Carbon Monoxide News April 4, 2013 - posts updated frequently - Every day is a carbon monoxide safety education day. Scroll back in time and balance the carbon monoxide stories with the lessons learned.

Link to: CO alarm standards –
Know when you are protected

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”
Lao Tzu (6th Century BC, bio link)

These following links may be of some use to you:
The World Clock - Time Zones by timeanddate.com
Google Maps-
American Red Cross - disaster relief
Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution - U.S. EPA
Heart rescue using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
Carbon Monoxide: a Deadly Menace - Federal Aviation Administration
Carbon monoxide toxicity- Emergency Medicine Ireland
Carbon Monoxide Survivor- Views from those who have been poisoned.

This is worth repeating

Predicting when an accidental carbon monoxide poisoning will occur is not something anyone can do, but some circumstances make it foreseeable that it will occur. This is why so many of the CO safety and awareness statements are redundant.

The fact is, some people just don’t get it, don’t understand it, have no respect for the gas or, who knows why? Maybe it is because "accidents happen to someone else". But it is foreseeable that you will read about deaths occurring in this news blog again, despite the collective efforts around the world to prevent death from carbon monoxide poisoning.

· If you use any kind of a cooking fire inside or even under an awning or in a garage with the door open, you can expect the gas to have an effect.

· If you run a gasoline fueled generator or work tool inside a building or too close to an opening in a building, you can expect the gas to have an effect.

· If you are in a boat and the motor or generator is on, you can expect the gas to have an effect.

· If you do not have your gas, oil, coal or wood heating systems tested for performance and carbon monoxide generation, you can expect the gas to have an effect.

· If you are in the cockpit of a small airplane you can expect the gas to have an effect.

· If you live in a highly congested, urban area where there are millions of combustion systems of all types and uses, you can expect the gas to have an effect.

· If you let others be responsible for the air you breathe you can expect the gas to have an effect.

Carbon monoxide poisoning, anytime, anywhere; please be prepared. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

CO and Air Quality News Links
Nemerov evacuated for minor carbon monoxide leak
Student Life
Two floors of Nemerov House were evacuated following a carbon monoxide pre-alarm that ordinarily would not have necessitated the forced evacuation of the building. The evacuation happened around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday. Students were allowed back in ...

Bylaw focuses on silent killer
Simcoe.com
Following a year-long public education campaign, fire officials are now enforcing a bylaw requiring carbon monoxide detectors in homes with fuel-fired appliances, including gas stoves, furnaces, wood and gas-burning fireplaces. Homes with attached ...

Honor the dead, protect the living; install carbon monoxide alarms.  Inquest hears of importance of carbon monoxide monitors
Irish Times
Vicky Barnes, daughter of Susan Wallwork, at Sligo Coroner's Court yesterday. She supported calls for the installation of carbon monoxide alarms and said people should think about what they throw onto fires.

Father calls for change to law after faulty cooker kills son
ITV News
The father of a man who was killed by carbon monoxide from a Beko cooker is calling for changes in the law on recalls. A batch of gas cookers has been linked to 10 deaths in the UK and Ireland, and although the cookers have been recalled, thousands ...

Measure, inspect, and test your way to improved indoor air quality
Plant Services
Indoor air quality (IAQ) impacts a plant's profitability, productivity, and safety, but what does a plant manager use to gauge it? OSHA has exposure levels and specific air sampling procedures to measure regulated dust hazards, but, because IAQ can be ...

Serious CO training for campers a model for all 
Daventry fire team leading the county
Daventry Express
The Daventry crew, who represent Northants fire and rescue service, have produced leaflets and informational material to raise the profile of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and its dangers, especially in the camping season. Keen camper, crew manager ...

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:

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

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. 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