Classroom%20Safety

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Classroom Safety
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Fire Life Requirementsas per State Education
Dept

• The following list relates to the classrooms and
  adjacent areas. They are provided to inform you
  regarding the various safety issues, and to give
  guidelines for classroom decorations throughout
  the school year.

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Rescue Windows

• Classroom rescue windows shall have a minimum
  access clearance of 24 inches and shall be
  labeled.

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Rescue Windows

• All classrooms have a designated emergency escape
  window commonly known as Rescue Windows also.
• Acts as a secondary exit from the building.
• The rescue window is also used by emergency
  personnel (fire dept) to gain rapid entrance to
  the classroom.

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Rescue Windows

• To be kept clear and unobstructed at all times.
• Do not place any objects directly in front of
  window- no tables, chairs, desks, boxes,
  equipment, etc.
• No objects should be placed on the window shelf.

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Rescue Windows

• Do not place decorative materials, or curtains on
  or above the rescue window itself. Even if the
  curtains have been treated for flame retardancy.
• Do not remove or cover the rescue window stickers
  on the window or on the shade if one is attached
  to your window.

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Rescue Windows

• Essentially, the rescue window area is to be left
  unblocked and undecorated.
• This will ensure that the window will be
  available to the fire dept in an emergency for
  student rescue from your classroom.

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Combustibles

• Stored combustibles (cloth, paper, plastic, wood,
  etc.) are at least 24 inches from the ceiling,
  are orderly and of value. Space under stairs
  landings is not used for storage unless separated
  by two-hour fire rated construction.
• The above increases fire loading and leads to
  poor housekeeping conditions.

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Combustibles

• Combustibles stored in kiln rooms shall be at
  least 3-feet away from the kiln(s).

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• Combustibles shall not be stored in boiler rooms,
  mechanical rooms (air handling equipment), or
  electrical equipment rooms.

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Electrical

• Unapproved (Underwriters Lab, etc), multi-plug
  electrical outlet adapters are not acceptable and
  should not be used.

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Electrical

• Extension cords are not used as a substitute for
  permanent wiring.
• Prefer use of surge suppressors and/or power
  strips when needed.
• No splicing of wires.
• Limit extension cords use to only 1 length.
• Do not run under carpets, doorways, etc.

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Electrical

• Decorative lighting, when used, shall be of the
  type approved by Underwriters Labs.

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Others

• Portable, unvented space heaters are prohibited.

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Paper on Walls Doors

• Artwork and teaching materials are limited to not
  more than 20 of corridor wall space.

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Paper on Walls Doors

• Code requirements
• Paper materials and artwork shall cover no more
  than 20 of the wall surface, must be 2 feet from
  the ceiling and 10 feet from exits. Note that a
  classroom door is considered an exit.

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Exits

• Required capacity of egress is free of
  obstructions, including exiting corridors.
• Key message here is KEEP EXITS AND EXITWAYS
  UNBLOCKED AT ALL TIMES. (means chairs, desks,
  tables).

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Exits

• There is a minimum 10 foot clearance of
  combustibles from primary exits (those leading
  outside the building), and classroom exits
  (corridor side) are free of combustibles with a
  minimum 2-foot clearance from the door on the
  corridor side.

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Curtains

• Curtains, drapes, hangings and other decorative
  materials suspended from walls or ceilings shall
  be fire resistant. Wires for the purpose of
  hanging materials across a classroom are
  prohibited.

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Wedges

• The use of wedges to prop open fire doors, smoke
  zone doors, or classroom doors is prohibited.

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Chemicals

• All hazardous materials (flammable corrosives)
  shall be stored in rated cabinets when the
  chemicals are not in use, and these cabinets
  shall be identified (labeled).
• Inventory of chemicals should be made at end of
  school year and removed if no longer used or
  needed.

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Open flames

• Open flames are prohibited except in supervised
  science and technology labs.

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Evacuation signage

• Evacuation route is posted inside classroom at
  the door and the phone is working.

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• Review of Individual Classroom General Safety
  Form (handout).

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• Anyone for a short safety video?