Saturday, October 5, 2013

Carbon Monoxide News October 5, 2013 - posts updated frequently

Every day is a carbon monoxide safety education day.
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“Nothing will work unless you do.” Maya Angelou (1928, bio link)

Winter storms ignore the calendar and blast havoc, death and injury through Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska. Power outages, panic to keep warm, unpreparedness rule as the storm pounds Western South Dakota.
The Weather Channel

And... tropical storm forms an attack on the gulf coast.
Tropical Storm Karen Struggles in the Gulf of Mexico
 
CO and Air Quality News Links
Black Hills Power reminds customers to stay safe 
Newscenter1.tv

Because carbon monoxide is odorless, colorless and tasteless, have a carbon monoxide detector with fresh batteries installed to warn you of potentially ...

Youth taken to hospital after carbon monoxide leak
Calgary Herald

A young person was taken to hospital as a precaution after elevated levels of carbon monoxide were detected in a Windsor Park area home. The Calgary Fire ...

Plumber and his firm remanded over hotel death
Herald.ie

A PLUMBER and his heating firm have been remanded to the Circuit Criminal Court on manslaughter charges after the death of a woman from carbon-monoxide ...

CO deaths, increase with colder weather
Lewistown Sentinel

"Carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless, colorless gas that comes from fumes produced by cars, stoves, burning charcoal or wood, gas ranges and heating…

Central Maine responders get natural gas emergency management ...
Morning Sentinel

All homes and businesses should be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors. Lincoln said signs of carbon monoxide poisoning include nausea, sluggishness…

Home Community Grant buys carbon monoxide detectors for London...
London Community News

The London Fire Department (LFD) has a new $2,000 war chest in the fight against a silent killer. A grant from Union Gas will be used to buy carbon monoxide ...

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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