Carbon Monoxide News May 25, 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.

“Hey, looking yonder, tell me what is that you see.”
(Richie Havens-1941-2013, bio link)
Richie Havens Handsome Johnny à Woodstock - music link

 -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

These following links may be of some use to you:
- The World Clock - Time Zones by timeanddate.com
- Google Maps-
- Earthquake Map - USGS

- 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.

To learn about carbon monoxide, we must be aware of fire.
Give yourself a moment and think “fire”; close your eyes for a few moments if you want to.Think again of fire. Did you think of any of the following, or others?

Automobile engine, Airplane
Barbeque, Boiler
Camp stove, Candle, Cigarette, Cooking flame, Chain saw, Concrete finisher
Dynamite
Earth mover, Engine
Farm tractor, Fireplace, Floor buffer/polisher, Forest fire, Furnace
Generator, Gas lamp, Grass fire
Helicopter, Hookah, House fire
Jet ski
Kiln
Leaf blower
Match, Motor boat
Oven
Pipe (smoking), Pressure washer
Snow mobile, snow blower
Space heater
Steam washer
Trains, trucks and tanks
Wall heater (gas/oil)
Water heater

This is not a complete list by any means. We are a collective culture reliant upon fire for work, life and pleasure. Carbon monoxide poisoning is inevitable, but preventable based upon the degrees of awareness and preparedness. Do you test for carbon monoxide? Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

CO and Air Quality News Links

Lake District Deaths Highlight Carbon Monoxide Risk On Boats
Afloat
#Safety - The deaths of a mother and daughter in Britain's Lake District have highlighted the need for awareness of the risk of carbon monoxide leaks on cruisers and other vessels with sleeping berths. As The Guardian reports, 36-year-old Kelly Webster ...

Windsor's Lauren Project brings message to British Columbia
The Coloradoan
Don Johnson speaks to the Fire Prevention Officers conference in British Columbia about the Lauren Project, which promotes the use of carbon monoxide detectors and safety. / Courtesy of the Lauren Project ...

Biggest killer in Superstorm Sandy: drowning, study finds
NBCNews.com
“Poisoning was the most common indirectly related cause of death; of the 10 poisonings, nine were caused by carbon monoxide. Most directly related deaths occurred during the first few days of the storm, whereas indirectly related deaths continued from ...

Replay:
Reducing traffic at 2008 Olympics yielded large cut in CO2
Phys.Org
New research shows that levels of carbon monoxide dropped sharply in the Beijing area between 2007 and 2008, due to traffic restrictions imposed because of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Knowing the levels of carbon monoxide allowed the researchers to ...

Duke researchers remove virtually all CO from hydrogen production process
Digital Trends
While the carbon monoxide isn't completely eliminated, the process brings the levels down to “nearly zero,” according to Science Daily. As you may well know, carbon monoxide is toxic to humans and animals alike so limiting its creation is essential to ... 

 

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

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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