(a) Program employees shall inspect each program site daily to detect sanitation and safety concerns that might affect the health and safety of the participants. A daily inspection report must be completed by program employees and kept on file by the coordinator.
(b) All buildings, grounds, and equipment at each program site must be inspected, cleaned, repaired, and maintained to protect the health of the participants.
(c) All equipment and supplies used in a program must be safe for use by the participants.
(d) First aid supplies must be readily available to all program employees at each site, during transportation to an off-site activity, and for the duration of any off-site activity. A program employee shall maintain first aid supplies in a designated location, readily available to staff. Each program employee must at all times have immediate access to a guide to first aid and emergency care.
(e) Air conditioners, electric fans, and heaters at each program site must be mounted out of the participants’ reach or have safeguards that keep participants from being injured.
(f) Porches and platforms at each program site that are more than 30 inches above the ground must be equipped with railings that participants can reach.
(a) In case of fire, danger of fire, explosion, or any other emergency, a program employee’s first priority is to evacuate the participants to a designated safe area.
(b) Each program site must have at least one fire extinguisher approved by the fire marshal that is readily available to all program employees. Annually, a coordinator shall inspect the fire extinguisher and send an inspection report to the director, who shall keep the report on file for a minimum of two years. Every program employee must be trained in the proper use of a fire extinguisher.
(c) Fire drills will be initiated at program sites according to the following schedule:
(1) After school programs. A fire drill will be conducted once every three months. Program employees will confer with school staff to ensure that city and school procedures do not conflict.
(2) Summer programs: A fire drill will be conducted twice during the session.
(3) Holiday programs: A fire drill will be conducted once during the fall and spring sessions.
(a) Illness or injury.
(1) A participant who is considered to be a health or safety concern to other participants or employees will not be admitted to a program.
(2) Illnesses and injuries will be handled in a manner that protects the health of all participants and employees.
(3) A program employee shall follow plans to provide emergency care for injured participants with symptoms of an acute illness as specified in the program manual.
(4) Each program employee shall follow the recommendation of the Texas Department of Health concerning the admission or readmission of any participant after a communicable disease.
(b) Medication. A program employee shall administer medication only in accordance with the following conditions:
(1) A parent must complete and sign a medication form that provides a current list of medications that a participant must take while in the program, with details as to times and dosages. The form must include authorization for a program employee to dispense the medication and an indemnification clause to protect the city.
(2) Every prescription medication must be in the original container and labeled with the child’s name, a date, directions, and the physician’s name. A program employee shall administer the medication only as stated on the label. A program employee may not administer medication after the expiration date.
(3) Every nonprescription medication must be labeled with the child’s name and the date the medication was brought to the program. A nonprescription medication must be in the original container and shall be administered by a program employee only according to label direction.
(4) Any medication dispensed will be limited to routine oral ingestion that requires no special knowledge or skill. No injection may be administered by a program employee.
(5) A program employee shall ensure that all medications are inaccessible to program participants and, if it is necessary to keep medications in a refrigerator, that the medications are kept separate from food.
(c) Toilet facilities.
(1) Each program site must have inside toilets located and equipped so that children can use them independently and program employees can supervise as needed.
(2) One flush toilet must be provided for every 30 children. Urinals may be counted in the ratio of toilets to children, but may not exceed 50 percent of the total number of toilets.
(3) An appropriate and adequate number of lavatories must be provided.
(d) Sanitation.
(1) Each program facility must have adequate light, ventilation, and heat.
(2) Each program must be provided with an adequate supply of water meeting the standards of the Texas Department of Health for drinking water. A program employee shall ensure that water is supplied to participants in a safe and sanitary manner.