Chapter 5: Facilities, Supplies, Equipment, and Environmental Health
5.2 Quality of the Outdoor and Indoor Environment
5.2.1 Ventilation, Heating, Cooling, and Hot Water
5.2.1.13: Barriers/Guards for Heating Equipment and Units
Heating equipment and units, including hot water heating pipes and baseboard heaters with a surface temperature hotter than 120°F, should be made inaccessible to children by barriers such as guards, protective screens, or other devices.
RATIONALE
A mechanical barrier separating the child from the source of heat can reduce the likelihood of burns (1,2).TYPE OF FACILITY
Center, Early Head Start, Head Start, Large Family Child Care Home, Small Family Child Care HomeRELATED STANDARDS
5.2.1.3 Heating and Ventilation Equipment Inspection and Maintenance5.2.1.11 Portable Electric Space Heaters
5.2.1.12 Fireplaces, Fireplace Inserts, and Wood/Corn Pellet Stoves
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McLoughlin, E., C. J. Vince, A. M. Lee, et al. 1982. Project burn prevention: Outcomes and implications. Am J Public Health 72:
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