§ 43.24 Physical Facilities.
RCNY § 43.24
(a)Drinking water. Drinking water from faucets and fountains must be tested for lead content by persons in charge of a school upon the effective date of this provision or by persons in charge of a new school program within 60 days of filing the notice required by 24 RCNY Health Code § 43.05 and every five years thereafter using a method approved by the Department. Copies of test results must be sent to the Department by mail, email or fax on receipt and the persons in charge of a school must investigate and take remedial action if lead levels at or above 15 parts per billion (ppb) are detected. Remedial action must be described in a corrective action plan to be submitted to the Department with reports of elevated test results. Until remedial action is completed, the persons in charge of a school must provide and use bottled potable water from a source approved by the Department or the State Department of Health.
(b)Window guards. Department approved window guards or other window opening limiting devices must be installed on all windows in all rooms, hallways, and stairwells, except windows giving access to fire escapes used as a secondary means of egress, if children under six years of age have access to such areas.
(c)All items of large furniture and all electronic appliances capable of being tipped over due to design, height, weight, stability or other features must be secured to the floors or walls of such facility, using angle-braces, anchors or other anchoring devices. Any item of furniture or electronic device which cannot be so anchored must be removed from the facility. (Added City Record 9/20/2016, eff. 10/20/2016; amended City Record 12/26/2019, eff. 1/25/2020)
