Can I use a CO duct detector in lieu of a spot CO detector?

Carbon monoxide detection requirements can be confusing given the differences between existing and new building requirements, knowing where the detectors should be located and whether you need them at all.  Any building that uses a fossil fuel burning appliance should have CO detection.  The locations for that detection are varied and a subject for another [Read More]

Testing & Inspecting Fire Alarm & Emergency Voice Systems

A fire alarm system is required to be tested regularly, the results of which are reviewed by the fire department.  When scheduling a test of a facility’s fire alarm system, property managers have a vested interest in maintaining safety compliance and limiting their liability exposure while keeping an eye on operating costs.  Operating cost reduction might seem [Read More]

Integrating Carbon Monoxide Detectors With Fire Alarm Systems

As commercial fire alarm system capabilities increase, designers of record are increasingly combining previously stand alone (single station) carbon monoxide (CO) detection into a supervised, reporting fire alarm system.  If the unmonitored, single station CO detector is unplugged or is otherwise non-operational, no one knows.  A CO detector, or better still, combination smoke/CO detector that [Read More]