A circuit breaker comprising: a pair of main contacts movable with respect to each other between a closed position wherein a line terminal and a load terminal are in electrical communication with each other via a main power circuit, and an open position wherein the line terminal and the load terminal are electrically isolated from each other; a primary trip coil operably connected to at least one of said pair of main contacts, said primary trip coil causing said pair of main contacts to move from the closed position to the open position when activated, thereby tripping said circuit breaker; a permanent trip coil operably connected to at least one of said pair of main contacts, said permanent trip coil causing said pair of main contacts to move from the closed position to the open position when activated, thereby tripping said circuit breaker; characterized in that the circuit breaker further comprises: a monitoring circuit monitoring operation of the circuit breaker; said monitoring circuit, upon a determination being made that said circuit breaker is not operating within acceptable trip parameters, causing activation of said primary trip coil, wherein the circuit breaker is determined as being not operating within acceptable trip parameters upon detection of a tripping event, and said monitoring circuit, upon a determination being made that said circuit breaker is not operating within acceptable disable parameters, causing activation of said permanent trip coil, wherein the circuit breaker is determined as being not operating within acceptable disable parameters upon detection of malfunction of the circuit breaker; wherein said circuit breaker is user resettable if the circuit breaker has been tripped by said primary trip coil; and wherein said circuit breaker is not user resettable if the circuit breaker has been tripped by said permanent trip coil. a pair of main contacts movable with respect to each other between a closed position wherein a line terminal and a load terminal are in electrical communication with each other via a main power circuit, and an open position wherein the line terminal and the load terminal are electrically isolated from each other; a primary trip coil operably connected to at least one of said pair of main contacts, said primary trip coil causing said pair of main contacts to move from the closed position to the open position when activated, thereby tripping said circuit breaker; a permanent trip coil operably connected to at least one of said pair of main contacts, said permanent trip coil causing said pair of main contacts to move from the closed position to the open position when activated, thereby tripping said circuit breaker; characterized in that the circuit breaker further comprises: a monitoring circuit monitoring operation of the circuit breaker; said monitoring circuit, upon a determination being made that said circuit breaker is not operating within acceptable trip parameters, causing activation of said primary trip coil, wherein the circuit breaker is determined as being not operating within acceptable trip parameters upon detection of a tripping event, and said monitoring circuit, upon a determination being made that said circuit breaker is not operating within acceptable disable parameters, causing activation of said permanent trip coil, wherein the circuit breaker is determined as being not operating within acceptable disable parameters upon detection of malfunction of the circuit breaker; wherein said circuit breaker is user resettable if the circuit breaker has been tripped by said primary trip coil; and wherein said circuit breaker is not user resettable if the circuit breaker has been tripped by said permanent trip coil. a monitoring circuit monitoring operation of the circuit breaker; said monitoring circuit, upon a determination being made that said circuit breaker is not operating within acceptable trip parameters, causing activation of said primary trip coil, wherein the circuit breaker is determined as being not operating within acceptable trip parameters upon detection of a tripping event, and said monitoring circuit, upon a determination being made that said circuit breaker is not operating within acceptable disable parameters, causing activation of said permanent trip coil, wherein the circuit breaker is determined as being not operating within acceptable disable parameters upon detection of malfunction of the circuit breaker; wherein said circuit breaker is user resettable if the circuit breaker has been tripped by said primary trip coil; and wherein said circuit breaker is not user resettable if the circuit breaker has been tripped by said permanent trip coil.