This is a clone of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) for educational purposes. It is not the official version and should not be used for legal purposes. Site created Wed, 21 May 2025 21:16:46 GMT
All areas accessible to a child must be free from hazards including the following:(1) Electrical outlets accessible to a child younger than five years old must have childproof covers or safety outlets;(2) 220-volt electrical connections within a child's reach must be covered with a screen or guard;(3) Air conditioners, electric fans, and heaters must be mounted out of all children's reach or have safeguards that keep any child from being injured;(4) Glass in sliding doors must be clearly marked with decals or other materials placed at children's eye level;(5) Play materials and equipment must be safe and free from sharp or rough edges and toxic paints;(6) Poisonous or potentially harmful plants must be inaccessible to all children;(7) All storage chests, boxes, trunks, or similar items with hinged lids must be equipped with a lid support designed to hold the lid open in any position, be equipped with ventilation holes, and must not have a latch that might close and trap a child inside;(8) All bodies of water, wading pools, hot tubs, birdbaths, fountains, buckets, and rain barrels must be inaccessible to all children; and(9) All televisions must be anchored, so they cannot tip over. A television may be anchored to a rolling cart, if it is anchored in a way that the cart will not tip over.