The National Life Safety Code Task Force (of which Leading Age is a member) recently submitted four proposals that would support the 'creation of home in the nursing home’ to the National Fire Protection Association for their consideration. All four proposals have received final approval from the NFPA for incorporation into the 2012 edition of NFPA 101® Life Safety Code®.
They are:
Kitchens serving no more than 30 residents will be permitted to be open to the corridor and other spaces, and either residential or commercial stoves or cooktops may be used provided certain criteria are met.
Furniture may be provided in corridors so that residents can sit and rest and then continue to their destination provided certain criteria are met.
Combustible decorations will be permitted in resident rooms, corridors, on doors, and in common space. There are limitations on the percentage of coverage depending on whether the building is sprinklered and where located.
Gas or electric fireplaces will be allowed to be used in smoke compartments that contain sleeping rooms, but not within individual sleeping rooms, with some restrictions. Some of the restrictions are that the controls must be locked and a sealed glass front must be provided to prevent anyone from throwing object into the flames.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment