R381-100-13. Child Safety and Injury Prevention

  (1) The building, outdoor area, toys, and equipment shall be used in a safe manner and as intended by the manufacturer to prevent injury to children.

  (2) Poisonous and harmful plants shall be inaccessible to children.

  (3) Sharp objects, edges, corners, or points that could cut or puncture skin shall be inaccessible to children.

  (4) Choking hazards shall be inaccessible to children to children younger than 3 years of age.

  (5) Strangulation hazards such as ropes, cords, chains, and wires attached to a structure and long enough to encircle a child's neck shall be inaccessible to children.

  (6) Tripping hazards such as unsecured flooring, rugs with curled edges, or cords in walkways shall be inaccessible to children.

  (7) For children younger than 5 years of age, empty plastic bags large enough for a child's head to fit inside, latex gloves, and balloons shall be inaccessible to children.

  (8) Standing water that measures 2 inches or deeper and 5 by 5 inches or greater in diameter shall be inaccessible to children.

  (9) Toxic or hazardous chemicals such as cleaners, insecticides, lawn products, and flammable materials shall be:

  (a) inaccessible to children,

  (b) used according to manufacturer instructions, and

  (c) stored in containers labeled with their contents.

  (10) Items and substances that could burn a child or start a fire shall be inaccessible, such as:

  (a) matches or cigarette lighters;

  (b) open flames;

  (c) hot wax or other substances; and

  (d) when in use, portable space heaters, wood burning stoves, and fireplaces of all types.

  (11) Children shall be protected from items that cause electrical shock such as:

  (a) live electrical wires; and

  (b) for children younger than 5 years of age, electrical outlets and surge protectors without protective caps or safety devices when not in use.

  (12) Unless used and stored in compliance with the Utah Concealed Weapons Act or as otherwise allowed by law, firearms such as guns, muzzles loaders, rifles, shotguns, hand guns, pistols, and automatic guns shall:

  (a) be locked in a cabinet or area with a key, combination lock, or fingerprint lock; and

  (b) stored unloaded and separate from ammunition.

  (13) Weapons such as paintball guns, BB guns, airsoft guns, sling shots, arrows, and mace shall be inaccessible to children.

  (14) Alcohol, illegal substances, and sexually explicit material shall be inaccessible, and shall not be used on the premises, during offsite activities, or in center vehicles any time a child is in care.

  (15) An outdoor source of drinking water, such as individually labeled water bottles, a pitcher of water and individual cups, or a working water fountain shall be available to each child whenever the outside temperature is 75 degrees or higher.

  (16) Areas accessible to children shall be free of heavy or unstable objects that children could pull down on themselves, such as furniture, unsecured televisions, and standing ladders.

  (17) Hot water accessible to children shall not exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

  (18) Highchairs shall have T-shaped safety straps or devices that are used whenever a child is in the chair.

  (19) Infant walkers with wheels shall be inaccessible to children.

  (20) In compliance with the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act, tobacco, e-cigarettes, e-juice, e-liquids, and similar products shall be inaccessible and not used:

  (a) in the facility or any other building when a child is in care,

  (b) in any vehicle that is being used to transport a child in care,

  (c) within 25 feet of any entrance to the facility or other building occupied by a child in care, or

  (d) in any outdoor area or within 25 feet of any outdoor area occupied by a child in care.