The State of Maine's Department of Public Safety has just released a new law that will require the installation of natural gas alarms. This law was introduced as a means of providing additional protection from the many dangers attached to the undetected presence of natural gas. As such, the new law indicates that natural gas detectors will need to be installed in areas that use a propane, natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas fueled appliance.This can include anything from the furnace in the basement to the clothes dyer in the utility room and the oven in the kitchen. It has even been estimated that the average American home will use at least one natural gas appliance daily. The very use of a natural gas appliance (let alone daily or seasonal overuse) creates a scenario for a natural gas leak. For this reason and many others, the Department of Public Safety deemed it necessary to ensure that homes and other residences were equipped with a proper defense against the dangers of undetected natural gas. The law is robust in its plan for implementing this defense. Here are the following areas that will be required to install a form of natural gas detection where needed:

• Each unit in any building of a multifamily occupancy
• Fraternity houses, sorority houses or any dormitory that is affiliated with an educational facility
• Children's homes, emergency children's shelters, children's residential care facilities, shelters for homeless children or specialized children's homes
• Hotels, motels and inns
• Mixed use occupancy that features a dwelling unit
• Business occupancy
• Mercantile occupancy
• Assembly occupancy

As you can see, it's a far reaching program that greatly exceeds just residential application. It's one that has been deemed necessary due to the threat imposed by undetected natural gas. During the course of a year, over a dozen deaths can be directly linked to natural gas explosions. The number of injuries and hospitalizations is even greater with property damage exceeding the millions. Due to its subtle and extremely volatile nature, natural gas presents a danger that can evolve into catastrophe very quickly. The installation of DeNova Natural Gas Detectors offers the fastest means of detection when it comes to warning an area to this very real and potentially lethal danger.