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House approves water‑heater safety measure after debate on implementation and liability
Summary
The Utah House passed substitute House Bill 41 on Jan. 28, 1991, directing that water heaters be set at a safe baseline at installation and authorizing related guidance; supporters said the measure will reduce scald injuries while opponents raised questions about enforcement, plumbing practice and parental responsibility.
The Utah House of Representatives on Jan. 28 approved substitute House Bill 41, a measure intended to reduce injuries from scalding by requiring that water heaters be set to a safer baseline on installation and allowing related guidance on implementation.
Representative Paul F. Julander, the bill sponsor, told the House the measure is primarily educational and does not impose criminal penalties. Julander said burn injuries from hot tap water are a significant cause of severe injury among young children and some senior citizens and that setting a heater at a warm/approximate 130‑degree Fahrenheit baseline when installed would…
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