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The evacuation plan shall be posted throughout the facility and shall include the following minimum requirements:
1. Evacuation routes, including locations of exits.
2. The location of fire alarm pull stations.
3. The location of portable fire extinguishers and other fire protection equipment.
4. The phone number of the Fire Department.
5. Designation of outside refuge areas where guests or patients are to assemble after evacuation of the building.
6. Assignment of a responsible person to call the Fire Department upon notification of any fire or upon the activation of any fire protection system.
The Fire/Life Safety Program shall be updated and approved annually. All personnel shall receive approved training conducted by the Department or by a health care facility instructor who is certified in accordance with Section 57.117. New employees shall receive such training within 30 days of employment.
Portable electrical heating appliances shall not be used in any institutional occupancy without the approval of the Chief. All gas fired heating devices shall be connected to the gas supply by means of approved rigid or semi-rigid piping. All heating appliances shall be provided with guards that will provide protection against ignition of clothing and other combustible material.
Cabinet type appliances that are not provided with an inner combustion chamber and an air circulating space between the combustion chamber and the outer shell shall have fixed and substantially constructed metallic guards located not less than 3 inches from the shell and spaced not more than 2 inches apart.
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