Survey: Many in N.Y. unaware of new CO law
Amanda’s Law took effect in 2010 but many families don’t have carbon monoxide detectors05/05/2011MEBANE, N.C.—About a year after a new carbon monoxide detector mandate in New York went into effect, a...
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08/11/2011MARINA DEL REY, Calif.—California recently became the 35th state in the nation with carbon monoxide legislation. As of July 1, all existing single-family homes with an attached garage or a...
View ArticlePrevent CO poisoning: Alarm companies should help Californians help themselves
This Blog's on Fire (And Other Stuff)Tess Nacelewicz07/25/2012It’s now more than a year since California’s new law mandating carbon monoxide detectors in all single-family homes with an attached garage...
View ArticleMore states looking at requiring CO detectors in schools
SIA says recent incident at an Atlanta school highlights need03/20/2013Tess NacelewiczSILVER SPRING, Md.—A carbon monoxide leak at a school in Georgia in December sent more than 50 students and staff...
View ArticleCarbon monoxide bill advances in California
03/27/2013SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A bill that would require all newer public and private K-12 schools to install carbon monoxide detectors has advanced in the California Assembly, according to an article...
View ArticleNorth Carolina hotel room a CO deathtrap?
This Blog's on Fire (And Other Stuff)Tess Nacelewicz06/12/2013North Carolina requires carbon monoxide detectors in homes and apartments, but not in hotels. Now, some tragic deaths in a hotel room in...
View ArticleNorth Carolina may pass CO legislation after hotel poisonings
07/10/2013Tess NacelewiczST. CHARLES, Ill.—Several recent deaths caused by carbon monoxide poisoning in a North Carolina hotel room may lead to a law in that state requiring CO detectors in lodging...
View ArticleCO poisonings in two states may lead to expanded detector requirements
Ensuring safety with CO detectors need not be costly, fire alarm companies say03/12/2014Tess NacelewiczYARMOUTH, Maine—Calls to expand mandates for carbon monoxide detectors in commercial buildings in...
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