Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 55.53 - Automatic fire detection devices for the hearing-impaired(a) This section applies to hotels, motels, lodging houses, boarding homes or similar facilities in which there are overnight accommodations for hire for more than eight persons and which are primarily, but not necessarily exclusively, used by transients who are lodged with or without meals.(b) Operators of these facilities and businesses shall have automatic fire detection devices for the hearing-impaired available for the use of these guests upon request as follows:(1) Each hotel, motel, lodging house, boarding home or similar type of business shall have a minimum of two automatic fire detection devices for the hearing-impaired available. Additional devices are required as listed in the following table: | Number of Guest Rooms | Minimum Number of Devices |
| Up to 50 | 2 |
| 51 to 75 | 3 |
| 76 to 100 | 4 |
| 101 to 150 | 5 |
| 151 to 200 | 6 |
| 201 to 300 | 7 |
| 301 to 400 | 8 |
| 401 to 500 | 9 |
| Over 500 | 10 |
(2) Automatic fire detection devices for the hearing-impaired may be portable devices that are available at the registration desk. Guest rooms with permanently mounted automatic fire detection devices for the hearing-impaired, or with visual or other signaling devices approved by the Department tied into a building fire alarm system, may be provided instead of portable devices. The number of guest rooms with permanently mounted devices shall be in accordance with the table in paragraph (1).(c) Notice of the availability of portable automatic fire detection devices for the hearing-impaired, or the availability of guest rooms with special signaling devices for the hearing-impaired, shall be posted in the area of guest registration.(d) A guest may not be charged for the use of the special alarms for the hearing-impaired. The hotel, motel, lodging home, boarding home or similar business may require a refundable deposit, not to exceed $50, for the use of portable automatic fire detection devices for the hearing-impaired. The deposit shall be returned upon the return of the device.The provisions of this §55.53 adopted August 7, 1992, effective 8/8/1992, 22 Pa.B. 4091. This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 49.2 (relating to jurisdiction and effective dates).