Security dealers that install smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors for the residential market soon will have to meet some new requirements as a result of changes made to the latest National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards. The standards involved are the 2010 version of NFPA 72, the National Fire Alarm & Signaling Code, and the 2012 version of NFPA 720, the Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide Detection & Warning Equipment.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)’s Fire & Life Safety Conference will take place December 12 -14 this year. The meeting is to be held in Orlando, Fla., at the Hilton at Walt Disney World® Resort and will include three days of educational sessions, as well as two days of post-conference seminars.
The March 2011 Insider News & Business offers the following headlines: Wisconsin CO Alarm Requirement Enacted;GVI Security Lays out Plans for the Future;4 Installation Companies Consolidate Businesses;UTC Fire & Security Sells Guarding Business;Jerry Foster Receives Career Achievement Award,and many more!
