{"id":8407,"date":"2015-04-02T09:54:07","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T09:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/?p=8407"},"modified":"2015-04-02T09:54:07","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T09:54:07","slug":"government-mandates-smoke-and-carbon-monoxide-alarms-in-all-rented-properties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/government-mandates-smoke-and-carbon-monoxide-alarms-in-all-rented-properties\/","title":{"rendered":"Government mandates smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in all rented properties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Honeywell supports new legislation that is estimated to help prevent up to 26 deaths and 670 injuries annually<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Honeywell has said that it welcomes recently announced changes to legislation making life-saving carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in privately-rented accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>The Government has said that it will require all private sector landlords to install smoke and carbon monoxide devices in their properties from October. According to Government officials, this legislation is estimated to help prevent up to 26 deaths and 670 injuries annually.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving backed the campaign for mandatory carbon monoxide alarms, we strongly welcome the news that all UK private renters will soon benefit from crucial early warning of this silent killer,\u201d said Tim Jack, business development leader for Carbon Monoxide Alarms, Honeywell Analytics EMEA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe urgent need for a change in legislation was highlighted in a recent survey sponsored by Honeywell that showed nearly two-thirds of all private renters in England and Wales are vulnerable to carbon monoxide poisoning because they do not have an alarm installed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barry Sheerman, MP for Huddersfield and co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group, campaigning for carbon monoxide alarms to be a mandatory requirement in UK homes, said: \u201cThis legislation has been a long time coming and while I\u2019m pleased this will be put into effect, we can\u2019t stop at just rental accommodation. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a great danger and I look forward to the day that all UK residents are protected by having detectors installed in their homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The survey, conducted by YouGov for Honeywell, revealed that of the private renters who acknowledged knowing what carbon monoxide is, only 36% have carbon monoxide alarms, and just 38% have regular servicing of their domestic appliances that can emit carbon monoxide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis substantial shift in the Government\u2019s stance on domestic carbon monoxide protection could pave the way for a wider requirement for life-saving, fully-accredited carbon monoxide alarms to be fitted as standard in other accommodation types such as new homes and social housing,\u201d added Jack. \u201cRather than wait, we would urge all landlords and homeowners that do not already have a Kitemark-certified carbon monoxide alarm in their properties to contact a Gas Safe Registered tradesperson and have one fitted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>www.homesafety.honeywell.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honeywell supports new legislation that is estimated to help prevent up to 26 deaths and 670 injuries annually Honeywell has said that it welcomes recently announced changes to legislation making life-saving carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in privately-rented accommodation. 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