Many states require the installation of carbon monoxide alarms

Many states require the installation of carbon monoxide alarms (Alberta Times) In order to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, known as the "winter safety killer", more and more states have legislated to...

(Alberta Times)

In order to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, known as the "winter safety killer", more and more states have legislated to require homes to install carbon monoxide alarms (carbon monoxide alarms). detector). USA Today reported that although smoke detectors have been required in homes for decades, similar devices that can detect colorless, odorless, toxic and deadly gases - carbon oxide alarms - have not yet been universally legislated. However, the problem is expected to gradually improve. Taking this year as an example, at least three states, including Kentucky, Oregon and Washington, have begun to require new homes to install carbon monoxide alarms; Arkansas plans to require new homes to install them starting in January. California and Wisconsin even require existing one-family homes to be retrofitted. "We've seen more states dealing with this issue," said Hendrick of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), in part because of reports of carbon monoxide poisoning accidents. It is reported that many states will pass legislation requiring the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in homes within the next five years; Connecticut has passed legislation this year to first require schools to install such alarms. Deborah Hanson, an Illinois company that manufactures carbon monoxide alarms, said: "These legislations are really necessary, because without such alarms, there is no way to detect carbon monoxide early." It is reported that the price of most carbon monoxide alarms starts at $15, but they must be replaced every five years.