Prompted in part by the February 2014 death of a restaurant manager at a Huntington Station restaurant, a new state law now requires restaurants and other commercial buildings to install carbon monoxide detectors. The new law changes statewide fire prevention and building codes to include this mandate, which becomes effective in six months.

The legislation’s sponsors, Long Island state legislators Sen. Carl Marcellino (R-Syosset) and Assemb. Steven Englebright (D-Setauket) said in a memo supporting the bill, “Currently, in New York State one and two family homes and apartments are required to be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors. However, restaurants and other businesses are not. This has contributed to cases of illness and even death among patrons and employees. This bill brings restaurants and other businesses on par with residences in an effort to provide a safe experience for customers and employees.”

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