Strobe / visual signal device

A flashing notification appliance. Canadian triggers are noise-based, not disability-based — required where ambient noise exceeds 87 dBA, where occupants wear hearing protection, in audiometric booths and sound-insulated enclosures, and in assembly occupancies where performances may exceed 100 dBA. This differs substantially from US practice, which is driven largely by the ADA.

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