Carbon Monoxide Detection Requirements
How well do you know the carbon monoxide (CO) requirements of the 2022 NFPA 72 and the 2021 International Building Code (IBC)? Take this quiz to test your knowledge.
1. CO detection is required in all of the following occupancies except _____.
Correct Answer: I-3
2. CO requirements are found in Section _____ of the IBC.
Correct Answer: 915
3. CO alarm signals in classrooms shall be automatically transmitted to ______.
Correct Answer: An on-site location staffed by school personnel
4. CO detection shall not be required in dwelling units, sleeping units or classrooms located more than ______ story/stories above or below a private garage.
Correct Answer: 1
5. CO detectors shall be set to respond to the sensitivity limits specified in UL ______.
Correct Answer: 2034
6. CO detectors that are installed in air duct systems ______ be used as a substitute for open area protection.
Correct Answer: Shall not
7. Where detectors are installed for signal initiation during construction, they ______ be replaced prior to the final commissioning of the system.
Correct Answer: Shall
8. Where CO protection of a building is required, CO detectors shall be installed ______ each separate dwelling unit, guest room and guest suite sleeping area.
Correct Answer: Outside
9. Where an audible signal is required, the carbon monoxide signal shall be a ______-pulse temporal pattern.
Correct Answer: Four
10. After the initial 4 minutes of the CO signal, the 5-second “off” time shall be permitted to be changed to ______ seconds ±10%.
Correct Answer: 60
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