Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15, § 3303 – Safety and Security.

(a) Fire prevention and suppression.
1. (1) Mattresses, cushions, and pads shall not be used in the living areas of departmental facilities unless they are certified by the manufacturer as meeting the bureau of home furnishings' Technical Information Bulletin Number 121.
(2) Noncombustible receptacles shall be provided in incarcerated person living areas for disposal of such forms of refuse as cans, paper, and dust, and the disposal of flammable liquids and rags shall be in accordance with the uniform fire code.
(3) Facilities with female incarcerated persons shall have a complement of female firefighters assigned to its fire department.
(4) Staff and incarcerated persons shall be familiar with fire evacuation routes, exits, and procedures. An evacuation drill shall be conducted quarterly on each watch. Where such drill would jeopardize personal safety or facility security, staff shall conduct a walk-through of the procedures. Local operating procedures shall be adopted at each institution to ensure the safe evacuation of incarcerated persons with disabilities.
1. (5) A facility's mutual aid participation shall not jeopardize the facility or violate minimum safety standards.
(b) Control of harmful physical agents and toxic or hazardous substances.
(1) No staff member or incarcerated person shall use or handle harmful physical agents and toxic or hazardous substances as defined in 8 CCR, subchapter 7, sections 3204(c)(13) and 5194(c), until trained in the safe handling of and emergency procedures for the use and handling of such agents or substances.
(2) Except for authorized use of gasoline, incarcerated persons shall not, without direct staff supervision, have access to harmful physical agents and hazardous or toxic substances, or the inventories of such agents or substances.
(c) Control of tools.
(d) Control of armory and armaments, including firearms, ammunition, chemical agents, and any explosives under the institution's control.
(e) Control of keys and security locking devices.

Institution heads shall maintain procedures for controlling the following safety and security hazards within facilities:

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Section 5054, Penal Code; Clark v California (2002) USDC-ND (No. C-96-1486-CRB); and Americans with Disabilities Act, Public Law 101-336, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 328.

History

1. Amendment filed 2-24-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 9).

2. Amendment of subsection (b) and new subsections (b)(1)-(2) and Note filed 8-21-92; operative 9-21-92 (Register 92, No. 34).

3. Amendment of first paragraph and adoption of subsections (a)(1)-(5) and form filed 11-10-93; operative 12-22-93 (Register 93, No. 46).

4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(2)-(4) and (b)(1)-(2) filed 7-1-2024 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2024, No. 27).

5. Amendment of subsection (a)(4) and amendment of Note filed 6-3-2025; operative 10-1-2025 (Register 2025, No. 23).