1.1* Scope. 1.1.1 This standard is primarily concerned with life safety, not with protection of property. 1.1.2* This standard covers the selection, design, application, installation, location, performance, inspection, testing, and maintenance of carbon monoxide detection and warning equipment in buildings and structures. 1.1.3 This standard contains requirements for the selection, installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment that detects concentrations of carbon monoxide that could pose a life safety risk to most occupants in buildings and structures.
ANSI/NFPA 720-2012 history
2012ANSI/NFPA 720-2012 Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide(CO) Detection and Warning Equipment