Saturday, June 16, 2012

Carbon Monoxide News - June 16, 2012

“We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.” David Sarnoff (1891-1971, bio link)

Your home or the building you work in or visit may contain malfunctioning oil, gas or wood furnaces, boilers, water heaters, space heaters, cooking systems or fireplaces that are already producing large amounts of CO. You may also be exposed to CO on a boat, on a bus, in a car, in a house, on a street, at a construction site, almost everywhere; be careful, be aware! Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

Couple dies from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning
Chamberlain Oacoma Sun
An Oacoma couple were found dead due to apparent carbon monoxide poisoning on their cabin boat at Dock 44 Marina near Snake Creek Recreation area ...

Carbon monoxide sickens 10 in South Deering
Chicago Tribune
Five ambulances are on the scene at a Far South Side building where victims have reportedly been sickened by carbon monoxide fumes.

Selective, elective poisoning
County Hookah Lounges Take a Hit
Patch.com
The Suffolk County Legislature approved last week a law to require a functional carbon monoxide detectors in each room at hookah lounges in the county.

Propane forklifts are a health threat when used inside world wide.
Second carbon monoxide incident at Hillcroft
Muncie Star Press
Developmentally disabled factory workers on Friday were evacuated from a Hillcroft Services employment center for the second time this week.

Beware of health risks
Laramie Boomerang
Components of the smoke from wildfires, including carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon, are all irritants and will affect the respiratory ...

For Maria's Memory: Local Non-Profit Group Raising Funds ...
TheAlternativePress.com
Instead, she succumbed to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in February 2010, only a few days away from her wedding to Sparta resident Stefan...

Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.

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.

Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems. A low level carbon monoxide monitor, alerted to sound off as low at 10 PPM of CO or lower, followed by source identification and the corrective steps to eliminate or reduce the foreseeable hazard before injury or death occurs to anyone is paramount in any poisoning prevention strategy. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

 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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