Thursday, July 11, 2013

Carbon Monoxide News July 11, 2013 - posts updated frequently

Every day is a carbon monoxide safety education day.
Scroll back in time for archived CO News links.


“Though I treat her carelessly, Mother Earth provides for me.”
"Mother Earth" - Tom Rush - music link

CO and Air Quality News Links  
Carbon monoxide leak could have killed S. Memphis mom and children
Downtown Memphis

"The pipe that carries your carbon monoxide from your home isn't connected at all at your hot water heater," said Ivory. MLGW documented the problems and then turned them over to the home's management company, Revid Property Management. Ivory says ...

NC bill would require carbon monoxide detectors in hotels
News & Observer

North Carolina hotels would be required to install carbon monoxide detectors near fuel-burning appliances, under a new legislative proposal that appears headed for approval. The measure, tucked into a bill approved by a House committee Wednesday, ...

Firefighters Respond To Carbon Monoxide Call 
Watauga Democrat

Firefighters responded to a Boone home Tuesday afternoon after a gas-powered pump filled the residence with high levels of carbon monoxide, according to the ...

Study Provides Details on Portable Generator Emissions and Carbon Monoxide... 
National Institute of Standards and Technology.
NIST Home EL Energy and Environment Division Study Provides Details on Portable Generator Emissions and Carbon Monoxide Exposure ...

China to Join US in Carbon-Capture Demonstration Projects
Businessweek
China and the U.S., which together burn more than 40 percent of the world's coal, have agreed to jointly develop technology to capture carbon dioxide from power plants and take other steps to combat climate change. The agreement came during 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



- Carbon Monoxide detection -  National Fire Protection Association

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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