KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ ALARM - SECURITY INDUSTRY LEGAL EMAIL NEWSLETTER / THE ALARM EXCHANGE You can read all of our articles on our website. Having trouble getting our emails? Change your spam controls and whitelist ken@kirschenbaumesq.com ****************************** Bosch Panels and UL September 13, 2025 ************************* Bosch Panels and UL ************************* Ken, Where do we fall as a licensed Fire Alarm Contractor when we service Bosch panels that loose there UL listing due to no more manufacture support or parts available to the consumer, is this panel acceptable to be in service and to be serviced semi-annually? Regards, Ryan ***************************** Response ***************************** If you have contracted to install UL listed equipment then you would be in breach of contract if you installed equipment that did not have the UL listing. If there is a loss and that loss is attributable to equipment that should be UL listed and isn’t then you face additional issues because it’s likely a presumption will arise that you used inferior equipment. The implication, had you used the proper UL listed equipment the equipment would not have failed and there would have been no loss. I don’t know if Bosch panels were UL listed and now they are not. I also don’t know the consequence of equipment being UL listed when installed that later loses the UL listing. Would that have triggered a call-back; a manufacturer recall, one that you would be expected to communicate to the customer to whom you sold and installed the equipment? Since you believe the Bosch panel is no longer UL listed, and that UL listing was specified in the contract, it would be prudent to notify the customer of the need to upgrade. However, because this is a fire alarm system I suggest you check with the Fire Marshal, the AHJ, to see what they want done. ************************* STANDARD FORM AGREEMENTS: To order up to date Standard Form Alarm / Security / Fire and related Agreements click here: www.alarmcontracts.com *************************** CONCIERGE LAWYER SERVICE PROGRAM FOR THE ALARM INDUSTRY - You can check out the program and sign up here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/concierge or contact our Program Coordinator Stacy Spector, Esq at 516 747 6700 x 304. *********************** WEBINARS: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/alarm-webinars *********************** ALARM ARTICLES: You can always read our Articles on our website at www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/alarm-articles updated daily ******************** Wondering how much your alarm company is worth? Click here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/what-is-my-alarm-company-worth *********************** THE ALARM EXCHANGE - the alarm industries leading classified and business exchange - updated daily ************************* PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ken-kirschenbaum-presents/id1794851477 ************************* Getting on our email list / Articles archived: Many of you are forwarding these emails to friends or asking that others be added to the list. Sign up for our daily newsletter here: Sign Up. ************************** Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum PC Attorneys at Law 200 Garden City Plaza Garden City, NY 11530 516 747 6700 x 301 ken@kirschenbaumesq.com www.KirschenbaumEsq.com
