wbalsam1
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New rules for when we all get to the 2009 IRC. I just received word on this. Thought I'd share it. 
ICC moves to require CO alarms
On Sunday, September 21, the voting members of the International Code Council assembled at the Final Action Hearings in Minneapolis, MN and approved a historic step forward in home safety: carbon monoxide alarms in most one and two family dwellings.
This proposal was initially disapproved by the ICC IRC Building/Energy Committee in Palm Springs in February, citing concerns over a dated report about accuracy and reliability. Industry testimony countered that objection with information on new products and new testing requirements showing that reliability is no longer a valid concern. Now, when a jurisdiction adopts the 2009 International Residential Code, there will be provisions to protect many of the nearly 500 persons who die each year and over 15, 000 who are hospitalized due to CO poisoning.
Specifically, the provision will require carbon monoxide alarms in all new residences covered under the IRC where the residence contains fuel-fired appliances or has an attached garage. The alarm must be installed outside the sleeping areas in the immediate vicinity of the bedroom(s). For existing dwellings, any time work is performed that requires a permit, a single station CO alarm will be required per the locations for new dwellings. The new requirements will be placed in Sections R313.1, 313.2, and 313.3 of the 2009 IRC.
On Sunday, September 21, the voting members of the International Code Council assembled at the Final Action Hearings in Minneapolis, MN and approved a historic step forward in home safety: carbon monoxide alarms in most one and two family dwellings.
This proposal was initially disapproved by the ICC IRC Building/Energy Committee in Palm Springs in February, citing concerns over a dated report about accuracy and reliability. Industry testimony countered that objection with information on new products and new testing requirements showing that reliability is no longer a valid concern. Now, when a jurisdiction adopts the 2009 International Residential Code, there will be provisions to protect many of the nearly 500 persons who die each year and over 15, 000 who are hospitalized due to CO poisoning.
Specifically, the provision will require carbon monoxide alarms in all new residences covered under the IRC where the residence contains fuel-fired appliances or has an attached garage. The alarm must be installed outside the sleeping areas in the immediate vicinity of the bedroom(s). For existing dwellings, any time work is performed that requires a permit, a single station CO alarm will be required per the locations for new dwellings. The new requirements will be placed in Sections R313.1, 313.2, and 313.3 of the 2009 IRC.
