Tuesday, May 1, 2012

May 1, 2012 - Carbon Monoxide News

“Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.”
Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881, bio link)

Blanchard Elementary evacuated for second time in a week
Southeast Missourian
Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department respond to a carbon monoxide alarm Monday, April 30, 2012 at Blanchard Elementary in Cape Girardeau. The school was evacuated Monday for the second time since Thursday due to the carbon monoxide alarm ...

Repeat
Carbon monoxide alarm is recalled
Coleraine Times
COLERAINE Borough Council is alerting people to a potential safety issue with a Sensor Safe Ltd Carbon Monoxide Alarm SF80190. Sensor Safe Ltd contacted Council's Environmental Health Department concerning this potential safety issue with their product ...

Do You Smell Something?
Marketwire for, British Columbia Safety Authority
Most folks know that leaking propane smells like rotten eggs but what does carbon monoxide (CO) smell like? Nothing, that's the problem. A recreational vehicle is just like having an extension of your home in the great outdoors but before your ...

Update
Greenwich Family Survives Carbon Monoxide Scare
Patch.com
Greenwich FD: 2 parents, 5 children 'very lucky' to be alive after home filled with high carbon monoxide levels. By Barbara Heins 222 Valley Rd. in Cos Cob where a family was sickened by carbon monoxide on April 30, 2012. Patrick Barnard A family of ...

Carbon monoxide an overlooked danger
MyCentralJersey.com
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, tasteless and toxic gas that is often referred to as the “silent killer.” When inhaled, it inhibits the blood's capacity to transport oxygen throughout the body. It can poison the body quickly in high ...

Fieldpiece Instruments SCM3 Carbon Monoxide Detector
Watch a short video on using a hand held carbon monoxide test instrument. Find CO sources fast. The SCM3 standalone carbon monoxide detector measures CO in parts per million (PPM) and is fast enough for walk-around testing.

Carbon Monoxide Survivor Check in on this 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

Google Maps to reference the locations referenced in these Internet headlines.

Bald Eagle Camera Alcoa Bald Eagle Camera, Davenport, Iowa.
Placed here for now for something other than carbon monoxide news. It has been interesting watching this pair of eagles raise, feed, care and teach the growing eaglets.

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