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House committee hears bill to require propane/butane gas detectors with retail sales
Summary
The Commission on Consumer Affairs of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives on Thursday held a public hearing on House Bill 244, a proposal by Representative José Ché Pérez Cordero that would amend Article 4 of Law 1822 (the law governing sale, distribution and handling of liquefied petroleum gas) to require that every retail sale include at least one propane- or butane-gas detector designed to alert occupants to hazardous concentrations.
The Commission on Consumer Affairs of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives on Thursday held a public hearing on House Bill 244, a proposal by Representative José Ché Pérez Cordero that would amend Article 4 of Law 1822 (the law governing sale, distribution and handling of liquefied petroleum gas) to require that every retail sale include at least one propane- or butane-gas detector designed to alert occupants to hazardous concentrations.
The bill drew testimony from Nino Correa, commissioner of the Emergency Management Agency (Negociado de Manejo de Emergencia), and Ángel Torrales, commissioner of Fire Prevention for the Puerto Rico Fire Corps (Cuerpo de Bomberos de Puerto Rico). Torrales said that, for commercial use, detectors and installations must meet established standards and pass laboratory certification: “todo dispositivo tiene que pasar primero por un una evaluación técnica… [y] cumplir con la NFPA 58 y la NFPA 54” and with UL classification where applicable. He added the Fire Corps evaluates equipment under…
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