470 IAC 3-4.7-100 Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items

Sec. 100. (a) Poisons, chemicals, and any item that states "fatal if swallowed" must be in locked storage and not accessible to children. (b) Chemicals for lawn care and insect and rodent control shall not be applied when children are present in the child care center. (c) Peeling paint, on any interior or exterior surface or on any equipment, that contains lead in excess of current ISDH standards shall be made inaccessible to children until laboratory analysis is made on the peeling material. (d) The division shall approve all lead abatement procedures prior to the start of work. (e) The center must store cleaning equipment, cleaning agents, aerosol cans, and any other item that states "keep out of the reach of children" in a place that is inaccessible to children. (f) The center must store hazardous articles, sharp scissors, knives, latches, lighters, flammable liquids, power tools, cleaning supplies, and any other items that might be harmful to children in a place inaccessible to children. (g) Any thermal hazards above one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit, such as radiators, hot water pipes, steam pipes, and heaters, in the space occupied by children shall be out of reach of children or be separated from the space by partitions, screens, or other means, which are firmly attached and cannot be overturned. (h) The center shall make inaccessible to children environmental hazards that present a risk for entrapment or burial, such as, but not limited to, the following: (1) Pits. (2) Abandoned wells. (3) Abandoned appliances.