Section 410 IAC 6-7.2-23 - Fire and building safetyAuthority: IC 16-19-3-4
Affected: IC 16-19-3
Sec. 23.
(a) Each youth camp shall be equipped with a minimum of a 4-A, 60-B:C, ten (10) pound, multipurpose, dry chemical, pressure fire extinguisher within one hundred (100) feet of each kitchen, furnace room, and sleeping facilities.(b) Fire extinguishers must be readily accessible and maintained in an operable condition.(c) Exits from structures must be maintained free of obstructions and have exit signs clearly posted.(d) Buildings with occupancy of more than ten (10) persons shall have at least two (2) separate and independent exits. Exits shall not be closer to each other than fifty percent (50%) of the longest exterior dimension of the building.(e) Buildings with occupancy above the first floor shall have two (2) separate and independent exits. At least one (1) exit shall lead directly to the outside.(f) A one-room building used for sleeping shall be equipped with a smoke detector.(g) Buildings with two (2) or more compartmentalized sleeping rooms shall have hard-wired interconnected smoke detectors. (h) All required smoke detectors shall be UL listed.(i) All required smoke detectors shall be kept clean and tested monthly.(j) Fire drills shall be held within twenty-four (24) hours of the beginning of each camping session and weekly thereafter.(k) Gasoline and other flammable fluids shall be marked and stored in locked containers or in locked buildings not occupied by campers.(l) Gasoline and other flammable fluids shall be stored at least fifty (50) feet from sleeping quarters. Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-7.2-23; filed Jun 27, 2002, 1:30 p.m.: 25 IR 3752; errata filed Aug 19, 2002, 1:57 p.m.: 26 IR 36; readopted filed Jul 14, 2008, 2:14 p.m.: 20080806-IR-410080322RFAReadopted filed 9/10/2014, 2:08 p.m.: 20141008-IR-410140299RFAReadopted filed 9/10/2020, 2:11 p.m.: 20201007-IR-410200404RFA