Link to: CO alarm standards – know when you are protected
“Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.” Henri Frederic Amiel (1821-1881, info link)
Fuel powered tools are dangerous when used indoors and if misused.
OSHA Carbon Monoxide Fact Sheet
Be aware; do not use fuel powered concrete saws indoors. Things can go wrong rather quickly. it is advised that you wear a personal CO monitor with a digital display that alarms and notifies you of the presence of the gas no later than 35 PPM of CO as soon as it reaches that concentration, if you ever operate a concrete saw.
It is recommended you eliminate the use of all fuel powered, portable equipment indoors, including propane forklifts. Combustion gas exposure is not recommended for anyone without proper breathing apparatus, regardless of your health. Wear a personal CO monitor with you at all times.
Respect the CO concentration evacuation levels of your community’s fire & emergency responders and note when they wear breathing apparatus. These evacuation levels may conflict with the OSHA regulation of 50 PPM in the 8 hour TWA.
Address the issues of carbon monoxide source generation and exposures. The worker is not the enemy. The boss or owner is not the enemy. Carbon monoxide is the enemy. Measure it and address it. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
The World Clock - Time Zones by timeanddate.com
Google Maps perhaps, to reference locations noted in CO News headlines
American Red Cross - disaster relief
CO News Links –
Dozens Exposed To Carbon Monoxide At Robertson Co. School
NewsChannel5.com
ROBERTSON COUNTY, Tenn. – Approximately 60 students have been sickened from exposure to carbon monoxide at a school in Robertson County. Jim Bellis with Robertson County Schools said the exposure affected middle school students at Jo Byrns ...
Westside Elementary briefly evacuated for carbon monoxide
Baltimore Sun
Students and staff were evacuated from Westside Elementary School in Baltimore's Penn North neighborhood early Friday morning after carbon monoxide levels rose to a level higher than is considered safe in the school's boiler room, a Baltimore City ...
Firefighters investigate utilities emergencies, carbon monoxide scares
DavidsonNews.net (blog)
Alarms over the past two weeks included one at The Pines at Davidson caused by a cut power line and a carbon monoxide alarm triggered by a concrete saw operating in the pool area of the Homewood Suites. A report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle ...
Carbon monoxide poisoning a concern in the storm
WTNH
"One of the things we look for is if a family comes in and everybody has a sudden onset of a headache and that is a key that there maybe carbon monoxide poisoning. The carbon monoxide will get into the body and will shutdown your ability to transport ...
Snow drifts can block furnace vents and in some cases chimneys
Don't forget to check your carbon monoxide detectors
SouthCoastToday.com
ACUSHNET — Fire officials are reminding people to check the batteries on their carbon monoxide detectors in case home heating vents are blocked by snowdrifts overnight. “In regular storms, the snowdrifts don't get high enough to create problems,” ...
Who is responsible for the air you breathe?
Take control inside your homes.
The lowest U.L. 2034 & CSA 6.19 carbon monoxide alarm test point is:
70 PPM to 149 PPM – resist one hour, must alarm before 4 hours
Please read the alarm information on the package and in the instructions.
Increased education, awareness can prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
Minnesota Department of Commerce
SAINT PAUL, MN – Each year about 50,000 people visit emergency rooms in the United States for CO poisoning, and more than 500 die each year from this silent, odorless, colorless gas. As part of Winter Hazard Awareness Week (November 5-9), the Minnesota Department of Commerce warns Minnesotans of the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and to take steps to avoid this “silent killer.”
Carbon monoxide kills, founder sends warning
Carbonmonoxidekills.com
Carbon Monoxide Information Website ... Carbon Monoxide Useful Links · Contact ... Get the Top ten carbon monoxide safety tips sent to your inbox:
Carbon monoxide toxicity
Emergency Medicine Ireland - By Andy Neill
Aviators – note:
(PDF) Federal Aviation Administration warning; Carbon Monoxide: a Deadly Menace
Carbon Dioxide earth atmospheric update levels;
Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
· Heart rescue video using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
· 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; don't leave anyone behind.
National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-seven 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
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 Instruments
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts CO-Experts Model 2014 Brochure
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
ESCO Institute
TPI - Test Products International
Note this distraction from carbon monoxide poisoning:
Bald Eagle Camera Alcoa Bald Eagle Camera, Davenport, Iowa.
A friend of mine notified me that the pair of bald eagles has returned to their nest along the Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa. The Alcoa Company has their web cam up and running and viewing of the nest is possible during daylight hours, Central Standard Time, US. Update: An egg has been layed and the tending begins,
perhaps with another egg soon. The Alcoa Eagle website gives a good history of the pair and the company’s involvement with them. If you haven’t viewed this site through the hatching and growth of the eaglets, I think you may find it to be quite a live sight to see when you may have those periodic spare moments. This link will be posted on this site for those people who may wish to capture the link and watch the cycle of life of this nesting pair.
What does this have to do with carbon monoxide safety?
It is just a live web cam, perhaps a distraction from the headlines of death and injury. Please become aware of the air you breathe. Measurement is education. Measure your air accurately when measuring carbon monoxide. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Every Day is Carbon Monoxide Safety Day!
