Raymond Korea — CO₂ extinguisher room regulatory update and O₂/CO₂ installations

Hello from Raymond Korea. This year’s hottest topic: CO₂ fire-suppression room monitoring. October 2024 marks the first full enforcement cycle, so we revisit last year’s installs and summarize the amended requirements.

The regulation (first revised in October 2022) followed a fatal CO₂ mis-discharge in Seoul. CO₂ systems smother fires by collapsing oxygen—effective but dangerous to occupants if gas releases unexpectedly.

By October 2024, qualifying agent rooms must install oxygen or CO₂ monitors, post “no entry” signage for unauthorized persons, and cover both cylinder rooms and downstream protected zones (electrical, boiler, generator rooms). Oxygen is listed because any agent release lowers O₂ even when CO₂ rises.

Raymond Korea sold FIX800 and LED boards long before the amendment for WWTPs, septic rooms, and labs; extinguisher-room demand jumped after publication. Halon and refrigerant-agent sites also call for oxygen monitoring for safety.

The compliance pattern is simple: transmitter inside the agent room, LED at the door. LEDs can power transmitters, reducing live electrical work inside the hazard.

We manufacture LEDs in-house—sizes, legends, and color logic (e.g., green “entry permitted” vs red “entry prohibited”) are customizable.

Last year’s installs span power plants and data centers. CO₂ is heavier than air, so we mount low yet still emphasize valve proximity for fastest response. Raymond Korea supplies turnkey consulting, installation, and service.

Small extinguisher cabinets—not only bulk tank farms—also benefit from monitoring as safety awareness grows nationwide.

We hope this article helps fire and safety managers. Our strength is deep field experience with dependable after-sales support. Thank you.