Visual Fire Alarm System Act, 2010 Arthurs, Wayne — Bill 76 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 76, 39-2

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Bill 76, Visual Fire Alarm System Act, 2010

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Bill 76 2010

Act respecting visual fire alarm systems in public buildings

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Visual

fire alarm system in public buildings

(1) All

new provincial and municipal public buildings shall be equipped with a visual

fire alarm system.

Application

(2) Subsection (1) applies to a provincial or municipal

public building for which a building permit application is made on or after the

first anniversary of the day this

section comes into force.

Attributes

of visual fire alarm system

(1) A

visual fire alarm system shall include a strobe beacon or similar feature that

is sufficient in the circumstances of the public building to alert people who

are deaf or hard of hearing to the fire alarm.

Same

(2) A visual fire alarm system may include a feature that

electronically displays messages in respect of the fire alarm, including some

or all of the following messages:

1. The

fact that the fire alarm has been activated.

2. Information

on the appropriate response, including whether to evacuate the building.

3. Information

on the nearest exit.

Binds

the Crown

3. This

Act binds the Crown.

Commencement

4. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

5. The

short title of this Act is the Visual Fire Alarm System Act, 2010 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The

Bill requires that all new provincial and municipal public buildings be

equipped with a visual fire alarm system so that deaf and hearing impaired

people are alerted to fire alarms.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

October 7, 2010

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly

October 7, 2010

Second Reading

Carried

October 7, 2010

Second Reading

Debate

May 18, 2010

First Reading

Carried on recorded division

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May 18, 2010

Carried on recorded division.

Committee

Second Reading

October 7, 2010

Mr. Wayne Arthurs, Mr. Garfield Dunlop, Mr. Jeff Leal, Mrs. Elizabeth Witmer, Mr. Michael Prue, Mr. Bas Balkissoon, Ms. Helena Jaczek.

October 7, 2010

Declared Carried. Ordered referred to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

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Document details

Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 76, 39-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p39 s2 bill 76 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	b1c9848162db45a1735749810f8bf1385d78fb76

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