b. Security Containers. Safe, a GSA Class 5 Map and Plans Security
Container, Class G Security Filing Cabinet, refrigerator, or freezer, secured with an
approved locking device and weighing 750 pounds or more or secured to the structure
to prevent removal, may be used to store small quantities of controlled medical
substances.
c. Vault. A vault is a structure which has the walls, floor, and ceiling
constructed of at least eight inches of reinforced concrete, reinforced vertically and
horizontally on each face with 1/2-inch diameter reinforcing bars placed nine inches on
center. Also acceptable, but less satisfactory, are either 8-inch-thick concrete block
walls with 1/2-inch diameter reinforcing bars placed in block cells at 8 inches on center
and filled with grout or mortar, or 8-inch-thick walls composed of brick interlocked
between inner and outer course. The vault, if required to remain open for frequent
access, must be equipped with a self-closing and self-locking "day gate" or its
equivalent. If the vault is required to be opened only infrequently, and if it is to be
relocked immediately after use, such as during removal of raw material in the morning
and when the raw material is returned at night, a "day gate" is not required.
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THE DESIGN OF THE PHARMACY
a. The room or building which composes the pharmacy should have walls
constructed of masonry or similar type material, extending from the floor to the ceiling,
with reinforced concrete ceiling and floor. If this is not feasible, the structure should be
constructed of wood and made as sound as possible. The interior will have the walls,
floor, and ceiling lined with 1-inch-thick lumber or 1/2-inch plywood with steel mesh
affixed, and with smooth headed bolts or rivets penned on the inside to prevent removal
from the outside. Prefabricated cages, such as OCE Standard Drawing 40-21-01, can
be used to reinforce storage facilities as an inner liner to help delay forced entry.
b. The number of windows will be limited to the essential minimum, and all
windows will be blocked when possible. The remaining windows will be protected with
steel mesh or bars or secured to a steel channel frame and fastened to the building by
smooth headed bolts, or embedded into the structure itself to prevent expeditious
forcible entry. If bars are used, the vertical bars will not be more than four inches apart,
with horizontal bars welded to the vertical bars and spaced so that openings do not
exceed 32 square inches. The ends of bars will be embedded securely in the masonry
of the wall or welded to a steel frame, which is fastened securely to the window casing
by bolts through the structure and spot-welded on the inside to prevent removal.
Facilities equipped with steel bars will meet the requirements of steel mesh. Number
6-gauge steel mesh with a 2-inch diamond grid may be used in areas where high
carbon-manganese-steel-mesh cannot be obtained. If window air conditioning is used,
the bar or mesh network will completely enclose the air conditioning unit protruding from
the building or storage room exterior. If a window air conditioning unit is mounted
through the wall, necessary measures will be taken to ensure that it cannot be removed
from the outside.
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