UFC 3-600-01
17 April 2003
with change 16 January 2004
6-4
MEDICAL FACILITIES. This section includes hospitals, composite
medical facilities, ambulatory health care centers, occupational health clinics,
outpatient clinics, dental clinics, flight medicine clinics, and similar facilities.
These facilities must conform to MIL-HDBK-1191, Medical and Dental Treatment
Facilities Design and Construction Criteria.
6-5
DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
6-5.1
Requirements. Comply with NFPA 101 and the following:
Individual fire areas must not exceed 4647 m2 (50,000 ft2).
Construction type must not be less that Type I - A, as defined in the
IBC.
Provide a minimum separation from other structures and public
ways of 6.1 m (20 ft).
Provide complete automatic sprinkler protection. Design must
utilize institutional (breakaway) type sprinklers. Sprinkler piping in
inmate areas must be concealed.
Provide smoke detection in all areas as required by NFPA 101 and
American Correctional Association's (ACA) Planning and Design
Guide for Secure Adult and Juvenile Facilities.
Provide an automatic smoke removal system in cell areas. In
addition, provide manual system activation controls at a
continuously manned position outside of the cell area.
Provide for constant visual supervision of cell areas. If this
supervision is by direct line of sight, it must be separated by not
less than one-hour fire rated construction.
Note: Navy facilities must also comply with the ACA's Planning and
Design Guide for Secure Adult and Juvenile Facilities.
6-5.2
Locking Devices. Provide mechanical or closed circuit electrical
gang release devices whenever 10 or more locks must be operated to release
prisoners confined in cells. Require gang release devices to open doors
necessary to evacuate prisoners to an area of refuge. Require heavy, identically
keyed, prison-type locks for exit and corridor doors not requiring gang release
devices that must be opened for evacuation in the event of fire.
Exception: Dormitory-style confinement facilities.
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