Friday, June 21, 2013

Carbon Monoxide News June 21, 2013 - posts updated frequently

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Carbon Monoxide Scares at Papillion Apartments Causing Concern
KPTM-TV

PAPILLION (KPTM)- Several carbon monoxide scares at a Papillion apartment complex have has residents concerned. An alarm went off at the Village of Papillion Apartments early Wednesday morning. Firefighters said it was the 7th time in the last year ...

deaths were preventable
The Herald | HeraldOnline .com

The carbon monoxide leak at a Boone, N.C., hotel that killed an elderly couple and, later, an 11-year-old boy from Rock Hill should serve as a warning to state officials not only in North Carolina but also in South Carolina and around the nation ...

Family of poisoned woman blames Westmoreland County Housing Authority
Tribune-Review

The family of an elderly Monessen woman who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in her apartment earlier this year contends the Westmoreland County Housing Authority provided her with a dangerous home. In a two-count wrongful death lawsuit filed ...

Air pollution becomes Asia's migraine
AFP
PARIS — Air pollution has become a curse for millions of city-dwellers in Asia, posing a mounting risk to the very young and very old, pregnant women and people with heart and respiratory problems, say experts. "The levels of pollution in parts of ...

Air pollution regs unexpectedly benefit water quality
The Chestertown Spy

A steady stream of regulations to reduce air pollution has had the side effect of making air pollution controls one of the most effective means of controlling water pollution because it has dramatically lowered the amount of biologically available ...

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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