Section 343.242 - Fire Safety Plan(a) The facility shall maintain and have in effect a written fire safety plan.(b) The fire safety plan shall: (1) be available to all supervisory personnel;(2) provide for the protection of all persons in the event of a fire by evacuation to areas of refuge and evacuation from the building when necessary; and(3) be coordinated with and reviewed by the fire authority legally committed to serve the facility. The coordination and review efforts required in this standard shall be validated by documentation prepared or attested to by a representative of the applicable fire authority.(c) The fire safety plan shall include the following: (1) procedures for limitations on the numbers or amounts of books, clothing, and other combustible personal property allowed in sleeping rooms and the proper disposal of combustible refuse;(2) a prohibition on using portable space heaters within the secure perimeter;(3) a requirement for each staff member assigned to the facility to be instructed and drilled regarding his or her duties in the event of a fire to include the location and use of life safety and/or fire suppression equipment: (A) during new employee orientation; and(B) at least once every 365 days; and(4) procedures for the use and control of flammable, toxic, and caustic materials.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 343.242
The provisions of this §343.242 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095; amended by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 47, November 21, 2014, TexReg 9253, eff. 1/1/2015