california carbon monoxide law sb 183

[Grass Lands]

Here we go again...the state of California telling us what to do again...just another way to try to gain entrance to ones castle...


http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0151-0200/sb_183_bill_20100507_chaptered.pdf

 

[trichrider]

damned english humor.

 

[supermanlives]

i dont click links . what are they doing now?

 

[Grass Lands]

The state of CA is making it mandatory to install carbon monoxide detectors in all single level dwellings...in other words look for the fire marshal to attempt to gain entrance to determine if they said detector was installed or not.


Starting July 1, new legislation will go into effect requiring homeowners to install carbon monoxide detectors in every California home.

"Carbon monoxide is a silent killer, each year claiming the lives of an average of 480 people, sending more than 20,000 people to emergency rooms across the nation," said Acting State Fire Marshal Tonya Hoover.

Four members of an Oakhurst family, including a 10-year-old and her 8-year-old sister, died in their sleep at home the night of Jan. 15 from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a generator in a crawl space between the garage and the living quarters.

Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that is produced from heaters, fireplaces, furnaces and many types of appliances and cooking devices. The best way for homeowners to stay protected from CO is to have a carbon monoxide detector installed on every floor and outside each sleeping area.

A recent study found that nearly nine in 10 California households did not have a CO detector.

Though previous laws only required newly-constructed homes to have CO alarms, the state's new Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act (Senate Bill 183) requires owners of all existing single-family homes with an attached garage to install CO alarm devices within the home.

The devices can be purchased at hardware stores for under $20. Combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms are about $30.

Owners of multi-family leased or rental dwellings, such as apartment buildings, have until Jan. 1, 2013 to comply with the law.

 

[habeeb]

so, is someone gonna stop at everyone's house to check?

 

[Grass Lands]

not sure habeeb...but with all the growing going on in cali...I could see them doing a door to door to see if the detectors have been installed...after all the 200.00 fines would add up pretty fast for revenue for a state that skidding on its ass in terms of funds...not to mention all the illegal grows going on to turn over to the popo when they are discovered. Lot of funds to be made...

I find it funny as hell...40 people a year die from this in cali...a helluva lot more then that dies from drunk driving but do they outlaw booze...hell no they dont...like I said folks this is just another way to fuck with us and our FREEDOM

 

[rives]

This is one of the rare things coming out of Sacramento that I actually agree with, with the caveat that they should be battery powered. It is a rare winter around here when there aren't at least a couple of deaths due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Our power goes out about as often as I change my shorts, and people either have their generator in an attached garage or lug some kind of a kerosene heater into their house, with the expected results. Yes, people should think things through a little better, but when a family of four dies because they have been freezing their asses off for a couple of days, it does give you a different perspective.

 

[Grass Lands]

This is one of the rare things coming out of Sacramento that I actually agree with, with the caveat that they should be battery powered. It is a rare winter around here when there aren't at least a couple of deaths due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Our power goes out about as often as I change my shorts, and people either have their generator in an attached garage or lug some kind of a kerosene heater into their house, with the expected results. Yes, people should think things through a little better, but when a family of four dies because they have been freezing their asses off for a couple of days, it does give you a different perspective.

I can see your point...however on the other side of that coin its called being prepared. I lived in North TX for 6 years and there wasn't one winter where we didn't have a power outage for up too a week at a time due a number of reasons...most the time the outages were due to heavy freezing rain causing power lines to be down......we were prepared...by having extra blankets and a wood burning stove.

Its sad when people die because they do something foolish like putting a generator in an area with no venting...but to be honest folks should know better...

and in all honesty I don't need no government to hold my hand...if someone want the gov to hold there hand, I feel real sorry for them when the gov is not there for the real emergencies like when a fire breaks out the there is no fireman to put out the flame due to cut backs...

 

[supermanlives]

i dont have an attached garage. i aint worried about co as my house was built for natural gas. ventillation everywhere. the gas guy red tagged my heaters as they are open flame. it will be a cold day in hell i let anyone inside my pad

 

[mugenbao]

Its sad when people die because they do something foolish like putting a generator in an area with no venting...but to be honest folks should know better...

And so should their children! Damned stupid kids! Why on earth didn't that three-year-old tell Dad he was doing something foolish?

Sheesh.

It's not always a fucking conspiracy, ya know?

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[Grass Lands]

it is what it is. like it or not

 

[icough2getoff]

Of course just about anyone will feel bad hearing about a family of 4 dying over something like this, but if we made a law anytime some tragedy happened we would be living in a police state with the government always telling us what to do. It's supposed to be a free country, so what if I don't believe in carbon monoxide detectors and don't want one? I should be free to live in my house without one and take the extremely small risk. Besides, getting poisoned with carbon monoxide while sleeping can't be that bad of a way to go out.

 

[icough2getoff]

Oh and by the way, I got a notice of entrance last week for my property management to come install these. I told them I already installed some and took pics with my cell phone. Luckily it seems to have worked as I'm not in jail right now.

 

[vta]

we would be living in a police state with the government always telling us what to do.

It's already here man