Thursday, September 11, 2014

Carbon Monoxide News September 11, 2014 - posts updated frequently

Every day is a carbon monoxide safety education day.
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We can learn from others mistakes and efforts to prevent poisoning.


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'Until our son died we didn't know about carbon monoxide poisoning, now we don't want anyone ...
Belfast Telegraph
A mum, who lost her teenage son to carbon monoxide poisoning, is lending her voice to a national campaign urging people to get their gas heating ...

We have all been CO poisoned, some more than others
The following link takes you to a site with views from those who have been poisoned. The seriousness of carbon monoxide poisoning, the grief, suffering and disorientations experienced are clearly portrayed with the intent to help others and prevent future poisonings. With respect, please visit: 

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 carbon monoxide alarm. Know that if it is a U.L. 2034 Listed product (or CSA 6.19 Listed), it is a high level alarm that has been tested to alarm no sooner than 70 PPM at the lowest (the alarm must resist for one hour when above this level) and when over 400 PPM before 15 minutes at the highest concentration, after resisting alarming for 4 minutes when over this level.

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) or lower.

You most likely need a low level carbon monoxide detector to sound off when carbon monoxide hazards are just beginning, not after you’ve been exposed to levels that make you have headaches, flu-like symptoms, increased tiredness, heart stresses or worse.

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, unless you think $45.00, high level protection is good enough.
 

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
Carbon monoxide: What you need to know as property managers, landlords and tenants
Property Observer
Carbon monoxide, or 'the silent killer' as it is often called, is a highly poisonous colourless, odourless and tasteless gas that is caused by faulty…

Brookhaven Town requires digital CO detectors in homes
NorthShoreOfLongIsland.com
The legislation, which the Town Board passed unanimously at its Sept. 9 meeting and is in line with state law, requires all housing with a carbon monoxide source have carbon monoxide alarms and detectors…

Schaumburg testing Michaels store air quality after employees fall ill
WLS-TV
Schaumburg health officials are testing the air quality of a Michaels store after some of its employees fell ill after unloading a truck, fire officials said…

Air Pollution Invades Kids' Brain Barriers, May Cause Neurological Diseases
Medical Daily
It's no secret air pollution is dangerous, but a new study finds that it's affecting young kids, causing their immune systems to turn on their brains…

City Gasps for Breath as Air Quality Worsens
The New Indian Express
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) monitored air quality in 15 stations across Bangalore. According to these statistics,…

Robins Air Force Base helping clean air efforts
13WMAZ
Robins Air Force Base helps keep Central Georgia humming, but being the state's largest employer also means it's also a big source of pollution…

Bring back toxic air monitoring
The Courier-Journal
To be sure, the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District, and the states of Kentucky and Indiana, routinely check our region's air for pollutants such …

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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