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• Titusville Housing Authority passes new no smoking policy for tenants on oxygen 

Jump to full article: Titusville (PA) Herald , 2009-04-22
Author: Stella Ruggiero

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Tenants of Titusville Housing Authority-owned units who use oxygen tanks will not be allowed to smoke in the buildings under a new policy that goes into effect May 23.

Housing authority board members on Tuesday afternoon unanimously approved the policy, which bans smoking even when a tenant's oxygen is turned off.

The policy was drawn up after the authority learned of an incident with Altoona Housing Authority. After the Altoona authority had a fire involving a tenant on oxygen, it was advised to put a policy in place that would protect it from being liable for damages.

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