Carbon Monoxide News July 22, 2013 - posts updated frequently

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“Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions.” Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527, bio link)

CO and Air Quality News Links  

Four dead, ten injured in NW China poisoning
People’s Daily Online
LANZHOU, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Four people were dead and another ten were injured after a carbon monoxide poisoning occurred at a chemical plant in northwest China's Gansu Province on Sunday night, local authorities said Monday.

Plants Wilt as Heat Increases Ozone
truthdig.com
A study from the University of York in the UK reports that ozone levels soar during heat waves – perhaps because the capacity of plants to absorb ozone is curtailed as the mercury goes up.

REPLAY: Know the villain; the villain is carbon monoxide.

What are some of the best practices and lines of defense in the prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning? 

• Preparation: Does the community know enough about carbon monoxide generation and the safe use of combustion systems to be prepared and to take necessary steps before the injury or illness occurs? 

• Is there a consensus level for when emergency responders wear air support systems? 

• Is there a consensus evacuation level for citizens? 

• Are personal carbon monoxide safety monitors worn by all emergency responders who respond to distressed citizen calls and enter unfamiliar buildings? 

• Are the buildings equipped with carbon monoxide alarm devices that are equal to the standards utilized by emergency responders for air support and evacuation? 

• Since not all people are of equal health, carbon monoxide alarms & warning devices will be in all buildings where people may be exposed to any level of carbon monoxide and be alerted to levels equal to the compliance standards for emergency responders use of self contained breathing apparatus and evacuation. 

• Is there a common practice to test all people with flu-like or other symptoms known to be associated with carbon monoxide poisoning? Are they tested for CO poisoning when the symptoms are presented, including those with heart dysfunctions? Are emergency responders testing victims with symptoms or those associated by vicinity to the carbon monoxide distress on site with non-invasive devices? 

• How far away are the hyperbaric facilities? 

• Are the combustion heating systems in all buildings tested and tuned regularly to reduce the inefficiencies and hazards of these systems? 

• Is there an educational program for consumers regarding fire and carbon monoxide safety in place that begins in early childhood and continues through all ages?

Measurement is education. Carbon monoxide measurement is a life saver, a life improver. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

 

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

- American Red Cross
- Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution
- Heart Rescue using an (AED)

- Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
- Federal Aviation Administration CO warning
- Carbon monoxide toxicity-Emergency Medicine Ireland
- Carbon Monoxide Survivor- Views from those who have been poisoned.

- 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
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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