Sec. 29-315a. Submission of plan for fire safety training and education for employees of nursing homes and rest homes.
Sec. 29-315a. Submission of plan for fire safety training and education for
employees of nursing homes and rest homes. On or before July 1, 2005, each chronic
and convalescent nursing home or rest home with nursing supervision licensed pursuant
to chapter 368v shall submit a plan for employee fire safety training and education to
the Departments of Public Health and Public Safety and the Labor Department. Such
plan shall, at a minimum, comply with standards adopted by the federal Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, including, but not limited to, standards listed in 29
CFR 1910.38, 1910.39 and 1910.157, as adopted pursuant to chapter 571, or 29 USC
Section 651 et seq., as appropriate. The commissioners shall review each such plan and
may make recommendations they deem necessary. Once approved or revised, such plan
shall not be required to be resubmitted until further revised or there is a change of
ownership of the nursing or rest home.
(P.A. 05-187, S. 2; 05-272, S. 38.)
History: P.A. 05-187 effective June 30, 2005; P.A. 05-272 mandated submission of employee fire safety training and
education plans to Departments of Public Health and Public Safety and Labor Department, rather than to Commissioners
of Public Health and Public Safety, and compliance with federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards,
as appropriate, effective July 13, 2005.