Monday, June 30, 2014

Carbon Monoxide News June 30, 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.


“There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment.” Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005, bio link)

What is in the air you are breathing right now?
What will you be doing today; walking into poison?
Who will be responsible for the air you breathe?

You may be the only person who can prevent your own poisoning.

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).

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
Be Aware of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG aka propane) and the foreseeable hazards associated with its uses in camping situations, especially when used for systems found in small cabins, campers, caravans, tents, boats and, well, everywhere the fuel is used.
We nearly died from poisonous gas fumes at our holiday villa
Henley Standard
They are urging people to fit carbon monoxide alarms in their homes and pack a spare one when they go on holiday. they…became seriously ill after the gas leaked from a faulty fridge at a villa they were renting in Lanzarote. 

Stalking the silent killer: carbon monoxide
Insurance Information Institute
The author discuss the nature of carbon monoxide and its effects and explains how investigation can identify potential sources of exposure. The article includes an analysis of the responsibilities of potential…

Air Quality Experts Letting Worst Bay Area Polluters Off The Hook?
CBS Local
RICHMOND (CBS SF) — In the Bay Area, residents are constantly reminded to 'spare the air', but air quality managers are letting some of the worst …

Air quality improves following rain, drop in open burning
The Sun Daily
PETALING JAYA: After recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings in many areas for days, Peninsular Malaysia saw an improvement in air …

As Pune adds vehicles, its air gets worse
Times of India
The report also found high carbon monoxide (CO) and benzene concentrations in Pune in comparison to other cities, including Mumbai…

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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Sunday, June 29, 2014

Carbon Monoxide News June 29, 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.


“If you had just a minute to breathe
And they granted you one final wish
Would you ask for something like another chance?
Or something sim'lar as this?”

"Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys" Traffic - music link

What is in the air you are breathing right now?
What will you be doing today; walking into poison?
Who will be responsible for the air you breathe?

You may be the only person who can prevent your own poisoning.

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).

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
Follow up
Accidental Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Ruled Cause of Death in Latham
NEWS - Time Warner Cable News
LATHAM, N.Y. -- Autopsy results conclude the two people found dead at a home in Latham died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning…

What are the main sources of carbon dioxide emissions?

What's Your Impact
There are both natural and human sources of carbon dioxide emissions. Natural sources include decomposition, ocean release and respiration…

Electric Car Sales Gather Momentum
Sunday Leader
In order of significance, the principal greenhouse gases associated with road transport are carbon dioxide(CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide ...

'Rotten egg' gas suffocates SA
Mail & Guardian Online
Air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels kills 300 people a year in South Africa's major cities and hospitalises a further 119 000. Statistically,…

EPA's Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions Will Be Beneficial To Our Health
TWC News
"In the United States, we've gone a long way to improve our air quality. It's very, very important in this country. So we've had a lot of benefits associated ...

China Catches Industrial Polluters With Drone Missions
Businessweek
Poor air quality in the world's biggest carbon emitter is a regional health issue and damaging foreign investment and talent retention, World Health ...

Cleaning up: What Sudbury can teach China
The Weather Network
So much so that the city could be a model for China - an industrial giant whose breakneck pace of development has resulted in severe 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 |
  |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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Saturday, June 28, 2014

Carbon Monoxide News June 28, 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.


“The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.” Arnold H. Glasow (1905-1998, bio link)

What is in the air you are breathing right now?
What will you be doing today; walking into poison?
Who will be responsible for the air you breathe?
You may be the only person who can prevent your own poisoning.

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).

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
Couple found dead in West Side garage died of carbon monoxide
Chicago News
Couple found dead in West Side garage died of carbon monoxide. Jun 27, 2014 - 4:54 PM. Two people found dead in a West Side garage Thursday ...

study finds carbon monoxide can trigger brain-damaging attack by immune system
Insurance Information Institute
In a study published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, carbon monoxide was found to produce permanent brain ...

Reports: Air Pollution Responsible for Millions of Deaths Each Year and Developmental Problems
Atlanta Black Star
Air quality is often taken for granted. Since people generally breathe involuntarily, they rarely realize what's going into the body, as the lungs…

Air pollution blamed for infection diseases in Africa
Coastweek
“Out of the total that died, 600,000 died from household air pollution per year. More deaths occurred as a result of air pollution,” said Jane…

Air quality hit as CO levels shoot up
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The air quality in the city has worsened in the past few days owing to a dramatic rise in carbon monoxide (CO) levels in some areas…

Amanda Hansen Foundation Golf Outing
WKBW-TV
It's the annual Amanda Hansen Foundation Golf Outing, a fundraiser to bring awareness to Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Ken Hansen and his family has made it their mission to protect other families from this silent killer after losing their 16-year-old daughter Amanda to Carbon Monoxide poisoning in 2009… 

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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Friday, June 27, 2014

Carbon Monoxide News June 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.


“It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars.” Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008, bio link)

What is in the air you are breathing right now?
What will you be doing today; walking into poison?
Who will be responsible for the air you breathe?
You may be the only person who can prevent your own poisoning.

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).

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
Man poisoned by disposable barbecue
Barnsley Chronicle
He said: "Disposable barbecues give off carbon monoxide when being used and continue to do so until they are completely cold. "Exposure to ...

Oxygen displacement update
Cause of Death Still Unknown in Agridyne Incident
CIproud.com
Police Detective Mike Eeten says they believed it was carbon monoxide because firefighters' “C-O” readers picked up high levels of the gas…

Displaced oxygen results in deaths and injuries to helpful neighbors
Rotten ginger blamed for 5 E China deaths
GlobalPost
A couple in Dafeng Village of Qimen County were found unconscious on Friday morning in a pit used for storing ginger after they went missing on Thursday after leaving their home for ginger harvesting, said a spokesman with the county government. Three villagers who tried to pull them out also fell unconscious in the pit before others called the police… 

Replay discussion on CO alarms in schools
Carbon monoxide detectors not mandatory in most schools
Fond du Lac Reporter
Some states are pursuing legislation which would mandate some schools and nursing homes to have carbon monoxide detectors…

Carbon Monoxide
westcoastgas.com
What is Carbon Monoxide? Carbon monoxide (CO) is a deadly, colorless poisonous gas which is undetectable to human senses. It is produced as ...

Measurement is education
US Air Quality Shows Dramatic Improvement
Science 2.0
The city tops the charts in terms of U.S. population, which usually means more air pollution. Even here, however, the air is on the mend…

The Ugly Cycle of Air Pollution and Climate Change
Pacific Standard
Radical climate shifts can alter air circulation and precipitation, both of which affect air pollution levels. That's because rain and snow can…

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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