Tribal Law - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota - Tribal Law

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

50.07.260 Life Safety Code

(a) Personnel conducting inspections shall be certified in the Life Safety Codes by the NFPA. Fire inspectors shall be responsible for having all public buildings and places of employment inspected for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any condition liable to cause fire, or any violations of any law or ordinance relating to fire hazards or to the prevention of fires.

(b) Annual Inspections and related requirements

(1) All occupancies will be inspected annually.

(2) A written report of findings and recommendations will be sent to the on-site manager and program director within 14 days of the inspection.

(3) The on-site manager will submit a written plan of action to the fire inspector with a timeline for corrections of violations within 30 days of the receipt of the inspection report.

(4) Follow-up or impromptu inspections will be conducted at the discretion of the fire inspector.

(5) Copies of inspection reports shall be on file in the Fire Inspector's office at the individual locations.

(6) All records shall be maintained for 5 years.