent free escape from the inside of any building must not be installed. Only panic hardware or single-action hardware is permitted on a door or on a pair of doors. All door hardware must be within the reach of children.5. If the building in which the center operates has a security lock on outside exit doors, the center must obtain written permission from the local fire department; and there must be a written sign attached to the door instructing staff that the security lock is not to be utilized when children are present and the center is in operation.6. Every building and structure must have an automatic or Department-approved manually operated fire alarm system to warn occupants of the existence of fire or to facilitate the orderly conduct of fire exit drills.46 CR 22, November 25, 2023, effective 12/15/2023