Safety – Fire safety Family Home WAC Center WAC Proposed WAC Satisfactory/Minor/Major Conflicts with ECEAP, revisions; Concerns; Head Start, Schools Suggested Alternate District Standards and Language Practices WAC 170-296A-2575 170-300-0170 WAC 170-295-5020 Combustible and flammable Fire safety. How do I maintain a safe materials An early learning provider environment? (1) The licensee must not must comply with the State (1) You must maintain the allow combustible materials Building Code as now or building, equipment and (including, but not limited to, hereafter amended, premises in a safe manner that lint, or rags soaked in grease, pursuant to RCW protects the children from oils, or solvent) to accumulate; 19.27.031. Weight #7 injury hazards including but not those items must be removed limited to: from the building or stored in a An early learning provider (a) Burns (for example: closed metal container. must arrange for a building Chemicals or other potentially (2) The licensee must store and fire safety inspection flammable substances); items labeled "flammable," in annually, and inspection (h) When using heaters areas that are inaccessible to documents must be capable of reaching 110 children and away from exits. available for department degrees Fahrenheit on the review. A provider must surface, you must protect WAC 170-296A-2600 arrange a building or fire children from burn hazards by Furnaces and other heating safety inspection with a making them inaccessible to devices local government agency. children or locating them where (1) The licensee must keep If a local government children cannot reach them. paper, rubbish, or combustible agency is not available to (3) You may not use materials at least three feet conduct a fire safety portable heaters. away from any furnace, inspection, a provider must (5) You must maintain one fireplace, or other heating inspect for fire safety using or more telephones on the device. the State Fire Marshal form premises in working order that (2) A furnace must be (found at ). Weight #6 is accessible to staff at all inaccessible to the children, times. isolated, enclosed or protected.
Safety – Fire safety Family Home WAC Center WAC Proposed WAC Satisfactory/Minor/Major revisions; Concerns; Suggested Alternate Language Conflicts with ECEAP, Head Start, Schools District Standards and Practices WAC 170-296A-2575 Combustible and flammable materials (1) The licensee must not allow combustible materials (including, but not limited to, lint, or rags soaked in grease, oils, or solvent) to accumulate; those items must be removed from the building or stored in a closed metal container. (2) The licensee must store items labeled "flammable," in areas that are inaccessible to children and away from exits. WAC 170-296A-2600 Furnaces and other heating devices (1) The licensee must keep paper, rubbish, or combustible materials at least three feet away from any furnace, fireplace, or other heating device. (2) A furnace must be inaccessible to the children, isolated, enclosed or protected. WAC 170-295-5020 How do I maintain a safe environment? (1) You must maintain the building, equipment and premises in a safe manner that protects the children from injury hazards including but not limited to: (a) Burns (for example: Chemicals or other potentially flammable substances); (h) When using heaters capable of reaching 110 degrees Fahrenheit on the surface, you must protect children from burn hazards by making them inaccessible to children or locating them where children cannot reach them. (3) You may not use portable heaters. (5) You must maintain one or more telephones on the premises in working order that is accessible to staff at all times. 170-300-0170 Fire safety. An early learning provider must comply with the State Building Code as now or hereafter amended, pursuant to RCW 19.27.031. Weight #7 An early learning provider must arrange for a building and fire safety inspection annually, and inspection documents must be available for department review. A provider must arrange a building or fire safety inspection with a local government agency. If a local government agency is not available to conduct a fire safety inspection, a provider must inspect for fire safety using the State Fire Marshal form (found at ). Weight #6