Section 2380.89. Fire drills

(a) An unannounced fire drill shall be held at least once a month.

(b) Fire drills shall be held during normal attendance and staffing conditions and not when additional staff persons are present or when attendance is below average.

(c) A written fire drill record shall be kept of the date, time, the amount of time it took for evacuation, the exit route used, problems encountered and whether the fire alarm was operative.

(d) Individuals shall be able to evacuate the entire building, or to a fire safe area designated in writing within the past year by a firesafety expert, within 2 1/2 minutes or within the period of time specified in writing within the past year by a firesafety expert. A fire safe area is an area that is accessible from the facility by two different routes and that is separated from other areas of the building by a minimum of 1-hour rated wall and door assemblies. Two fire safe areas in different directions of travel from the facility are acceptable. The firesafety expert may not be an employe of the facility or of the legal entity of the facility.

(e) Alternate exit routes shall be used during fire drills.

(f) Fire drills shall be held on different days of the week and at different times of the day.

(g) Individuals shall evacuate to a designated meeting place outside the building or within the fire safe area during each fire drill.

(h) A fire alarm shall be set off during each fire drill.

The provisions of this § 2380.89 adopted January 15, 1993, effective January 16, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 343.