Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Carbon Monoxide News - May 15, 2012

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Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BCE - 43 BCE, bio link)

If you are not going to protect yourself and family from carbon monoxide levels that can make one sick, at least you can get an alarm that will protect them from deadly levels.
Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

Carbon Monoxide Awareness campaign backed by shropshirelive.com
shropshirelive.com
After the recent tragic death of Hannah Thomas-Jones, the teenage girl who died during a family break at a Shropshire campsite, we are backing the Carbon Monoxide Awareness campaign. The campaign is run by CO-Awareness, a registered charity that ...

Baby's cries save family from deadly CO poisoning
Victoria Advocate
Carbon monoxide detectors are widely available in stores and consumers may want to consider buying one as a back up - but not as a replacement for proper use and maintenance of fuel-burning appliances, according to the Environmental Protection .

Follow up
5 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Central Florida News 13
Fire officials says five people were poisoned by high levels of carbon monoxide at an apartment complex in DeLand Sunday. Firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide alarm at the Taylor Place Apartment complex on South Woodland Boulevard at about 3 pm ...

Follow up to off road tragedy
Trio likely tried to avoid deadly fumes
Kennebec Journal By Craig Crosby
WINDSOR -- Three people who police believe died of carbon monoxide poisoning while doing off-road driving over the weekend may have taken steps to get the fresh air that would have saved their lives.

Six Scary Tales
Clean Energy Works Oregon
Lead, Carbon Monoxide and Squirrels, Oh My: Six Scary Tales from Home Energy Advisors. Increasing your energy efficiency isn't the only benefit of joining ...

Carbon Monoxide Survivor A website made by poisoning survivors that brings a view that can only come from those that know what it is like to have been poisoned - as well as live with the long term impact.

National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-five U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
Alaska | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts| Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia 

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The following companies are acknowledged for their continued support of carbon monoxide safety education and this daily news blog. They may just have what you are looking for.
Fieldpiece
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo
Mahugh Fire & Safety
ESCO Institute