Tuesday, April 5, 2011

April 5, 2011

"When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion." Dale Carnegie
New
 Carbon monoxide poisons 8 at North Side preschool 
Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Five young children and three adults were transported Monday afternoon to Pittsburgh hospitals from a preschool on the North Side because of "significant" carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty boiler, Pittsburgh Emergency Medical Services District ...

Carbon monoxide detectors now needed for new homes 
Petoskey News-Review
As spring construction begins to pick up, new building codes that went into effect in March will be increasing the requirements for carbon monoxide alarms in new and remodeled structures. Under the Michigan Building, Residential and Energy Code changes ...

Follow up
Hospital explains results of carbon monoxide tests on students at western Pa ... 
The Republic
Construction crews will again work during the day at a southwestern Pennsylvania high school now that a hospital has explained carbon monoxide levels in staff and students are not likely tied to construction equipment. The Herald Standard of Uniontown ...

Australia
 Check heater safety this winter 
Eastern Courier Messenger
THE public is being warned of the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning from faulty gas heaters. Trevor Tucker, manager of gas in the Energy Department urged people to get their heaters checked as the cooler weather set in, warning rundown or poorly ...
 
Overnight gas poisoning claims four lives in Turkey 
 Today's Zaman 
 Three people from a family of five were found dead from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning on Sunday night in the İstanbul district of Ümraniye. The carbon monoxide is believed to have leaked from the family's combustion heater. ...