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Alarm-sounding devices shall be provided of such type and shall be so distributed that they can be heard clearly throughout the building except on systems serving only a Type III school in a building not otherwise requiring a system in which case they may be located only in the spaces occupied by the Type III school. At least one such sounding device shall be installed on each floor and in the basement. Alarm- sounding devices shall consist of approved bells, gongs, whistles, horns or chimes.
When presignal alarm-sounding devices are installed in patient areas of hospitals and nursing homes, they shall be of such a type so as to be unidentifiable to patients as a fire alarm. The lowest part of all alarm-sounding devices, except trouble bell, shall be located at least eight feet above the floor.
(Prior code § 91-108; Amend Coun. J. 9-8-86, p. 33588)