Rules Governing Approved Homes
4. In every approved home, the board shall ensure that, (a) all fire hazards in the home are eliminated, the home is inspected at least once a year by an officer authorized to inspect buildings under the Fire Marshals Act and the recommendations of the officer are carried out; (b) there is adequate protection from radiators or other heating equipment; (c) the water supplies are adequate for all normal needs, including those of fire protection; (d) the fire protection equipment, including the sprinkler system, fire extinguishers, hose and standard pipe equipment are visually inspected at least once a month and serviced at least once every year by qualified personnel; (e) the fire detection and alarm system is inspected at least once a year by qualified fire alarm maintenance personnel, and tested at least once every month; (f) at least once a year the heating equipment is serviced by qualified personnel and the chimneys are inspected and cleaned if necessary; (g) a written record is kept of each inspection and test of fire equipment, fire drill, the fire detection and alarm system, the heating system, chimneys and smoke detectors, and each record shall be retained for at least two years from the date of the inspection or test; (h) the staff and residents are instructed in the method of sounding the fire detection and alarm system; (i) the staff are trained in the proper use of the fire extinguishing equipment; (j) a directive setting out the procedures that must be followed and the steps that must be taken by the staff and residents when a fire alarm is given is drawn up and posted in conspicuous places in the home; (k) the staff and residents are instructed in the procedures set out in the directive referred to in clause (j) and the procedures are practised by staff and residents at least once a month using the fire alarm to initiate the drill; (l) where matches are used, only safety matches are issued to the staff and residents; (m) an inspection of the building, including the equipment in the kitchen and laundry, is made each night to ensure that there is no danger of fire and that all doors to stairwells, all fire doors and all smoke barrier doors are kept closed; (n) adequate supervision is provided at all times for the security of the residents and the home; (o) oxygen is not used or stored in the home in a pressure vessel; (p) combustible rubbish is kept to a minimum; (q) all exits are clear and unobstructed at all times; (r) combustible draperies, mattresses, carpeting, curtains, decorations and similar materials are suitably treated to render them resistant to the spread of flame and are retreated when necessary; (s) receptacles into which electric irons or other small appliances are plugged are equipped with pilot lights that glow when the appliance is plugged in; (t) lint traps in the laundry are cleaned out after each use of the equipment; (u) flammable liquids and paint supplies are stored in suitable containers in non-combustible cabinets; (v) suitable non-combustible ashtrays are provided where smoking is permitted; (w) no portable electric heaters are used in the home that are not in accordance with standards of approval set down by the Canadian Standards Association; (x) no vaporizing liquid fire extinguishers are kept or used in the home; and (y) no sprinkler heads, fire or smoke detector heads are painted or otherwise covered with any material or substance that is likely to prevent them from functioning normally. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 635, s. 4.