South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-16 - Minimum Standards for Licensing Hospitals and Institutional General Infirmaries
Sec2 61-16.2000 - FIRE PROTECTION, PREVENTION AND LIFE SAFETY. (I)
Section 61-16.2001 - Alarms

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-16.2001

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

A. A partial, manual, automatic, supervised fire alarm system shall be provided. The system shall be arranged to transmit an alarm automatically to a third party by an approved method. The alarm system shall notify by audible and visual alarm all areas and floors of the building. The alarm system shall shut down central recirculating systems and outside air units that serve the area(s) of alarm origination as a minimum.

B. There must be a fire alarm pull station in or near each nurses station.

C. All fire, smoke, heat, sprinkler flow, or manual fire alarming devices or systems must be connected to the main fire alarm system and trigger the system when they are activated.

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