Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES › Division 30 - Division of Regulation and Licensure › Chapter 62 - Licensing Rules for Group Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers › Section 19 CSR 30-62.087 - Fire Safety

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the fire safety
				  requirements for group day care homes and child day care
				  centers.
(1) The following
				definitions shall be used in interpreting this rule:
(A) Alterations are changes made to the
				structure or floor plan of the facility by removing or adding walls and doors
				or adding space;
(B) Dead-end is a
				corridor or hallway with no exit at the end that causes occupants to retrace
				their path to reach an exit;
(C)
				Exit is the portion of a means of egress that is separated from all other areas
				of the building or structure by construction or equipment required to provide a
				protected way of travel to the exit discharge. Exits include exterior exit
				doors, exit passageways, horizontal exits, separated exit stairs, and separated
				exit ramps;
(D) Exit access is the
				portion of a means of egress that leads to an exit;
(E) Exit discharge is the portion of a means
				of egress between the termination of an exit and a public way;
(F) Fire barrier is a structural element,
				either vertical or horizontal, such as a wall or floor assembly that is
				designed and constructed with a specified fire resistance rating to limit the
				spread of fire and restrict the movement of smoke. Such barriers may have
				protected openings;
(G) Fire
				resistance rating is the length of time in minutes or hours that materials or
				structural elements can withstand fire exposure;
(H) Flame resistant material is the property
				of material or their structural elements that prevents or retards the passage
				of excessive heat, hot gases, or flames under the conditions in which they are
				used;
(I) Flame retardant is a
				chemical applied to material or other substance that is designed to retard
				ignition or the spread of fire;
(J)
				Interior finish includes the interior wall and ceiling finish, and interior
				floor finish;
(K) Level exit
				discharge is a horizontal plane that is located from the point at which an exit
				terminates and the exit discharge begins. The horizontal plane shall not vary
				more than two inches (2") in rise or fall;
(L) Level is the portion of a building
				included between the upper surface of a floor and the ceiling above it, or any
				upper surface of a floor and the ceiling above it that is separated by more
				than five (5) steps on a stairway;
(M) Means of egress is a continuous and
				unobstructed way of travel from any point in a building or structure to a
				public way. A means of egress consists of three (3) distinct parts: the exit
				access, the exit, and the exit discharge;
(N) Mixed occupancy is when a facility is
				located in the same building or structure as another occupancy. This may
				include a business or place of assembly;
(O) Public way is an area such as a street or
				sidewalk that is open to the outside and is used by the public for moving from
				one (1) location to another;
(P)
				Remote exit or means of egress is when two (2) exits or two (2) exit access
				doors are required. Each exit or exit access door shall be placed at a distance
				apart equal to at least one-half (1/2) the length of the maximum overall
				diagonal dimension of the building or area to be used;
(Q) Self-closing means to be equipped with an
				approved device that will ensure closing after having been opened;
(R) Smoke barrier is a structural element,
				either vertical or horizontal, such as a wall, floor, or ceiling assembly that
				is designed and constructed to restrict the movement of smoke. A smoke barrier
				may or may not have a fire resistance rating; and
(S) Supervised automatic sprinkler system is
				a system with the initiating devices monitored by the fire alarm control panel.
				This may include switches used to monitor the position of valves, a low air
				pressure switch, a water flow switch, and a tamper switch.