Monday, March 10, 2014

Carbon Monoxide News March 10, 2014 - posts updated frequently

Every day is a carbon monoxide safety education day. 
Scroll back in time through our archives for previous CO News links.
We can learn from others mistakes and efforts to prevent poisoning.

“Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.”
Aesop (600 BC, bio link) 

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 and disclaimers on the packages and in the instructions.

Help prevent injuries and deaths
Measure carbon monoxide for safety and knowledge. The more you test the more you learn. Measurement is continuing education at its best. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety 

CO and Air Quality News Links
FLOODS: Warning to people returning home after the floods
This is The West Country
The agencies supporting those affected by flooding on the levels are warning of the dangers of carbon monoxide and possible electrocution…

Free Carbon Monoxide Detectors for Low Income & Seniors STILL AVAILABLE at Alpine Fire Dept ...
Alpine Community Network - Alpine CA 91901 ⋅ Angie Brookshire
Free Carbon Monoxide Detectors for Low Income & Seniors STILL AVAILABLE at Alpine Fire Dept…

Every Breath You Take
Daily News & Analysis
Poor air quality is often described as reaching a certain “AQI” (Air Quality Index) level, or as being a certain degree above a particular WHO standard…

Quit complaining
The Star Online
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous gas that displaces oxygen from the blood. At high concentrations it is fatal; at lower concentrations, it can ...

Air quality gathering set for March 18
Daily Record-News
Air quality in the Kittitas Valley is worsening, according to records, and the county health department wants to inform residents what they can do to help ...

Utah air quality bills get inversion treatment
Standard-Examiner
SALT LAKE CITY - Rhetoric about clear air being a top priority for lawmakers appears to be nothing more than hot air, according to Utah clean air ... 

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 

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: 

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

National Conference of State Legislatures 
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes 

Twenty-eight U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Feb. 2014
Alaska | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida |Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | MassachusettsMichigan |Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York |North Carolina | Oregon | Pennsylvania |Rhode Island | Texas | Utah |Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia
  
Red Cross - Typhoon Appeal continues in the Philippines. Another please, with hopes of another thank you. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

Red Cross - Disaster Relief to safely assist law enforcement, fire department, utility company, city, county and state authorities as repair and rebuilding moves forward. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

Nationally, the Red Cross provides food and shelter to people affected by as many as 70,000 fires annually, or about one fire every eight minutes.

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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