Monday, May 20, 2013

Carbon Monoxide News May 20, 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


“I grew up in a forest. It's like a room. It's protected. Like a cathedral... it is a place between heaven and earth.” Anselm Kiefer (1945, bio link)


CO and Air Quality News Links
Make the smart choice and install a carbon monoxide detector
mysundaynews.com

Do you have carbon monoxide detectors in your house? If you do not, you are in violation of the law. Effective January 1, 2007, Illinois Public Act 094-0741 ...

Phil on the mend after cheating death
The Southern Reporter

Phil Morgan almost lost his life after being poisoned by carbon monoxide gas while in a tent on Minch Moor, above Innerleithen, last February. A year on from being just hours from death, the 50-year-old Galashiels man returned to work, thanks to the ...

Air pollution dangerous for smokers' hearts
Toronto NewsFIX
measured average levels of ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide. Researchers included the ATMO index, widely used in France as a daily overall indicator of air quality. The index ranges from one to 10, where one indicates very ...

Thule Bar evacuated Rapid oxygen displacement
Shetland News

A POPULAR Lerwick pub was evacuated for a short time on Saturday night after a carbon dioxide extinguisher was knocked open by accident. Emergency services were called to the Thule Bar, on Lerwick's Esplanade, at just before 9pm. Fire fighters removed ...

Caribbean Scientist Warns of Climate Change Disaster
Reuters AlertNet

"There are 445 million PPM of carbon dioxide, which is a mere five PPM of carbon dioxide away from the…limit that was projected for catastrophic global tipping points," he told IPS. With the projected loading rate at 2.5 PPM per year,…

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
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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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