CO DETECTION: CODES/LEGISLATION AND CHANGES TO THE 2012 EDITION OF NFPA 720
by Richard Roberts | System Sensor
& Thomas Norton | Norel Service Company

        NOREL SERVICE Co.

Update on the 2011 state legislative/regulation changes, the history of NFPA 720 and changes to the
2012 edition of NFPA 720.


Thomas Norton is the Chairman of NFPA 720 and the founder and CEO of Norel Service Company, Inc., a
Waltham, Massachusetts based Engineered Systems Distributor, supplying fire alarm, security products
and central station monitoring in New England for over 40 years.Tom is very active in industry committees and associations including:

• Member of the Board of Directors for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
• Member of NFPA Fire Alarm Technical Correlating Committee which oversees NFPA 72, and NFPA 720.
• Member of the Fundamentals of Signaling Chapter of NFPA 72, The National Fire Alarm Code.
• Chairman of NFPA 720, Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Warning Equipment in
Dwelling Units.
• Member of NFPA 25, The Inspection, testing, and maintenance of water based fire protection systems.
• Member of NFPA-76, Telecommunications Facilities
• Member of NFPA 909 for the Protection of Cultural Resources Committee
• Member of the ASME A-17 Emergency Operations Committee
• Member of the Codes and Standards Committee for The Center for Campus Fire Safety
• Past chairman of the board for the Automatic Fire Alarm Association, and the past president of the New
England AFAA.
• Member of the New England Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers
• Past President of the National International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA) and Section Member of the New England chapter. He is also the IMSA Delegate to the Joint Council of National Fire Service Organizations, 1983-1988
• He participates in the Building Owners and Managers Assoc. (BOMA), Boston Chapter, and is a
member of the National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP).

Tom holds an Associate Degree in Fire Science Engineering and is a licensed Master Electrician, and
licensed Sprinkler Contractor.

Richard Roberts is Industry Affairs Manager at System Sensor/Honeywell Life Safety. With over 25 years
in the fire alarm and carbon monoxide market, his experience spans the installation, sales, and product
development of code-compliant products and systems.

Currently, Mr. Roberts is a member of the following committees:
• NFPA 720 Technical Committee
• Underwriters Laboratory Standards Technical Panel (STP) 2034, Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms
• CSAA Carbon Monoxide Supervising Station Response Standard Committee
• NFPA 72 Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Fire Alarm Systems Technical Committee
• NFPA 101 Residential Occupancies Technical Committee
• NFPA 101 Health Care Occupancies Technical Committee
• NFPA 101 Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment Technical Committee
• NFPA 5000 Technical Correlating Committee
• The Center for Campus Fire Safety Codes, Standards and Technical Research

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