Friday, May 31, 2013

Carbon Monoxide News May 31, 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.

“I wish you hope when things are goin’ bad, kind words when times are sad.” From, "I Wish You Peace" - Eagles - music link

CO and Air Quality News Links
-Detector alerts Naugatuck residents to carbon monoxide presence
Waterbury Republican American

The group of family and friends, in their late teens and early 20s, were inside the apartment when the carbon monoxide detector went off Thursday just after 3:30 p.m., said Capt. Vincent Healy of the Naugatuck Fire Department. The meter registered 139 ...

Monoxide Incident at McMindes Hall
hays Post

On arrival, firefighters found that gasoline engine exhaust fumes had activated the fire alarm and that high levels of carbon monoxide were present throughout the six floor building. Firefighters in breathing apparatus made sure all occupants were ...

3 Hospitalized For Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
CBS Local

DETROIT (WWJ) – A baby and two women were taken to area hospitals Thursday for treatment of possible carbon monoxide poisoning. The victims, a 24-year-old and 23-year-old woman, and an 11-month-old child, were taken from an apartment on Selden ...

Woman dies after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning at Nacimiento Lake
The San Luis Obispo Tribune

A 23-year-old Salinas woman who was hospitalized Sunday for carbon monoxide poisoning while boating on Nacimiento Lake has died. Sandy Krystal Valencia was declared legally dead Monday, but remained on life support until Thursday, when an organ ...

Carbon monoxide leak
Queens Chronicle

Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs after inhaling a certain amount of carbon monoxide. As the toxic gas is colorless, odorless, tasteless and initially non-irritating, it is almost impossible to detect without the use of a carbon monoxide detector. It is ...

Charity honors local woman's late daughter
Sun-Sentinel

Bertot decided to create a foundation to promote awareness of carbon monoxide, known as the "silent killer" because it is a deadly colorless, odorless gas. It can build up in enclosed or semi-enclosed spaces and is found in "combustion fumes, such as ...

Meridian apartment complex was warned about deadly gas
The Idaho Statesman

About a year and a half earlier, two dozen water heaters at the apartments on Overland Road in Meridian were found to be creating "very high carbon monoxide levels," according to a July 28, 2011, email from the property management firm.
-'Gas geysers in ill-ventilated rooms lead to health problems'
Business Standard

Conducted by the department of Neurology of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here, the study claimed that out of the total 26 such cases, seizure-like episodes were seen in 11 patients while 13 were found intoxicated with harmful gas Carbon Monoxide (CO).
                                                                                                       
Who is responsible for the air you breathe? Take control inside your homes.

-Link to: CO alarm standards

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. Know when your fire department and emergency responders begin wearing their breathing apparatus and what their civilian evacuation levels are for carbon monoxide; it may be before 70 PPM. It is for pregnant women, infants & children, the elderly and all people of vulnerable health. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety


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.
NOTE: Another camera is in operation from a lower angle.

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
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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Carbon Monoxide News May 30, 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.

“So as you push off from the shore, won't you turn your head once more and make your peace with everyone…” JETHRO TULL – from Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day” – music link
CO and Air Quality News Links

This event shows why personal CO monitors prevent poisoning
Jersey City bagel shop evacuated when EMS worker gets high CO reading
The Jersey Journal - NJ.com
A popular bagel shop in Jersey City was evacuated this morning because of elevated levels of carbon monoxide when a Jersey City Medical Center EMS worker's pocket-sized detector sounded its alarm

Mum's poison fumes horror
The Star

Carbon monoxide is often referred to as the 'silent killer' as it has no colour, taste or smell, meaning installing an audible alarm, that sounds when carbon monoxide is present, is the only way to ensure a household is protected. It is produced when ...

EPA warns of poor air quality for NE coastal areas
Boston.com

Poor air quality is expected to continue through Saturday on the south coast of Massachusetts, on Cape Cod and the Islands, in eastern coastal Connecticut and in southern Rhode Island. Curt Spalding, the regional administrator of the Environmental ...

Exercise and Air Pollution
Huffington Post

Yet another study that got featured in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that females who live in areas with high levels of air pollution in the form of soot have higher likelihood of dying from heart attacks as compared to females who ...

Burn smarter to stop air pollution this winter
Voxy

Aucklanders may be surprised to learn smoke from home fires is the main cause of air pollution in our region during winter. With the cold weather well and truly upon us, now is the perfect time to consider home heating options with the least ...

Summer heat bakes pollution, raises respiratory health risk
UPI.com

DALLAS, May 30 (UPI) -- High levels of air pollution can increase asthma, respiratory infections, lung cancer and even death, and heat makes it worse, a U.S. researcher says. Dr. Jonathan Weissler, director of the James M. Collins Center for Biomedical ...

Who is responsible for the air you breathe? Take control inside your homes.

-Link to: CO alarm standards

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. Know when your fire department and emergency responders begin wearing their breathing apparatus and what their civilian evacuation levels are for carbon monoxide; it may be before 70 PPM. It is for pregnant women, infants & children, the elderly and all people of vulnerable health. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety


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.
NOTE: Another camera is in operation from a lower angle.

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
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Carbon Monoxide News May 29, 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.

“Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.” Art Buchwald (1925-2007, bio link)

CO and Air Quality News Links
Man Dies of Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Oxford, CT Patch

The second fatal incident in Oxford on Monday occurred at 1 Silano Drive where firefighters discovered high levels of CO.

Two boaters get carbon monoxide poisoning at Nacimiento Lake
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
By David Sneed —
A man and woman were hospitalized Sunday suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning while boating on Nacimiento Lake. The incident began Sunday at 4 p.m. when sheriff's deputies were flagged down to ...

We breathe easier because air quality efforts continue
Daily Press

For those that are asthmatic, sometimes the very air they breathe threatens their health. Outdoor air pollution — from cars, trucks, power plants, fires, and other sources — endangers all of our health, but particularly that of people with lung ...

S. Korea develops ammonia-gasoline dual fuel car
Global Times

The dual fuel car uses a mixture of ammonia and gasoline in the proportion of seven to three, reducing the emission of carbon dioxide by up to 70 percent, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. It was developed by the Korea ...

Who is responsible for the air you breathe? Take control inside your homes.

-Link to: CO alarm standards
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. Know when your fire department and emergency responders begin wearing their breathing apparatus and what their civilian evacuation levels are for carbon monoxide; it may be before 70 PPM. It is for pregnant women, infants & children, the elderly and all people of vulnerable health. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety



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.
NOTE: Another camera is in operation from a lower angle.

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
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