[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting
of the Town of Stoughton 5-1-2006, Art. 23, approved 9-5-2006. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Locations where required.
(1)
Every health club operating in the Town of Stoughton
shall have at least one AED/defibrillator on the premises. This defibrillator
will at all times be deployed in a manner that best promotes the availability
of and access to the defibrillator by the staff, health club members,
guests and licensees. The defibrillator will be mounted in a case
connected to the alarm of the business. At least one employee of the
health club, trained in the use of an automated external defibrillator
and CPR, must be on duty during normal business hours.
(2)
Every restaurant with a seating capacity greater than
225 seats operating in the Town of Stoughton shall have at least one
AED/defibrillation device on the premises. This defibrillator will
at all times be deployed in a manner that best promotes the availability
of and access to the defibrillator by the restaurant staff and/or
patrons/PAD Program. The defibrillator will be mounted in a case connected
to the alarm of the business. At least two employees of the restaurant,
trained in the use of an automated external defibrillator and CPR,
must be on duty during normal business hours.
(3)
Every food market with an area greater than 29,000
square feet operating in the Town of Stoughton shall have at least
one defibrillation device on the premises. This defibrillator will
at all times be deployed in a manner that best promotes the availability
of and access to the defibrillator by the food market employees and/or
patrons/PAD Program. The defibrillator will be mounted in a case connected
to the alarm of the business. At least two employees of the food market,
trained in the use of an automated external defibrillator and CPR,
must be on duty during normal business hours.
B.
All AED devices, as described above, must be compatible
to the Stoughton Fire Department equipment.
C.
The provisions
of this bylaw shall be enforced by the Fire Chief and/or his designee.
[Added 5-7-2007 ATM, Art. 70]
Should any business that comes under this bylaw
that has purchased or installed a defibrillator prior to June 1, 2006,
or within 90 days prior to the date that this bylaw takes effect will
be allowed to continue using that defibrillator for a period of up
to five years from the date of installation. This exemption does not
grant relief from the requirement to connect the defibrillator box
to the alarm system as prescribed within this bylaw.
This bylaw will take effect January 1, 2008.
Failure to comply with this bylaw may be used by the local licensing
authority to revoke or withhold whatever applicable licenses or permits
may be issued to said noncomplying business.
As used in this section, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The AED box will be connected to the Burglar Alarm Company
and that has a zone for Fire Department notification. In case there
is no burglar alarm, then it would be connected to a fire alarm as
required by the Stoughton Fire Department.
Is a place of business that sells food for human consumption
(i.e., BJ's, Stop & Shop, Shaws, etc.)
Public access to defibrillation (PAD) means making AED (automatic
external defibrillator) available in public and/or private places
where large numbers of people gather.
