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ULC Smoke Alarms, What the Fire Prevention Officer and Fire Public Educator Needs to Know

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Training session from 16 Feb 2023. Brian McBain, ULC Senior Codes and Regulatory Services Representative, spoke to us about the smoke alarm requirements in Ontario. Objectives: The participants will be able to: Describe the smoke alarm requirements in the both the Ontario Building and Fire Code. Explain the smoke alarm installation and maintenance requirements as

May 7, 2015 at 4:52 pm #1488

Anonymous

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We looked at giving people a time to purchase and install alarms as required with a follow up and possible fine IF they had not installed alarms.
Manpower and time limitations would make that difficult in a lot of cases, and we felt that it was very similar to bribery, or even threatening if we told them to install or else face a possible fine.
The game has certainly changed with the addition of CO alarms.
We are evaluating our SOG’s over the course of the year and we will see where that takes us.