Thursday, May 17, 2012

Carbon Monoxide News - May 17, 2012

“Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral.”
John Burroughs (1837-1921, bio link)

DeLand Family Survives Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - Video ...
wsoctv.com
Five people suffered carbon monoxide poisoning while cooking at a DeLand apartment on Mother's Day, fire officials said.

Builder fined £15000 after carbon monoxide death
The Construction Index
A builder has been heavily fined after the death of a 60-year-old woman from carbon at a property he had refurbished. At Haddington Sheriff Court, in East Lothian, John Martin Riva was fined £15000 after pleading guilty to a contravention of Sections 3 ...

Fighting the 'silent killer'
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
In Prince George's County, homes built after 2008 are required to have carbon monoxide detectors. Unfortunately, homes built before that time aren't obligated to have the device, even though they may need it the most. The county received a tragic ...

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
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