CO Detection

Increasingly, states and local jurisdictions are mandating the installation of carbon monoxide (CO) detectors. Alarm professionals therefore must not only comply with the industry’s most recent product standards, but understand the differences among various new requirements.

Does fire/life-safety work scare you a bit? It’s OK, you’re not alone.

The number of injuries and deaths due to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning routinely increases every year as cold weather moves across the nation. The CO threat is an ever-present danger to humankind and animals. This is especially true during the winter months when it becomes necessary to use combustible heating, such as fireplaces and gas- and oil-fired furnaces.

It is interesting, and at times frustrating, as I have observed the gradual evolution of wireless security products during the past several decades. After much patience I am now finally seeing wireless security devices and sensors designed and configured the way many had envisioned some time ago. The near future of wireless security is exciting.

A carbon monoxide detector, or CO detector, sounds an alarm to prevent poisoning by carbon monoxide (CO), a colorless and odorless compound produced by incomplete combustion that is lethal at concentrations of 100 parts per million (ppm). OSHA limits long-term workplace exposure levels to 50 ppm. In a residence, CO can be formed by open flames, space heaters, water heaters, blocked chimneys or running a car inside a garage.

Each year an estimated 15,000 people in the United States are treated for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and 500 die from its effects. When I read about the death of Amanda Hansen, a 16-year-old West Seneca, N.Y., youth who died of CO poisoning, it made me realize ...

While some home and business owners may view security monitoring as a discretionary expense during hard economic times, life safety remains a key selling point that is helping dealers and integrators fight attrition rates.

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