Texas § HS.766.003 - INFORMATION RELATING TO FIRE SAFETY AND CARBON MONOXIDE DANGERS
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§ HS.766.003. INFORMATION RELATING TO FIRE SAFETY AND CARBON MONOXIDE DANGERS
INFORMATION RELATING TO FIRE SAFETY AND CARBON MONOXIDE DANGERS. (a) The department shall prepare information of public interest relating to: (1) fire safety in the home; and (2) the dangers of carbon monoxide. (b) The information must inform the public about: (1) ways to prevent fires in the home, and actions to take if a fire occurs in the home; (2) the need to test smoke detectors every month to ensure the smoke detector is working; (3) replacing the battery in a battery-operated smoke detector every six months; (4) the need to have fire safety equipment in the home, including fire extinguishers and emergency escape ladders; (5) the need to develop and practice a fire escape plan; (6) the availability of carbon monoxide detectors; (7) using carbon monoxide alarms as a backup to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning; and (8) the need to properly use and maintain fossil fuel-burning appliances. (c) The department shall distribute the information described by this section to the public in any manner the department determines is cost-effective, including providing the information on the department's Internet website and publishing informational pamphlets. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 2118 ), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2007. SUBCHAPTER B. FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES
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