N.J. Admin. Code § 8:111-16.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:111-16.2 - Drills, tests, and inspections

(a) The facility shall conduct drills of emergency plans on each shift minimally on a quarterly basis.

1. The facility shall maintain documentation of all drills, including the date, hour, description of the drill, participating staff, signature of the person in charge and the number of occupants (clients, staff and visitors) evacuated.

2. The drills on each shift shall be conducted at least quarterly per annum for emergencies due to fire, and for emergencies due to disasters other than fire, such as storm, flood, other natural disaster, loss of water, loss of power, bomb threat or radiological accident.

(b) The facility shall perform quarterly tests of the building's manual pull alarm system and shall maintain documentation of test dates, quantity and locations of manual pull alarms tested, persons testing the alarms, and results of the tests.

(c) The facility shall examine its fire extinguishers annually and maintain or replace them in accordance with manufacturer's requirements; National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 10, 2018 edition, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented; N.J.S.A. 52:27D-198, the Uniform Fire Safety Act; and N.J.A.C. 5:70, the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code. NFPA publications are available from the NFPA, One Battery March Park, PO Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9101, (800) 344-3555, http://www.nfpa.org.

(d) The facility shall conduct the following inspections:

1. Monthly testing of emergency lighting;

2. Monthly testing of the temperature of the hot water used in the facility;

3. Semiannual inspection of the fire detection system;

4. Semiannual inspection of the automatic sprinkler system;

5. Annual fire inspection by the local fire code authority;

6. Annual elevator inspection in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-12.3, Elevator safety subcode; and

7. Annual inspection of the heating and ventilation system.

(e) The facility shall document the results of all inspections, including:

1. Documentation of the test date;

2. The location of the system or requirement tested;

3. The name and title of the person conducting the test; and

4. The result of the test.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:111-16.2

Amended and recodified from 10:161A-16.2 53 N.J.R. 2208(a), effective 12/20/2021