New Carbon Monoxide Requirements

Since January 1, 2016 the State of Illinois has required carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in schools which fall under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Board of Education.  Public Act 099-0470 inserted language to 105 ILCS 5/10 that added the requirement for school boards of education to ensure each school has proper CO detection in [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]