Minnesota Administrative Rules

1305.0908 SECTION 908, EMERGENCY ALARM SYSTEMS.

IBC [F] section 908.7 is amended to read as follows:

908.7 Carbon monoxide alarms. Group I or R occupancies located in a building containing a fuel-burning appliance or in a building that has an attached garage shall be equipped with single-station carbon monoxide alarms. The carbon monoxide alarms shall be:

A. listed as complying with UL 2034;

B. installed and maintained in accordance with NFPA 720 and the manufacturer's instructions; and

C. installed within 10 feet of each sleeping unit or sleeping room.

Exception: Individual sleeping units or dwelling units that do not contain a fuel-burning appliance or have an attached garage, but are located in a multiunit building with a fuel-burning appliance or attached garage, need not be equipped with a single-station carbon monoxide alarm if:

(1) the sleeping unit or dwelling unit is not connected by duct work or ventilation shafts to any room containing a fuel-burning appliance or to an attached garage; and

(2) the building is equipped with a common area carbon monoxide alarm system.

(Subsection 908.7.1 applies and remains unchanged.)

Statutory Authority:

MS s 326B.02; 326B.101; 326B.106

History:

39 SR 1605

Published Electronically:

June 19, 2015