Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Carbon Monoxide News May 27, 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.


“A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.” John Steinbeck (1902-1968, bio link)

We are all vulnerable to carbon monoxide exposure and poisoning.
Everyone has been poisoned by CO and will be poisoned again. The degree of the poisoning depends upon allowing yourself to be in a situation where someone else controls the air you breathe and the mechanisms for alarming notification.

Please read the alarm information on the package and in the instructions that come with the unit. 

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 as soon as the gas is present in your presence. Pregnant women, infants & children, people with heart & respiratory struggles, those suffering depression or chronic headaches and all people of vulnerable health should be alerted as soon as the gas begins to concentrate, around 10 PPM (parts per million).

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
Possible carbon monoxide poisons 4
WKMG Orlando
Neighbors told Local 6 the family had guests at their home Monday night and were using their grill, but it's officially not known what produced the ...

Staying safe from a silent killer
Sun-Sentinel
When Doug McGlynn gives talks about carbon monoxide safety, he puts a photo of Margaret Diana up on the screen behind him. The presentations ...

Boat safety advice will be on hand all week
Portsmouth News
Boat owners are being asked to make vital safety checks and learn more about fire and carbon monoxide risks to stay safe this summer. Firefighters ...

China to scrap millions of cars to improve air quality
BBC News
China plans to remove six million vehicles that do not meet exhaust emission standards by the end of the year as a way of improving air quality…

What deteriorating air quality looks like around the world
Public Radio International
A woman wearing a mask walks across a street during a hazy day in Beijing on March 27, 2014. China's plan for a market in air pollution permits ...

Wisconsin Appears Ready for Upcoming New EPA Pollution Standards
Public News Service
PHOTO: Clean air is at stake, with new EPA rules regarding carbon pollution from power plants to be issued June 2. ..

Tel Aviv deputy mayor calls for swift action against air pollution from transportation
Jerusalem Post
In light of the air pollution plaguing dense urban areas like Tel Aviv-Yafo, the deputy mayor of the municipality has appealed to the environmental …

Air advisories address different types of pollutants
Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Las Vegas Valley experiences three primary air advisories: dust, smoke and ground-level ozone, according to Phillip Wiker, air quality monitoring ...

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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