December 21 2009 - News
Security Industry Association (SIA) and Electronic Security Association (ESA) are rallying support for the Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act (S. 1216), which would promote the use of CO detectors and advance technical standards.
October 26 2009 - News
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has stepped in to help broker a deal between the electronic security industry and environmental groups concerned over the energy efficiency of security devices.
October 19 2009 - News
If a leading fire-safety association prevails, automatic sprinkler systems would be code-required across the country for new construction of single-family and two-unit dwellings. The requirement would open a new business opportunity for companies that install fire protection and life-safety systems, sources tell SSI.
September 30 2009 - News
Montana integrators tell SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION the law should bring additional business, even if it carries few consequences for landlords who fail to comply.
August 21 2009 - News
A Minnesota regulation requiring carbon monoxide (CO) detectors on existing apartments, condominiums and other multifamily dwellings is bringing new business to integrators in that state, sources tell SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION magazine.
January 22 2007 - News
A comprehensive carbon monoxide (CO) detector law is now in effect across Illinois, according to a newspaper report.
July 31 2007 - News
After a series of deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning rocked the state, Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed the Carbon Monoxide Prevention Bill into law on July 24 on the steps of Hialeah City Hall.
October 12 2007 - News
A new Vermont law is requiring all apartments and condos to have hard-wired carbon monoxide (CO) detectors. The use of battery-operated CO detectors in the dwellings will no longer meet law requirements.
May 8 2008 - News
In Alburtis, Pa., officials enacted an ordinance requiring carbon monoxide (CO) detectors be installed in residential facilities and rental properties after the poisonous gas caused the death of a guest in an Upper Macungie Township hotel.
July 25 2007 - News
The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) is urging its members and others to support the Long-Term Care Life Safety Act, a new bill introduced by Rep. Michael Arcuri, D-N.Y.
October 4 2007 - News
Maine has adopted the latest edition of several National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) fire and life safety codes. The latest adoptions will set fire and life safety requirements for new and existing buildings in the state.
February 13 2008 - News
The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) is hailing the U.S. House of Representatives for passing a bill that promotes the professional installation of fire prevention technologies in university buildings.
May 13 2008 - News
The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) has been joined by the Center for Campus Fire Safety (CCFS) in its ongoing efforts to educate government officials, agencies and the public about fire/life-safety issues.
May 1 2008 - News
The Louisiana Life Safety and Security Association (LLSSA), a chartered chapter of the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA), announces its standards for a state-wide registered apprenticeship program have been approved by the Louisiana Department of Labor's Apprenticeship Division.
March 11 2009 - News
Security integrators and dealers are presented with new opportunities after the recently-passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has allocated a lump sum of $53.6 billion to the U.S. Department of Education.