Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Carbon Monoxide News May 14, 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.


“Give me shelter.”
"Gimme Shelter" - Rolling Stones - music link

What will you be doing today?
Who will be responsible for the air you breathe?

Do not take risks with carbon monoxide. Take responsibility for the air you breathe and the combustion systems you are responsible for. If you don’t do it for yourself, do it for others.

Help prevent injuries and deaths; don’t guess about carbon monoxide.
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
Columbia Gas reaches out to Clairton community
Tribune-Review
Columbia is committed to promoting carbon monoxide and natural gas ... we have information that can educate folks about carbon monoxide safety.”…

I-Team: Life-saving carbon monoxide detectors not required in Illinois schools
ABC7Chicago.com
PALOS HILLS, Ill. (WLS) -- An I-Team investigation of a mysterious illness at a suburban school led to questions about why Illinois children are not ...

Air quality at 'closed' bus stands on pollution radar
Deccan Herald
The Board is conducting the study to assess the levels of pollutants, especially carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, which are present in closed ...

Fortune Minerals buying mine near Ouray where 2 workers died of carbon monoxide poisoning
The Republic
Rick Williams of Durango and Nick Cappanno of Montrose died of carbon-monoxide poisoning at the mine in November. They apparently entered an ...

Laws Impacting School Children go into Effect Tuesday
KUTV 2News
Starting Tuesday, all schools must have carbon monoxide detectors. This law was pushed after students and teachers were made sick from a carbon ...

Follow up
55 People Evacuated After Carbon Monoxide Leak
WTVQ
When firefighters arrived, they found high levels of carbon monoxide in the building and immediately began evacuating the apartments.. Firefighters ... 

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 |
  |Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | |Minnesota 
  
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 

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