[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR654.417]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 654--SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart E--Housing for Agricultural Workers
 
Sec. 654.417  Fire, safety, and first aid.

    (a) All buildings in which people sleep or eat shall be constructed 
and maintained in accordance with applicable State or local fire and 
safety laws.
    (b) In family housing and housing units for less than 10 persons, of 
one story construction, two means of escape shall be provided. One of 
the two required means of escape may be a readily accessible window with 
an openable space of not less than 24x24 inches.
    (c) All sleeping quarters intended for use by 10 or more persons, 
central dining facilities, and common assembly rooms shall have at least 
two doors remotely separated so as to provide alternate means of escape 
to the outside or to an interior hall.
    (d) Sleeping quarters and common assembly rooms on the second story 
shall have a stairway, and a permanent, affixed exterior ladder or a 
second stairway.
    (e) Sleeping and common assembly rooms located above the second 
story shall comply with the State and local fire and building codes 
relative to multiple story dwellings.
    (f) Fire extinguishing equipment shall be provided in a readily 
accessible place located not more than 100 feet from each housing unit. 
Such equipment shall provide protection equal to a 2\1/2\ gallon stored 
pressure or 5-gallon pump-type water extinguisher.
    (g) First aid facilities shall be provided and readily accessible 
for use at

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all time. Such facilities shall be equivalent to the 16 unit first aid 
kit recommended by the American Red Cross, and provided in a ratio of 1 
per 50 persons.
    (h) No flammable or volatile liquids or materials shall be stored in 
or adjacent to rooms used for living purposes, except for those needed 
for current household use.
    (i) Agricultural pesticides and toxic chemicals shall not be stored 
in the housing area.