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Stay Fire Smart! Don't Get Burned

October 4-10 is Fire Prevention Week , and this year's theme is "Stay Fire Smart! Don't Get Burned." Sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the focus of this year's Fire Prevention Week activities is on burn awareness and prevention, as well as keeping homes...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2009 11:26 AM by Owen, Sarah

Filed under: AFCI, Tamper Resistant Receptacles, Carbon Monoxide, Smoke Alarms, 2008 NEC

A Year in the Life of the CPSC

On August 14, 2008, former President George W. Bush signed into law the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-314), landmark legislation to reauthorize and strengthen the the CPSC. At the time, the CPSC was operating with a two-member quorum comprised of one Republican appointee...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2009 3:01 PM by Owen, Sarah

Filed under: AFCI, CPSC, Carbon Monoxide, GFCI

Winter May Be Over, but a Killer Still Lurks

Life safety advocates have a lot to celebrate this year. Since the beginning of 2009, at least two states (Colorado and Montana) have enacted laws that seek to protect residents and tourists from the dangers posed by carbon monoxide poisoning and another (Washington) is poised to do so in the next few...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2009 9:00 AM by Owen, Sarah

Filed under: Carbon Monoxide

Save a life this holiday season

During the long Thanksgiving weekend, a beautiful family of four from Denver went to sleep in an Aspen vacation home and never woke up . The culprit? The "silent killer," carbon monoxide, which seeped into the house because of disconnected piece of the heating and snowmelt system in a crawlspace...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2008 11:20 AM by Owen, Sarah

Filed under: Carbon Monoxide

Change your clocks, change your batteries

Daylight savings time ends this weekend, so while you change your clocks to enjoy an extra hour of sleep, make sure that you also change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms. Regular testing of these important life safety devices is recommended by the U.S. Fire Administration...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2008 4:52 PM by Owen, Sarah

Filed under: Fire Safety, Carbon Monoxide, Smoke Alarms

ICC moves to require CO alarms

Congratulations to the ICC and its members for mandating the use of Carbon Monoxide detectors and for the countless lives this decision will help to save in the future! On Sunday, September 21, 2008, the voting members of the International Code Council assembled at the Final Action Hearings in Minneapolis...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 2:26 PM by baclawskiv

Filed under: Carbon Monoxide

Dangers after the storm...and solutions

As devastating as the damage caused by Hurricane Ike last week is, what is equally alarming is the growing number of deaths from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning that have occurred as a result of improper use of portable generators after the storm. Last week the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2008 2:56 PM by Owen, Sarah

Filed under: Carbon Monoxide

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Stay Fire Smart! Don't Get Burned

A Year in the Life of the CPSC

Winter May Be Over, but a Killer Still Lurks

Save a life this holiday season

Change your clocks, change your batteries

ICC moves to require CO alarms

Dangers after the storm...and solutions