SourceSecurity.com RSS - National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) news SourceSecurity.com RSS - National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) news from SourceSecurity.com http://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/co/national-electrical-manufacturers-association-nema.html Copyright (C) SourceSecurity.com 2012 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT Security Industry Association supports legislation encouraging use of carbon monoxide detectorshttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5999-ga-co-6819-ga-co-1508-ga.5040.htmlhttp://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-5999-ga-co-6819-ga-co-1508-ga.5040.htmlCorporate NewsFri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT<p><table style="width: 243px; height: 317px" border="0" cellspacing="8" align="left"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="smalltxt"><strong>The bill is a legislative priority of the Security Industry Association</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>The House of Representatives passed a legislation that would establish legal standards for carbon monoxide (CO) detectors and encourage their use.<br /><br />The <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:h.r.01796:" target="_blank" class="orangebold">&quot;Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act&quot; (H.R. 1796)</a> from Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, would direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to publish standards for CO detectors and would prohibit the distribution of any...