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(1) The bureau shall establish written procedures to insure that weapons shall be inaccessible to prisoners at all times.

(2) Weapon lockers shall be located outside of booking and confinement areas.

(3) Keys and Locking Devices.

(a) Key regulations shall be established by the bureau and read and initialed by all staff;

(b) A control point shall be designated for key cataloging and logging the distribution of keys;

(c) There shall be at least two sets of keys for each facility, one set in use and the other stored securely but easily accessible to staff for use in the event of an emergency;

(d) All keys not in use shall be stored in a secure key locker inaccessible to prisoners;

(e) Emergency keys shall be marked and placed where they may be quickly identified in case of an emergency;

(f) Keys shall be accounted for at all times and the distribution certified at each shift change;

(g) Keys shall never be issued to a prisoner;

(h) If electronic devices are used in place of keys, there shall be key or other manual override capabilities available for immediate use in case of an emergency and/or a failure of the system.

(5) Protective Equipment. Protective equipment, tear gas and any other chemical suppressing agent shall be kept in a secure area, inaccessible to prisoners and unauthorized persons, but quickly accessible to officers of the facility.

(6) Kitchen Utensils, Tools, and Toxic Substances.

(a) Dangerous kitchen utensils and tools shall be marked for identification, recorded and kept in a secure place;

(b) Toxic substances shall be kept in locked storage and use of toxic substances shall be strictly supervised. Such substances, including cleaning supplies, shall be stored in a separate area from food supplies. (Added by Amended Ord. 94-041, May 25, 1994; Amended by Amended Ord. 08-137, Nov. 10, 2008, Eff date Jan. 1, 2009).