SECTION 340:110-3-165.1. Safety and emergency preparedness requirements

  The requirements in this Section establish safety and emergency preparedness requirements for residential child care facilities.

(1)   Fire drills. Residents participate in fire exit drills performed at least six times per year on a bimonthly basis with a minimum of two drills conducted at night during normal sleeping hours.

(2)   Tornado drills. Residents participate in tornado drills conducted each spring.

(3)   Fire and tornado drill records. Facilities maintain a log of all fire and tornado drills.

(4)   High risk activities. If the facility allows residents to engage in activities, such as horseback riding, archery, gymnastics, karate, or using firearms, a written plan which ensures the health and safety of residents is maintained on file at the facility. The plan includes:

(A)   qualifications of the supervisor of the activity;

(B)   qualifications of any other staff members necessary for proper supervision;

(C)   number of staff members needed to supervise the activity;

(D)   conditions under which a resident may participate in the activity, such as age and the skill of the resident;

(E)   any necessary special equipment, for example, life jackets or helmets, including the supply and condition; and

(F)   safety practices followed.

(5)   Water activities. If residents engage in recreational water activities, safety precautions are followed. A person with a current water safety certificate or comparable certificate is in attendance at all times. This person is in the water or is prepared to enter the water at any time.

(6)   Disaster planning. The facility has a written plan for reporting and protecting from outside threats, and evacuating in case of fire, flood, tornado, blizzard, power failure, or other natural or man-made disaster that could create structural damage to the facility or pose health hazards.

(7)   Sleep positioning. To reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome infants younger than 12 months of age are placed on their back for sleeping unless there is a medical reason documented by a doctor that the infant should not sleep in this position.

(A)   Documentation is maintained at the facility.

(B)   Infants who are able to turn themselves over are placed initially on their back for sleeping but allowed to sleep in a position they prefer.

(C)   Infant and toddler's heads and faces are not covered.

[Source: Added at 26 Ok Reg 2239, eff 7-1-09]