Fire alarm standard - alarms for deaf and deafblind people: guidance
Guidance for the new fire alarms standard for deaf and deafblind people, as well as Health and Social Care Partnerships and providers.
4. Who is responsible for providing specialist fire alerts/accessories?
Under the Equality Act 2010, tenants (local authority, housing association and private) can ask their landlord to make specific changes to the property that are needed to avoid the disabled person being at a disadvantage. Appropriate fire alarm alerts/accessories for people who have deafness or hearing loss fit into that category.
4.1 Local Authority (Council) Tenant:
The local authority is responsible for installing specialist fire alarm alerts/accessories for deaf or hard of hearing tenants. The tenant does not cover the costs, although some tenants may wish to pay for an upgrade or additional specialist equipment.
4.2 Housing Association Tenant:
A housing association is responsible for installing specialist fire alarm alerts/accessories for deaf or hard of hearing tenants. The tenant does not cover the costs, although some tenants may wish to pay for an upgrade or additional specialist equipment.
4.3 Private Tenant:
A private landlord is responsible for installing specialist fire alarm alerts/accessories for deaf or hard of hearing tenants. The tenant does not cover the costs, although some tenants may wish to pay for an upgrade or additional specialist equipment.
4.4 Homeowner:
A deaf homeowner living in their own home, is responsible and liable to install the new interlinked standard fire alarms. The HSCP is not responsible for fitting standard fire alarms.
If they already have specialist fire alarm accessories/alerts, they will be able to receive support from their local HSCP services to advise them on which standard system to buy, which will then allow the local services to provide new compatible specialist deaf accessories/alerts, and then remove the old (non-compatible) specialist deaf accessories/alerts.
If they do not currently have specialist deaf accessories/alerts, they will still be able to receive advice from their local services, and clarification if they are eligible for support with the provision of any, or some of the deaf accessories/alerts.
Contact
Email: ceu@gov.scot
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