Installation and Restoration
For alarm systems to provide adequate notification in the event of an emergency, all devices, components, combinations of devices or systems constructed and installed must meet OSHA requirements and be approved.
Alarms systems should be capable of being preceived by everyone in the workplace.
Steam whistles, air horns, strobe lights or similar lighting devices, or tactile devices meeting the requirements of the OSHA standard are considered to meet this requirement for approval.
Make sure your installed alarm systems are:
- Capable of being heard, seen, or otherwise perceived by everyone in the workplace.
- Distinctive and easily identified by all employees as a signal to evacuate the work area or perform actions identified in your emergency action plan, such as "shelter-in-place".
- Supervised if they were installed after January 1, 1981 and contain circuitry that is capable of being supervised. These systems must also provide positive notification to assigned personnel whenever a deficiency exists in the system.
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4-5. Installed alarms systems must be _____.
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