BRK – New Requirements Overview for UL 217 8th Edition Models
An update to the UL standard will go into effect June 30, 2024, for all manufacturers of smoke and combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Alarms produced after this date must be compliant with the performance requirements as specified in the UL 217 8th edition Standard for Safety for Single and Multiple Station Smoke Alarms.
Research by fire industry experts found that fire dynamics in a home have changed over the last several decades. According to UL, newer synthetic materials in the home, more open layouts, and lighter construction materials all burn hotter and faster. This research led the industry experts and UL to create new performance requirements for certain types of flammable material fires, such as polyurethane foam.
In this short webinar will review the following to help our electrical distributors get up to speed on the coming changes.
Webinar Agenda:
- What is UL 217? What is the 8th Edition?
- Why are the changes to the smoke alarms necessary?
- What are the biggest changes?
- What does this mean for electrical distributors?
- BRK is ready – an update on where their new models stand.
- Recap of the changes
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