Wednesday, June 1, 2011

June 1, 2011

“The wisest mind has something yet to learn.”
George Santayana (1863-1952)

Carbon monoxide incident in Boston, Mass.
NECN
A carbon monoxide detector went off at 7 Skyline Road in Boston, Massachusetts on Tuesday afternoon. This is the location of an at-home daycare center. Four adults and five children inside the building got out safely. All nine had normal readings, ...

CPSC Alert: Counterfeit Smoke Alarms Distributed in Atlanta
CPSC.COM
CPSC Alert: Counterfeit Smoke Alarms Distributed in Atlanta.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging ...

Minnesota Up Date
Woodbury Family Recognized For Tyler's Law
Patch.com
That's according Woodbury resident Jeff Lavers, whose son Tyler died of carbon monoxide poisoning in December 2010. Lawmakers, friends, family and a handful of Tyler's schoolmates were at the Capitol on Tuesday for a signing ceremony for Tyler's Law, ...

Rescue leads to carbon-monoxide crusade
Press Herald By Melanie Creamer
A West Newfield woman whose mother and sister nearly died last month by carbon monoxide poisoning is speaking out about the importance of installing CO detectors in every home. Some Winn family members ...

Plumbing Engineer - Columns: May 2011: Code Update
Plumbingengineer.com By Ron George, CPD, President , Ron George Design & Consulting Svcs.
Is PVC an acceptable vent material for flue gases? I recently inspected the mechanical ...

California Reminders
It's Time to Get a Carbon Monoxide Alarm
KPSP Local 2
You have one month to get a carbon monoxide detector for your home before a new California law goes into effect. The Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act requires all single-family homes with an attached garage or a fossil fuel source to have a CO ...