Monday, June 10, 2013

Carbon Monoxide News June 10, 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.

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.
C. S. Lewis (1898-1963, bio link)

CO and Air Quality News Links
Four hospitalized after carbon monoxide build-up
YNN

Tenants at the Breckinridge Apartment Homes said they began experiencing nausea, headaches, and dizziness on Friday. That was the first night fire crews evacuated one of the buildings for high carbon monoxide levels. Sarah Blazonis tells us what they ...

Boy, 11, found dead and mother critical in same hotel room two elderly people ...
Daily Mail

A boy, 11, is dead and his mother in a critical condition after a suspected carbon monoxide leak in their North Carolina hotel room yesterday afternoon. Jeffrey Lee Williams and mother Jeannie Williams, on vacation from Rock Hill, were found in a room ...

IGEM to hold conference on CO poisoning
H&V News

The Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers has joined in partnership with gas distribution network Wales & West Utilities supported by the Carbon Monoxide All Fuels Action Forum to host a free one day conference to campaign and coordinate action ...

Breaking News: U.S. And China Aim To Phase Down Use Of Potent Greenhouse ...
ThinkProgress

A global phaseout would be the equivalent of cutting 90 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping just finished a two-day meeting in California initially thought to be more of an unscripted chance for ...

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
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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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