By Anamika Singh TMCnet Contributor
NEMA championed legislation, the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2010 (SB 183), was signed into law by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on May 7.
NEMA will be the trade association of choice through which the electroindustry develops and promotes positions on standards and government regulations and through which members acquire information on industry and market economics. NEMA promotes the competitiveness of the U.S. electrical product industry through the development of standards, advocacy in federal and state legislatures and executive agencies, and the collection and analysis of economic data.
NEMA President and CEO Evan R. Gaddis said that this is a significant win for the citizens of California and the life safety community and industry. “The enactment of this bill land the adoption of similar provisions in the 2010 state codes will reduce the likelihood of carbon monoxide poisoning and protect the health and safety of California’s families and tourists,” Gaddis added.
SB 183 requires homes to be outfitted with carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, from July 2011. The new law will complement provisions in the 2010 California Residential Code and 2010 California Building Code that require the installation of CO detection and notification devices in new dwellings in the state, from January 2011. With this law, California joins other states in requiring CO protection in homes and other residential and commercial places.
Carbon monoxide poisoning is the leading cause of accidental poisoning death in the United States. High concentrations of CO, a colorless, odorless gas are produced when fossil fuel is incompletely burned and can cause cognitive impairment, loss of consciousness, coma, and often death. Carbon monoxide detection and notification devices installed in residential and other dwellings reduce CO poisoning.
These products are used in utility, medical imaging, industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential applications. Domestic production of electrical products sold worldwide exceeds $120 billion.
NEMA provides a forum for the development of technical standards that are in the best interests of the industry and users, advocacy of industry policies on legislative and regulatory matters, and collection, analysis, and dissemination of industry data.
In addition to its headquarters in Rosslyn, Va., NEMA also has offices in Beijing and Mexico City.
Anamika Singh is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anamika’s articles, please visit her columnist page.
Edited by Erin Harrison
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