Section He-P 817.20 - Physical Environment, Emergency and Fire Safety(a) The collection station shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws, rules, codes, and ordinances for: (1) Building or mobile collection station vans, as applicable;(b) The collection station, including mobile collection station vans, shall have all entrances and exits to the licensed premises accessible at all times.(c) The collection station shall be clean and maintained in a safe manner and good repair and kept free of hazards.(d) All supplies shall be stored in an enclosed storage space.(e) All corridors shall be free from obstruction.(f) The collection station shall have: (1) If performing venipuncture, a blood collection chair with a device to prevent client falls or a reclining chair;(2) If performing venipuncture, a cot or an alternative method that allows a client to lie down in the event of dizziness or illness;(3) A specimen collection area that: a. Is separate from the reception area, except for mobile collection station vans that admit only one client at a time;b. Contains a work counter and hand washing facilities;c. Measures, at a minimum, 36 square feet (ft.); andd. Maintains client confidentiality and privacy;(4) A processing area that, at a minimum, has 6 linear ft. of counter space;(5) A reception area that includes a desk or counter, chairs, and lighting; and(6) Access to bathrooms that contain at least one toilet and one hand-washing sink with: a. A supply of hot and cold running water;c. Paper towels or a hand drying device providing heated air; and(g) Sterile supplies and equipment shall not be mixed with unsterile supplies and shall be stored in dust-proof, moisture-free storage areas.(h) All cleaning supplies shall be stored separately from client supplies.(i) Cleaning solutions, compounds, and substances which might be considered hazardous or toxic materials, as defined in RSA 147-A:2, VII, shall be: (1) Distinctly labeled and legibly marked so as to identify the contents;(2) Stored in a place separate from food and supplies; and(3) Kept in an enclosed section separated from other cleaning materials.(j) Toxic materials shall not be used in a way that contaminates equipment or in any way that constitutes a hazard to personnel or other persons, or in any way other than in full compliance with the manufacturer's labeling.(k) The collection station shall notify the department by phone, fax, or e-mail within 24 hours and in writing within 72 hours, of any fire or situation, excluding a false alarm, which requires the evacuation of the licensed premises.(l) The written notification under (k) above shall include: (1) The date and time of the incident;(2) A description of the location and extent of the incident, including any damage;(3) A description of events preceding and following the incident;(4) The name of any person evacuated as a result of the incident, if applicable;(5) The name of any personnel who required medical treatment as a result of the incident, if applicable; and(6) The name of the individual the licensee wishes the department to contact if additional information is required.(m) A written emergency plan for fire safety and evacuation shall be adopted and posted in multiple locations throughout the collection station.(n) The collection station shall have a fire extinguisher inspected annually by the local fire authority or a certified fire extinguisher maintenance company.(o) If the collection station is located in a building where fire evacuation drills are required under Saf-C 6000 or any other state or local ordinance, then the collection station shall participate in those drills.(p) If the collection station chooses to remain open during an emergency or disaster, it shall develop and institute a written emergency preparedness plan to respond to a disaster or an emergency which shall at a minimum: (1) Include site-specific plans for the protection of all persons on-site in the event of fire, natural disaster, or severe weather and human-caused emergency to include, but not be limited to a bomb threat;(2) Be approved by the local emergency management director and reviewed and approved, as appropriate, by the local fire department;(3) Be available to all personnel;(4) Be based on realistic conceptual events;(5) Be modeled on the Incident Command System (ICS) in coordination with local emergency response agencies;(6) Provide that all personnel designated or involved in the emergency preparedness plan of the facility shall be supplied with a means of identification, such as vests, baseball caps, or hard hats, which shall be worn at all times in a visible location during the emergency;(7) Include the facility's response to both short-term and long-term interruptions in the availability of utility service in the disaster or emergency, including establishing contingency plans for continuity of essential building systems or evacuation to include the following, as applicable: d. Fire protection systems;g. Communications systems;(8) Include a plan for alerting and managing staff in a disaster, and accessing Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), if necessary;(9) Include an educational, competency-based program for the staff, to provide an overview of the components of the emergency management program and concepts of the ICS and the staff's specific duties and responsibilities; and(10) If the facility is located within 10 miles of a nuclear power plant and is part of the New Hampshire plan for radiological emergency preparedness, include this plan in the event of a radiological disaster or emergency.N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 817.20
#5775, eff 1-24-94, EXPIRED: 1-24-00
New. #8410 eff 8-19-05; ss by #8853, eff 3-24-07, EXPIRED: 3-24-15
New. #10830, INTERIM, eff 5-25-15, EXPIRES: 11-21-15; ss by #10979, eff 11-20-15
Amended by Volume XXXV Number 49, Filed December 10, 2015, Proposed by #10979, Effective 11/20/2015, Expires11/20/2025.