Bill Text: CT HB05100 | 2014 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: An Act Concerning Safety And Certification Standards For The Spray Foam Insulation Industry.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-13 - Public Hearing 02/18 [HB05100 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05100-Introduced.html

General Assembly

 

Raised Bill No. 5100

February Session, 2014

 

LCO No. 868

 

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Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW

 

Introduced by:

 

(GL)

 

AN ACT CONCERNING SAFETY AND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR THE SPRAY FOAM INSULATION INDUSTRY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, after consultation with the Commissioners of Public Health and Energy and Environmental Protection, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to establish safety and certification standards for the spray foam insulation industry. Such regulations shall require all spray foam installers operating in this state to obtain training, credentialing or certification under programs established by the American Chemistry Council's Center for the Polyurethane Industry and the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance, in consultation with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1

from passage

New section

Statement of Purpose:

To develop safety and certification standards for the spray foam insulation industry.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]

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