Carbon Monoxide News November 5, 2013 - posts updated frequently

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Added Carbon monoxide leak in Logan sends three to hospital   

Metro
A carbon monoxide leak in Philadelphia’s Logan neighborhood sent three people to the hospital Tuesday morning. The source of the leak in the 4900 block of North Warnock Street remains under investigation…

 

We found local heating techs overcharing for unnecessary parts
kdvr.com
He also tested to see if carbon monoxide — an odorless and colorless gas that can be deadly — was ... Their tests also found no trace of carbon monoxide…

WNC farming company cited following fatality
Asheville Citizen-Times
Two workers were overcome “by high levels of carbon monoxide caused by operating a Nissan propane-fueled forklift inside a 53-foot-long trailer with no ...

Elderly couple affected by carbon monoxide
Lock Haven Express
That toxic cloud was carbon monoxide - an odorless, colorless and toxic gas that is impossible to see, taste or smell but is able to kill the unwary if it fills a home, ...

Ohio Lawmaker Wants CO Detectors In All Ohio Schools
10TV
When 49 people, including six adults and 43 children became sickened by carbon monoxide poisoning in Atlanta last year, Ohio Representative Jim Hughes…

Air pollution linked to low birth weight
health24
Women exposed to even low levels of urban air pollution during pregnancy may be at heightened risk of having a low-birth weight baby, according to a review of evidence from Europe. Based on data for more than 74 000 women in 12 European countries over a 15-year period, researchers say that if pollution levels were lowered to limits set by the World Health Organization (WHO), 22% of cases of low birth weight would be avoided… "This is similar to the number of cases that would be prevented by cessation of maternal smoking during pregnancy in this European population," said lead author Dr Marie Pedersen from the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology in Barcelona, Spain…

Earth Talk: Can’t close doors on pollution
Santa Monica Daily Press
Exhaust fumes also find their way into the passenger cabins of many cars. The International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) found that concentrations of carbon monoxide (a noxious by-product of internal combustion known to cause headaches, dizziness, nausea and fatigue as well as being a major asthma trigger) may be 10 times higher inside any given car than outdoors along the roadside. ICTA added that in light of the fact that the average American spends an hour and a half driving around each day, in-car air pollution may pose “one of the greatest modern threats to human health.”

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:
- The World Clock - Time Zones
- Google Maps-
- Earthquake Map

World population counter

- 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

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
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

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