Archive for the ‘ Winter 2006 ’ Category

System Sensor Offers Online Product Training Courses

Visit www.systemsensor.com/training to stay current on the newest products from System Sensor. System Sensor offers free online training courses for industry professionals interested in learning about the company’s newest products. These online courses are developed to educate engineers, architects, systems installers, facility directors and other security professionals on the latest technology and most effective strategies [...]

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Charles Darsch Receives Prestigious Industry Award

System Sensor executive honored with Triton Award for his lifetime achievements in the security industry. Charles G. Darsch, director of corporate relations for System Sensor, was awarded this year’s Triton Award for extensive contributions to the security industry. “It’s an honor to work with a professional who is as respected and recognized as Charlie Darsch,” [...]

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A/E Pros Discuss Life-Safety Design, Space Selection and Code Compliance

LifeSafety interviews Angie Wells, P.E., principal, and Rodwell King, senior project manager, of GPD Group in Akron, Ohio. GPD Group is a multi-disciplinary A/E firm that provides architectural, interior design, mechanical, electrical, structural, civil engineering and construction administration services to clients nationwide. Q. How much responsibility does the architect assume for life-safety matters? King: The [...]

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Cover: The UL864 9th Edition Dramatically Affects the Fire- and Life-Safety Industry

New standard establishes a common platform that allows increased cost-effective retrofit flexibility. The Underwriters Laboratories’ new edition of the fire alarm controls standard may prove to be one of the most significant changes the fire- and life-safety industry has seen in the past 20 years. “The 9th edition of UL864 is bordering more on revolutionary [...]

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Editorial: An Additional Layer of Protection

System Sensor realized several years ago a growing need to expand its product portfolio to provide its customers with protection against the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, the leading cause of accidental poisoning death in America. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, deadly gas produced by burning any kind of fossil fuel. System Sensor found [...]

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Directional Sound Included in 2007 NFPA 72

The life-safety benefit of directional-sound technology is recognized by the National Fire Protection Association in language that addresses exit-locating systems in the 2007 edition of NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code®.

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