Carbon Monoxide Detection: Code and Legislation Updates Presented by: System Sensor/Honeywell Life Safety Richard Roberts

Agenda Provide an Update on State CO Legislation/Building Code Requirements New CO detection requirements to the 2012 edition of the I-codes New CO detection requirements to the 2012 edition of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code Review several of the key requirements in the current (2009) edition of NFPA 720 Recap several of the key changes to the 2012 edition of NFPA 720

2010 Legislative/Regulatory Landscape

2012 International Residential Code (IRC) A new section was added to the 2012 IRC that permits system-connected CO detectors to be installed Carbon monoxide detectors shall be installed and maintained in accordance with NFPA 720 Carbon monoxide detectors shall be listed as complying with UL 2075 Where a household carbon monoxide detection system is installed it shall become a permanent fixture of the occupancy, owned by the homeowner and shall be monitored by an approved supervising station.

2012 International Building/Fire Code (IBC)/(IFC) New section was added to the 2012 edition of the IBC and IFC requiring CO detection to be installed in new and existing Group-R and Group-I occupancies: Containing a fuel-burning appliance Which has an attached garage An open parking garage, as defined in the International Building Code, or enclosed parking garage ventilated in accordance with Section 404 of the International Mechanical Code shall not be deemed to be an attached garage

Changes to the 2012 Edition of NFPA 101 New section was added to the 2012 edition of NFPA 101 requiring CO detection to be installed in new residential and commercial sleeping occupancies: One- and two-family dwellings Lodging or rooming houses Hotels and dormitories Apartment buildings

NFPA 720-2009 – Commercial Bldg. Occupant Notification Chapter 6 does not require the installation of notification appliances or identify where notification signaling is required. NFPA 720 intentionally gives latitude to Authorities having jurisdiction or system designers The integral sounder of a CO detector may be sufficient for notifying building occupants: 5.5.6.2.2. Where carbon monoxide signals are transmitted to a constantly attended on-site location or off-premises location in accordance with Chapter 7, selective public mode occupant notification shall be permitted to be limited to the notification zone encompassing the area where the carbon monoxide signal originated. 5.5.6.3.2.* The boundaries of notification zones shall be coincident with the area where the alarm initiation originated and other signaling zones in accordance with the building’s emergency response plan. A.5.5.6.3.2 The building’s emergency response plan might specify occupant notification only in the area's) of initiation and at the control panel. Whole building evacuation might not be specified in the emergency response plan.

NFPA 720-2009 – Alarm Signals Alarm Signals: Section 7.2.1.2.1 the actuation of a carbon monoxide detector or system shall be distinctly indicated as a carbon monoxide alarm signal Section 4.4.3.1.1 CO alarm signals, CO detection system supervisory and trouble signals shall be distinctively and descriptively annunciated Section 7.2.1.1 a carbon monoxide alarm signal shall take precedence over a supervisory or trouble signal NFPA 720-2009

NFPA 720-2009 – Secondary Power Installers of CO detection systems should be aware of the secondary power supply requirements, which are considerably different than fire alarm systems. NFPA 720-2009: Section 4.4.1.5.2.3 requires secondary power under quiescent load (non-alarm) for a minimum of 24 hours and at the end of that period operate the CO detection system and notification appliances for 12 hours The reason for the 12 hours of alarm instead of 5 minutes for fire alarm systems is because it is not uncommon for a homeowner to be away for 12 hours after leaving to go to work NFPA 720-2009

NFPA 720-2009 – Secondary Power, continued However, the 12 hour requirement shall be permitted to be reduced: Section 4.4.1.5.2.3 Exception: The 12 hour requirement shall be permitted to be reduced to 60 minutes where the system is monitored by a supervising station and emergency response in accordance with 7.2.2 is provided 2012 NFPA 720 will have the same secondary power requirements as fire alarm systems! NFPA 720-2009

NFPA 720-2009 - Off-premises Signal Transmission NFPA 720-2009 Commercial: 7.2.2* Supervising Station. Upon receipt of a carbon monoxide alarm signal, supervising station personnel shall perform the following actions in order listed: Where required by the Emergency Response Agency, immediately retransmit indication of the carbon monoxide alarm signal to the communications center Contact responsible party(s) in accordance with the notification plan 7.2.3* Emergency Response Agency (ERA) where a carbon monoxide alarm signal is transmitted directly to a communications center, communications personnel shall perform the following actions in order as listed: Follow standard operating procedures

NFPA 720-2009 - Off-premises Signal Transmission NFPA 720-2009 Household: Section 9.6.9.1* Carbon monoxide warning equipment signals that are transmitted off-premise shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 7 and the following: Where required, immediately retransmit indication of the carbon monoxide alarm signal to the communications center Exception to (1): The immediate retransmission shall be permitted to be delayed by not more than 90 seconds where the jurisdiction permits the supervising station to first contact the protected premise to determine if the alarm was initiated by the activation of a test. Contact responsible party(s) in accordance with the notification plan

Changes to the 2012 Edition of NFPA 720 NFPA 720-2012 will be published in the fall of 2011 Sensitivity Testing: Sensitivity testing requirements deleted New Secondary Power Requirements: CO detection systems will have the same standby alarm requirements as fire alarms systems Reduces the standby alarm requirement from 60 minutes to 5 minutes when the system is monitored

Changes to the 2012 Edition of NFPA 720, continued Low frequency sounder requirements for sleeping areas New requirements to correlate with the requirements in NFPA 72 for fire alarm systems Effective January 1, 2015, where audible appliances are provided to produce signals for commercial sleeping areas, they shall produce a low frequency alarm signal The household requirements shall be provided voluntarily for those with hearing loss or where required by governing laws or codes

Changes to the 2012 Edition of NFPA 720, continued New household off-premises signal transmission requirements: New requirements to correlate with the requirements in NFPA 72 for fire alarm systems Where a DACT is used it shall only require a single telephone line and shall only require a call to a single digital alarm communicator receiver (DACR) number Where a DACT is used, the DACT test signals shall be transmitted at least monthly A dedicated cellular telephone connection shall be permitted to be used as a single means to transmit alarms to a constantly attended remote monitoring location

Changes to the 2012 Edition of NFPA 720, continued New performance-based requirements: The committee recognizes that installations in some non-household applications may be better served by performance-based design alternatives. New section permitting a performance-based alternative to the prescriptive installation in Chapter 5 New requirements to correlate with the requirements in NFPA 72 for fire alarm systems The authority having jurisdiction shall determine whether such identified performance objectives are appropriate

Changes to the 2012 Edition of NFPA 720, continued Alarm verses Supervisory Signal: NFPA 720-2009: The actuation of a carbon monoxide detector or system shall be distinctly indicated as a carbon monoxide alarm signal NFPA 72-2010: Signals from carbon monoxide detectors and carbon monoxide detection systems transmitted to a fire alarm system shall be permitted to be supervisory signals NFPA 720-2012: The actuation of a carbon monoxide detector shall be indicated as a carbon monoxide alarm signal NFPA 72-2013: Several proposals submitted to remove a signal disposition correlation issue between NFPA 72 and NFPA 720

Changes to the 2012 Edition of NFPA 720, continued New requirements for wireless CO detection systems: New requirements to correlate with the requirements in NFPA 72 for smoke alarm systems Effective 6/30/15 the delay period for sending trouble signals to the receiver/alarm control unit shall be 200 seconds.

Questions Richard Roberts Industry Affairs Manager Honeywell Life Safety/System Sensor 3825 Ohio Ave. St. Charles, IL 60174 1-630-338-7025 richard.roberts@systemsensor.com