Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 477 - State Fire Marshal › CHILD CARE FACILITIES › Section 477.562 - General requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The following
			 requirements apply to child care facilities that require inspection and a
			 certificate of compliance to be issued by the State Fire Marshal:
(a) Plans for the construction of new
			 facilities or the remodeling of existing facilities, including, without
			 limitation, plans to construct or remodel fire systems, must be submitted to
			 the authority having jurisdiction for approval before the construction or
			 remodeling begins.
(b) Each
			 facility must be inspected for compliance with applicable fire and safety
			 regulations by the State Fire Marshal before a license to operate the facility
			 is issued. The facility must be inspected annually thereafter and have a
			 current certificate of compliance issued by the State Fire Marshal.
(c) Smoke alarms, or if they are part of a
			 fire alarm system, smoke detectors, approved by the State Fire Marshal must be
			 installed pursuant to the manufacturer's instructions. In newly constructed
			 buildings, smoke alarms or smoke detectors, as applicable, must receive their
			 primary power from the building's wiring, with provision made for the detection
			 of smoke during a power failure. If a smoke alarm or smoke detector powered by
			 a battery is currently installed and it fails, the smoke alarm or smoke
			 detector must be replaced by a smoke alarm or smoke detector which receives its
			 primary power from the wiring of the building and has a battery as a backup
			 source of power.
(d) The State Fire
			 Marshal will calculate the maximum number of occupants permitted in:
(1) A child care center based on an occupancy
			 classification of I-4 or E.
(2) A
			 child care facility based on an occupancy classification of I-4 for children
			 less than 2 1/2 years of age and R-4 for children 2 1/2 years of age or
			 older.
(3) A child care institution
			 based on an occupancy classification of I-4 or E.
(4) A family home based on an occupancy
			 classification of R-3.
(5) A group
			 home based on an occupancy classification of I-4 for children less than 2 1/2
			 years of age and R-4 for children 2 1/2 years of age or older.
(e) Smoking is prohibited in any
			 area designated as an "E" occupancy area unless the area has specifically been
			 designated as a smoking area by the authority having jurisdiction. Where
			 smoking is allowed, ashtrays must be provided.
(f) All stairs must be free of obstacles and
			 stored combustible materials. Handrails with turnins must be provided if there
			 are two or more steps in any stairway.
(g) Bathroom and closet doors must open from
			 the inside without the need for a key or any special knowledge or effort and
			 must be able to be immediately opened from the outside with the use of an
			 appropriate device hung or placed above or near the door.
(h) Basements in R-3 occupancies used for
			 child care must have at least two unobstructed exits which lead directly to the
			 outside, one of which must open directly at ground level.
(i) Portable fire extinguishers must have a
			 minimum rating of 2A-10BC and must be mounted pursuant to the requirements of:
(1) N.F.P.A. Standard 10, 2018 edition, and
			 the requirements of the International Fire Code, 2018 edition; or
(2) The authority having
			 jurisdiction.
(j)
			 Heaters, fireplaces or other similar devices in rooms used for child care must
			 be protected from contact with children by a sturdy, noncombustible partition,
			 wire screen or protective metal guard. No portable heating devices are
			 allowed.
(k) All heating equipment
			 and hot water heaters must be:
(1) Enclosed in
			 a manner which prevents children from coming into contact with them;
			 and
(2) Secured as required by the
			 codes and standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal.
(l) Child-resistant covers must be installed
			 on all electrical outlets accessible to children.
(m) Wastebaskets, garbage cans and other
			 containers used to store garbage, waste, rubbish and other combustible
			 materials must be constructed of noncombustible materials and have a
			 tight-fitting lid of the same material. Wastebaskets or other trash containers
			 placed in the designated smoking areas must be constructed of noncombustible
			 materials with a tight-fitting lid of the same material.
(n) No more than 10 gallons of flammable
			 liquid may be stored in any area designated as an "E" area. This flammable
			 liquid must be stored in an approved metal container and out of the reach of
			 children.
(o) Rooms in which
			 equipment is used or where flammable liquids, combustible dust or similar
			 hazardous materials are handled must be separated from other portions of the
			 building by a material which has a rating of at least 1-hour fire barrier and
			 must conform to the requirements of the
International Building
			 Code,
2018 edition.