7.12.12 Johnstown – Carbon Monoxide Emergency Response

Carbon Monoxide detector is installed in the laundry room.  The detector will have three alarms that may sound:

• Low Battery Warning:

The detector’s alarm “chirps” once a minute.  If this happens, call the maintenance department during working hours (7:00am-5:00pm).  (After hours call the maintenance department on-call.  If you do not receive a call-back, contact the Incident Reporting Staff on-call)

• Early Warning:

The detector’s alarm sounds for 3-5 seconds every 5 minutes.  If this happens, call the maintenance department during working hours (7:00am-5:00pm).  (After hours call the maintenance department on-call.  If you do not receive a call-back, contact the Incident Reporting Staff on-call)

• Full Alarm:

The detector’s alarm sounds one long continuous alarm.  You will need to do the following:

• Evacuate to CAC
  • Call the maintenance department and the Incident Reporting Staff on-call.
  • Take a head count to ensure that all individuals have evacuated.
  • Wait until the maintenance department/designee gives the “all clear” before returning to the apartment.

Last Revised: 4/30/21