SECTION 7. DELETIONS, ADDITIONS, MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS.

(I) Section 1109.4 Shall be added to the Uniform Fire Code, 1994 Edition, as follows:

Section 1109.4. Smoking in Institutional Buildings.

(1) Institutional buildings shall mean hospitals, nursing homes, convalescent homes, homes for the aged, and nurseries and schools for children.

(2) Smoking is prohibited in any room, ward, or compartment where flammable liquids, combustible gases, or oxygen are stored or used, and in any other hazardous location. Such areas shall be posted with "No Smoking" signs.

(3) Smoking by patients classified as not responsible shall be prohibited unless attended.

(4) Smoking by patients while they are in bed is prohibited unless an attendant is in the room while the patient is smoking.

(5) Smoking by visitors, hospital staff, and employees is prohibited except in approved smoking areas including offices, dining room areas, broiler rooms, and other areas specifically approved by the Fire Inspector.

(6) It shall be unlawful for any person to carelessly set fire to, burn, or cause to be burned any bedding, furniture, curtains, draperies, or other furnishing by means of any lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe, or by means of matches, lighters and the like in any institutional building.

(7) Ashtrays of non-combustible material and safe design shall be provided in all areas where smoking is permitted. The "island in the middle" type of ashtray is consider a safe design.

(8) Metal containers, with self-closing devices, shall be provided for disposal of the contents of ashtrays in all areas where smoking is permitted.

(9) Approved "NO SMOKING" signs shall be displayed in corridors by the management who shall also post each unit of occupancy with a printed notice with the wording. "SMOKING IN BED WHILE UNATTENDED IS PROHIBITED BY ORDINANCE".

(10) Whenever a fire occurs in any institutional building, it shall be the duty of the owner, manager, or person in charge of such building upon discovery of the fire immediately to notify the Fire District and to make such report of the cause and accompanying circumstances as the Fire District may request. This requirement shall not be construed to forbid the owner, manager, or person in control of the building from using all diligence necessary to extinguish such fire prior to the arrival of the Fire District.