Saturday, October 19, 2013

Carbon Monoxide News October 19, 2013 - posts updated frequently

Every day is a carbon monoxide safety education day.
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“Our minds are finite, and yet even in these circumstances of finitude we are surrounded by possibilities that are infinite, and the purpose of life is to grasp as much as we can out of that infinitude.” Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947, bio link)
 
CO and Air Quality News Links
Gannett to give away carbon monoxide detectors
Wausau Daily Herald
Daily Herald Media employees and local firefighters will be giving away free carbon monoxide detectors Oct. 26, though not necessarily the type shown here…

2 people in Hay River cabin died from carbon monoxide
CBC.ca

Autopsy results say carbon monoxide poisoning is what killed two people near Hay River, N.W.T. last weekend…

Equitable Gas Company Issues Carbon Monoxide Safety Tips With ...
DigitalJournal.com

Carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless and is produced when fossil fuels ... Carbon monoxide quickly weakens a person's body with flu-like symptoms such ...

Working Carbon Monoxide Detectors Can Save Lives
Good Sam RV Travel Guide & Directory

Investigators said the victims appeared to have been overcome by carbon monoxide fumes that leaked into the camper from a generator. The RV’s carbon monoxide detector, which could have prevented the deaths, was found to have no batteries…

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


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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