CO Standards
around the
WORLD ... Reviewed
*** Personal
Comment
If we could Combine the
Strongest Features of the New EU CENELEC EN50291 and the CSA-6.19-01, we would,
for the VERY FIRST TIME, have a Standard actually designed for the PROTECTION of
the CONSUMER; rather than the CONVENIENCE and Profitability of the Alarm
MANUFACTURER. Even then, “The Writing Authority”, would Most Likely, as
happened in the Case of the New CENELEC EN 50291, DELAY the “EFFECTIVE,
ENFORCEABLE DATE” for a Considerable Period of Time.
In the UK for example, the
EFFECTIVE DATE for the New CENELEC EN50291, was DELAYED for
FIVE (5), YEARS. ! ! !
Keep in mind that NO
Standard, is EVER WRITTEN, until
SOMEONE has SOMETHING to SELL.
Anytime you see the Word
“CONSENSUS”, it means an Agreement as to what can be done that still
GUARANTEES Continued Profitability for the Industries Involved, and/or,
CREATES a Basis for Mandatory Requirements that will lead to EVEN GREATER, EXPANDING,
Sales
for these “Chosen” Industries.
KEY
CONSIDERATIONS
CSA-6.19-01 and UL-2034,
both Require Alarm Activation as follows:
NO Audible or
Visual WARNINGS, (No Digital Displays), at 30 ppm for 30 DAYS
NO Audible or Visual WARNINGS, at
70 ppm
......... for 60 Minutes
150 ppm
....... for 10 Minutes
400 ppm
....... for
4 Minutes
MUST ALARM at:
70 ppm ..... anytime between 60 and 240 Minutes, (4 hours)
150 ppm ...
anytime between 10 and 50 Minutes
400 ppm ...
anytime between 4 and
15 Minutes
CSA-6.19-01
Requires BOTH, Time of Manufacture, and “Life-Time” Reliability Testing.
UL-2034
Requires NO, Time of Manufacture, or “Life-Time” Reliability Testing.
The New CENELEC EN
50291 Standard, while NOT PERFECT, it is Certainly a GIANT STEP in the RIGHT
DIRECTION, at Least as far as Activation Levels and INCREASED Sensor Accuracy
and Repeatability Requirements are Concerned.
If this Standard
had Included the QUALITY CONTROL REQUIREMENTS, “TIME of MANUFACTURE” and
“LIFE-TIME” RELIABILITY Requirements of the CSA-6.19-01 Standard, ..... I
would ENDORSE it for the “WORLDWIDE” CO Requirements!!!
The CENELEC
EN50291 Requirements are:
NO WARNINGS at:
30 ppm
.......... for 120 Minutes
50 ppm
.......... for 60
Minutes
100 ppm
........ for 10 Minutes
50 ppm
.......... between 60 and 90 Minutes
100 ppm
.........between 10 and 40 Minutes
300 ppm
........ WITHIN 3 Minutes
The “SPECIAL
BENEFITS”
..... “PERMITTED” by this STANDARD in my Opinion are:
Digital
Displays permitted at ANY Level
Immediate
WARNINGS, (Immediate Detection & Response), Permitted above 300 ppm
* NOTE:
Of SPECIAL IMPORTANCE is the FACT that While CSA & UL, give the Manufactures THREE HOURS Elapsed Time between 60 and 240 Minutes, at 70 ppm, to Finally go into Alarm, ..... CENELEC Requires MUCH GREATER SENSOR ACCURACY & REPEATABILITY by giving ONLY 30 Minutes, at 50 ppm, to go into FULL ALARM (between 60 and 90 Minutes) ! ! !
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