Sec. 766.003. 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.
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