Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Carbon Monoxide News September 10, 2013 - posts updated frequently

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


"Times they are a-changin" - Bob Dylan - music link

My  low level, carbon monoxide health monitor works where my cell phone doesn’t. My personal CO monitor does too and so does any inexpensive high level CO alarm.

Be careful when camping. Be aware of potential and perhaps foreseeable carbon monoxide or any fire caused hazards. Take a carbon monoxide alarm with you, they are small and battery operated.

Even if you are staying in over night or weekend to longer rented properties, you really are taking a chance with some of the issues related to CO safety. This risk may include the absence of carbon monoxide alarms or CO health monitors in or near the space you are staying. Take some responsibility for the air you breathe.

Measure for carbon monoxide and learn more about it. Measurement is education.
Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

CO and Air Quality News Links
Baltimore man dies of CO poisoning after using generator inside
Baltimore Sun

A man died Monday evening of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after running a gasoline generator in the basement of his Northeast Baltimore home, fire ...

Boy Dies From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Accident; Others ...
KREX News Channel 5
Gates, along with Aaron Henrie and Tyler Cooper were flown by AirLife to Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, after a carbon monoxide poisoning accident in ...

Be warned again, and again, and…
Two recent poisonings prompt warnings about propane products
CTV News Barrie
Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer and two recent deaths in our area have prompted new warnings about the dangers of products frequently used by ...

Safety Advisory - Carbon Monoxide: Beware the Silent Killer
DigitalJournal.com

TORONTO - Ontario's public safety regulator, the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), is reminding the public of carbon ...
 
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 packageand 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

Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems; don't leave anyone behind.

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

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

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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

Carbon monoxide kills, founder sends warning Carbonmonoxidekills.com

· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.

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

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