Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Carbon Monoxide News December 31, 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.


"Marrying Maiden" It's a Beautiful Day - music link

Featured News Links – More news links below
Family sent to hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning
KRDO
After inspecting the home, the fire department determined the carbon monoxide leak came from a faulty furnace. The family cannot return to the home ... 

Fire officials caution against fireworks use
Yakima Herald-Republic
Make sure your home has working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Smoke alarms should be everywhere people sleep, on each floor…

Gas engineers braced for New Year calls across South Yorkshire
Sheffield Telegraph
Faulty or badly maintained gas appliances can leak deadly carbon monoxide gas, causing death or serious injury. Gas engineers are preparing themselves for a busy New Year across South Yorkshire. National Grid engineers were called out to 519 emergency calls over the festive period last year - 234 in Sheffield and 285 in Barnsley and Rotherham. A total of 38 of these calls were received on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day and the company is expecting a similar amount this year…

Specialized Safety
Millbury-Sutton Chronicle
People who are deaf or hearing impaired can't rely on traditional alarms to alert them to potential dangers such as a fire or carbon monoxide leak,...

Foundation prepares for CO awareness month
West Seneca Bee
In honor of Amanda Hansen, who died Jan. 17, 2009, from carbon monoxide poisoning, Assemblyman Michael…

New state law mandates CO detectors in restaurants, other commercial buildings
Syracuse.com
ALBANY, NY -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Monday that mandates all restaurants and commercial buildings to install carbon monoxide ...
More news links below -

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.
GET BUSY

Measurement is continuing education at its best. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety 

CO and Air Quality News Links
Warman family recovering after carbon monoxide poisoning
CBC.ca
It was a close call for a family of seven in Warman. Three children and four adults were taken to hospital after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning ...

Carbon monoxide forces residents out of home on Christmas night
Pilot Tribune
It is believed a down draft occurred on the furnace and water heater flue pipes cause of the carbon monoxide to enter the basement, thought the ...

Temperatures Dip, Carbon Monoxide Risks Rise
KWQC 6
Carbon Monoxide is a byproduct of burning wood or gas to heat our homes and cook our food. It's poisonous, and winter highlights its dangers, ...

Protecting Your Home From Carbon Monoxide
KMVT
"We had a Carbon Monoxide poisoning Christmas morning out West of Hailey. Two residents, a father and a daughter, had a malfunctioning boiler…

Faulty smoke detectors illustrate the downsides of the smart home
TechRepublic
Smart smoke detectors are a fantastic idea and, other than the false alarms, we're very pleased with the devices. I also prefer a smoke alarm that goes off when there's no smoke to one that doesn't go off when there is. But the whole concept of the smart home falls apart when the smart devices don't actually work…

Some of the information in the following article is incorrect. The charging car battery did not produce carbon monoxide, though it did trigger the carbon monoxide alarm. This alarm was caused by the out-gassing of hydrogen during the battery charging process. The carbon monoxide alarms and detectors used, falsely read the hydrogen as carbon monoxide. This cross interference is a quite common occurrence of the sensors typically used in these inexpensive safety devices.
Car battery charging sparks fire call out
Portsmouth News
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a Portsmouth home in the dead of night after a carbon monoxide alarm went off as a car battery was charging in the ...

North Iowans experience one of the worst winters in years
Mason City Globe Gazette
Mason City residents Tom and Carmen Jimenez were found dead in their home of carbon monoxide poisoning…

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-Nine U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2014
Alaska | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida |
Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | MassachusettsMichigan |
Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | 
  
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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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Carbon Monoxide News December 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.


“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.”
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963, bio link)

"Ghost Riders in the Sky" Burl Ives - music link (1949)

Featured News Links – More news links below
Carbon monoxide sickens six in clothing store
NL Times
Six people became ill in a clothing store in the village of Balk in Friesland, presumably due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Five of them were taken… 

Four Fort Washakie students treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at school gym
County 10
(Fort Washakie, Wyo.) – Fort Washakie Fire and Fremont County Ambulance responded this morning to an odd case of carbon monoxide poisoning ...

Close calls due to carbon monoxide poisoning
Sierra Star
With two recent carbon monoxide poisoning incidents occurring in the Mountain Area, Cal Fire is urging the public to be aware of the dangers of…

How Well Do You Know Your Meters? Part 1
FireEngineering.com
In most areas, laws went into effect requiring carbon monoxide meters to be installed in residential and commercial structures. Of course, these laws ...
More news links below -

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.
GET BUSY

Measurement is continuing education at its best. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety 

CO and Air Quality News Links
Carbon monoxide sends seven to hospital
Regina Leader-Post
Exposure to "a dangerously high level" of carbon monoxide sent seven members of a family to hospital Monday morning,…

Carnaroli family saved by carbon monoxide detector
Idaho State Journal
Luckily, the home was equipped with a carbon monoxide detector, and following the incident, Carnaroli said he purchased two additional systems…

Cold Weather Alert in Effect Tuesday through Thursday
SCVNEWS.com
Stoves, barbeques and ovens can produce a deadly gas known as carbon monoxide when used to heat a home. Never use these appliances in place ...

Pollution Plagues Annual Pilgrimage to Mecca
U.S. News & World Report
"There's carbon monoxide [CO] that increases the risk of heart failure. There's benzene that causes narcosis and leukemia. But the other way to look…

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-Nine U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2014
Alaska | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida |
Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | MassachusettsMichigan |
Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | 
  
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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Monday, December 29, 2014

Carbon Monoxide News December 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.


“Observe the truth we cannot hide”
"Eternity Road" Moody Blues - music link

Featured News Links – More news links below
Fifth graders distribute CO detectors to prevent tragedies
Northland's NewsCenter
After the death of a friend due to carbon monoxide poisoning in early December, the Hopes of Faith took it upon themselves to prevent any further tragedy ...

Huntington Station restaurant closes 10 months after deadly carbon monoxide leak
WABC-TV
HUNTINGTON STATION (WABC) -- Sunday was the last day in business for a restaurant where a man was killed and dozens were sickened by a carbon monoxide leak. "Legal Sea Foods" in Huntington Station is closing - ten months after the restaurant's manager collapsed in the building's basement. Steven Nelson died of carbon monoxide poisoning, and 27 others were made ill by the toxic fumes…

Perth Fire Department carbon monoxide awareness video
CTV News
Perth East and West Perth Fire Department carbon monoxide awareness video "The Wake Up Call"…
More news links below -

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.
GET BUSY

Measurement is continuing education at its best. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety 

CO and Air Quality News Links
'The silent killer' -- Locals recognize carbon monoxide detectors can save lives
Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Carbon monoxide, or CO, is a colorless, odorless, tasteless and poisonous ... such as this to test homes and businesses for carbon monoxide levels.

Firefighters issue a carbon monoxide caution
Prince Albert Daily Herald
A carbon monoxide detector led Prince Albert Fire Department members to a residence in the 2800 block of First Avenue West on Sunday morning.

Toxic gas leak sends 13 people to hospital in Germany
Press TV
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that is toxic to humans and animals, and can be fatal at high concentrations, according to the…

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-Nine U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2014
Alaska | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida |
Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | MassachusettsMichigan |
Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | 
  
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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