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DESIGN

D5 Back of House (Interior)

D5.7 CO Detection
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A new Global safety standard has been issued An enhanced system is also now available,
regarding CO detection which requires an the Analox Ax60. This has detector units which
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upgrade in every restaurant by the end of 2018. communicate with a central display unit (in the
office area) to provide an alarm at the point
The UK has had a CO detection and warning of activation, in the office, and by means of
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system in place in every restaurant for over a strobe light located on the rear wall of the
15 years. These are provided by our CO gas kitchen. See ‘System Summaries’ on next page.
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supplier. The system installed in all restaurants
opened before April 2013 is the Analox Ax50. New restaurants & re-images must utilise an
This has a combined detector and alarm unit, enhanced detection and warning system
with repeater alarms where needed. (Analox Ax60 or LogiCO ). Analox is the UK
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preferred supplier as they are a UK manufacturer
What has changed? with a strong existing business relationship with
A revised Global Safety Standard for CO 2 Air Products and McDonald’s.
detection systems has now been finalised. We
have worked closely with the Global Safety Existing restaurants can continue to use the
and Equipment teams and the main UK CO 2 existing Ax50 system (with lowered detector
detection system (Ax50) will comply with the height).
Global Safety Standard, after one change, ie.
lowering the detector height to 30 – 45cm from
floor level.

D5.7 CO Detection 1.0 08 October 2014
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