Carbon monoxide detector law goes in effect today
Homeowners, tenants and landlords of one- and two-family homes are required to have carbon monoxide alarms on each floor level starting today in accordance with a new state law. Attics, garages and storage areas are exempt.
Legislation regarding commercial property that contains residential units has been in place since 2008.
Fire service professionals recommend carbon monoxide alarms be placed near sleeping areas. Smoke detectors must be replaced every 10 years, and carbon monoxide alarms should be replaced every five years to ensure the devices are in working order. Batteries should be replaced every six months. In addition, each detector should be tested regularly per manufacturer's recommendations.
For more information about the new requirement, call (608) 755-3052, (608) 755-3050 or (608) 755-3060.
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Feb 1, 2011 at 6:56 p.m.
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"We sure are going to miss Democratic control of our state government."
Ya know what bill? That's probably what the families of these victims are thinking.
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Feb 1, 2011 at 6:28 p.m.
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What, no new requirement that sheets and pillow cases be washed every other day and replaced every month due to the dangers of lice, bedbugs and other such parasites? Where's the new law that says we must always cough into our forearms due to the dangers of communicable disease? Where's the new law....
OK, I can see the value in having a carbon monoxide detector. But does government really need to mandate that we all have one? What good is a law that has no penalty built into it beyond giving trial lawyers another source of revenue? I guess the Democrats in their last session in control of our state government didn't have anything better to do the day this passed, except maybe for cracking down on payday loan outfits while working their lobbyists for campaign cash, among other perquisites. We sure are going to miss Democratic control of our state government.
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