Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-360 - Transient accommodations › Section 246-360-220 - Fire safety

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The licensee must establish and maintain a fire-safe
				  environment:
(1) Except as described
				in subsection (2) of this section, effective October 1, 2005, the licensee must
				establish and implement a written plan to ensure:
(a) Smoke detectors are installed and
				maintained in all sleeping rooms or sleeping areas. Nonrechargeable batteries
				in smoke detectors must be replaced each year or per manufacturer's
				instructions. Rechargeable batteries must be charged and maintained or replaced
				per the manufacturer's instructions.
(b) Fire extinguishers are inspected when
				initially placed in service and at approximately thirty-day intervals or at
				more frequent intervals when circumstances require. Fire extinguishers must be
				inspected manually or by electronic monitoring. Periodic inspection of fire
				extinguishers must include a check of at least the following items:
(i) Location in designated place;
(ii) No obstruction to access or
				visibility;
(iii) Operating
				instructions on nameplate, legible and facing outward;
(iv) Safety seals and tamper indicators not
				broken or missing;
(v) Fullness
				determined by weighing or "hefting";
(vi) Examination for obvious physical damage,
				corrosion, leakage, or clogged nozzle;
(vii) Pressure gauge reading or indicator in
				the operable range or position;
(viii) Condition of tires, wheels, carriage,
				hose, and nozzle checked (for wheeled units); and
(ix) Hazardous material identification system
				label in place.
(c) If a
				fire alarm system is installed:
(i) The
				system, including initiating devices and notification appliances, is regularly
				inspected, tested, and maintained by the owner or the owner's designated
				representative in accordance with the requirements of NFPA 72 and records of
				this inspection are maintained for review by the department during
				survey;
(ii) Unless otherwise
				recommended by the manufacturer, single and multiple station smoke alarms
				installed in one- and two-family dwellings must:
(A) Be replaced when they fail to respond to
				operability tests; and
(B) Must not
				remain in service longer than ten years from the date of manufacture.
(d) If an automatic
				fire suppression system is installed:
(i) The
				system must be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with procedures
				established in NFPA 25; and
(ii)
				Valves designed to be open under normal system operation must be kept in open
				position and only closed with approval of the authority having
				jurisdiction.
(e)
				Obstructions, including storage, are not placed in the required means of
				egress, except projections allowed by the building code. Means of egress must
				not be obstructed in any manner and must remain free of any material or matter
				where its presence would obstruct or render the means of egress hazardous. Exit
				doors must not be locked in the direction of egress unless a special egress
				control device is installed per the building code.