Show I New School Fire Regulations Issued ew fire and life safety now cover Utah's regulations are jointly by the h State Fire Bert A. and Utah Be Superintendent of ter D. Talbot new regulations are in a pamphlet to be used as a guide responsible for and operation of all public included in the is an explanation of joint responsibility for ol life and fire safety as by the 1971 Utah State Section Utah Code 1953 as authorize the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Fire Marshal to promulgate and regulations establishing a uniform fire prevention code for the prevention of fire and for the protection of life and property against fire and panic in public The 1971 Legislature also allowed for the establishment of a five-man panel composed of both the State Superintendent and the Fire one member from each official's and a fifth to be chosen by the other This panel is charged with the development of Utah's fire and life safety regulations for members of the Public School Fire Safety Panel are- Robert A. State Fire Abe Insurance Service Glen State Building Dr Walter D. State Superintendent of Public and Sherman G. Administrator Division of Administration and Auxiliary State Board of On July 1971 the panel met and adopted the National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code 1970 Standard as it applies to Educational The panel also adopted several other regulations which are stated in the THE 1971 Legislature also asked the panel to cause a survey to be done of all of Utah's public schools to determine the cost bringing the school buildings in line with the newly adopted fire safety rules and According to Fire Marshal Tanner the survey will begin and is expected to take about a year to complete- He noted that inspectors from his office along with State Board of Education personnel and local school district personnel will visit every school building in the Of special interest be constructional which will minimize danger to life from smoke or panic before and as youngsters evacuate the THE FIRE Marshal noted that cooperation between his office and school officials has been and that some remodeling costing a total of has already been He also added that Utah's situation is not as bad as most other due mainly to the strong construction of all of the state's school schools are as good as anyone's in the he we've got problems and I think they can be taken care of by this |