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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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69. Department of Financial Services |
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69A. Division of State Fire Marshal |
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69A-36. Uniform Fire Safety Standards For Nonresidential Child Care Facilities |
1(1) The standards of the National Fire Protection Association for life safety from fire, as provided in NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, as adopted in rule 2769A-3.012, 28F.A.C., and incorporated herein by reference shall be the Uniform Fire Safety Standards for Nonresidential Child Care Facilities, except as modified herein.
50(a) New child care facilities caring for not more than 12 children, inclusively, shall meet the requirements of Sections 16.1, (excluding 16.1.6, which shall not apply), 16.4, 16.5, 16.6, and 16.7 of NFPA 101.
84(b) New child care facilities caring for more than 12 children shall meet the requirements of Sections 16-1 through 16-5 and 16-7 of NFPA 101.
109(c) Existing child care facilities caring for 6 to 12 children, inclusively, shall meet the requirements Sections 17-1 (excluding 17-1.6), 17-4, 17-5, 17-6, and 17-7 of NFPA 101.
137(d) Existing child care facilities caring for more than 12 children shall meet the requirements of 17-1 through 17-5 and 17-7 of NFPA 101.
161(2) Portable fire extinguishers. The selection, placement, distribution, maintenance and servicing of portable fire extinguishers shall comply with NFPA 10 as adopted by chapter 69A-3, F.A.C., and with the provisions of chapter 69A-21, F.A.C., except that the minimum rating of any extinguisher installed in a child care facility shall not be less than 2A-10B:C.
215Rulemaking Authority 217633.104, 218633.206 FS. 220Law Implemented 222633.104(1), 223633.206(1)(b), 224(2)(a) FS. History–New 10-10-91, Amended 3-1-92, 7-11-01, Formerly 4A-36.105.
