Monday, July 28, 2014

Carbon Monoxide News July 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 only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.” Oscar Wilde (1854-1900, 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
16 Members Of A Church Knock Down by Generator Carbon Monoxide , One Dies.
NORM
A six year old boy has been confirmed dead while 16 others are receiving treatment for suffocation after they inhaled carbon monoxide fumes from…

High reading of carbon monoxide in East Longmeadow home
wwlp.com
EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – One person had to be checked out by paramedics for carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday afternoon…

Incident in Southington Sunday highlights importance of CO detectors, fire official says
Meriden Record-Journal
SOUTHINGTON — Working carbon monoxide detectors contributed to the safety of a local family after their water heater malfunctioned Sunday ...

Chief: Carbon monoxide causes Pawling building evacuation
Poughkeepsie Journal
A boiler malfunction caused the basement and some of the first floor of the Dutcher House building to fill with "very high levels" of carbon monoxide, ...

Warning over "silent killer" carbon monoxide
This is The West Country
PEOPLE are being warned to beware of carbon monoxide – the 'silent killer' – after research revealed that only one in three people know it is unsafe ...

Climate change and air pollution will combine to curb food supplies
Phys.Org
Many studies have shown the potential for global climate change to cut food supplies. But these studies have, for the most part, ignored the ...

Study shows how to power California with wind, water and sun
Imperial Valley News
“If implemented, this plan will eliminate air pollution mortality and global warming emissions from California, stabilize prices and create jobs…

Canada's Cities Lead on Climate Action
The Epoch Times
... them will lead to livable communities, improved air quality, protection of natural spaces, and greater economic efficiency, to name just a few benefits… 

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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