Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Carbon Monoxide News June 18, 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.

“The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.” Dante Alighieri (1265-1320, bio link)

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Carbon monoxide in group home in Parkville sends 8 to hospital
Baltimore Sun

County fire officials said late Monday that they had detected carbon monoxide in the home, in the 2800 block of Hillcrest Avenue, and that it was the apparent cause of the illness. However, the fire department was unable to find the source of the ...

Carbon Monoxide Levels at New Rochelle High School During Electrical Fire ...
Talk of the Sound

NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- Carbon Monoxide readings taken at New Rochelle High School during a June 7th electrical fire were well above safe levels, sources say. A knowledgeable source with the New Rochelle Fire Department tells ...

Guest: Dells hotel didn't do enough to help during carbon monoxide leak
Today's TMJ4

LAKE DELTON - A carbon monoxide leak at a hotel in the Wisconsin Dells has some guests upset more wasn't done to help them. Doug Schuenemann was enjoying a vacation in the Dells with his fiancé and baby boy when all of the sudden early Saturday ...

Pool heater linked to Boone hotel deaths was installed without permit
Charlotte Observer

The pool heater that leaked carbon monoxide and killed three people at a Boone hotel was installed without the knowledge of the town's inspection department, a city inspector said. Todd Miller, an inspector for the Boone Planning and Inspections ...

Carbon monoxide detectors to soon be required in many SC homes
Southcarolinaradionetwork.com

Carbon Monoxide Safety Association training director Bob Dwyer said the group supports the requirement for monitors. But he warned the ...

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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