Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52090.5 Definitions

• Accident(s)

  • Deviations from planned events that cause an unexpected and undesirable end result or effect.

• Emergency Evacuation Plans

  • A posted plan of the area with exits clearly marked the layout of the area, and arrows indicating the appropriate direction to take.

    • Posting shall be by means of a durable sign having a contrasting color from the background to which it is attached. Other effective means of communication, including verbal orientation, shall be used for inmates with disabilities for whom such signs do not provide the needed communication.

    • Figures shall be of an approved type and shall be maintained in a legible manner.

    • No person shall deface or remove such signs except as authorized by the Fire Chief.

• Evacuation

  • Movement of occupants to a safe area of the facility, a minimum of 50 feet from the building, or to the designated area of refuge of sufficient size to accommodate all occupants.

• Exit(s)

  • A continuous and unobstructed means of egress to a public way; and shall include aisle(s), intervening doors, doorways, corridors, exterior exit balconies, ramps, stairways, smoke-proof enclosures, horizontal exits, exit passageways, courts, and yards.

• Fire Drill(s)

  • A practiced plan which follows a written evacuation plan of action for removal of staff, inmates, and visitors in the event of a fire or major emergency. Written evacuation plans must be in accordance with the NFPANational Fire Protection Association standards and approved by the SFMState Fire Marshall. Fire drills shall be performed quarterly by all appropriate staff.

• First-Aid

  • Treatment of minor scratches, cuts, burns, splinters, abrasions, etc., which do not ordinarily require further medical care. May also include any emergency treatment provided by a person certified in first aid and/or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for the purpose of sustaining life until appropriate professional medical personnel can arrive.

• Healthful and Safe

  • Freedom from danger to the life and well being of staff, inmates, and visitors as the nature of the employment and environment reasonably permits. Healthful shall also mean clean.

• Injury Illness Prevention Program

  • A written program to ensure that employees comply with safe and healthy work practices.

• Personnel and Staff

  • Any non-incarcerated person employed by the Department and/or working under the jurisdiction thereof.