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Carbon monoxide detectors may be required in Wichita, Sedgwick County homes
Kansas.com
Commissioner Jim Howell said he plans to take a close look at the proposal. He said he wants to balance the safety benefit against the potential cost, as he did when he was a state legislator and fought a proposal by fire officials for expanded fire sprinkler requirements…
Carbon Monoxide law goes into effect in 2017
Kotatv
They say carbon monoxide is especially dangerous because it has no color, smell or taste, and produces symptoms that can be mistaken for the flu…The new law that was approved on Wednesday will require the detectors in any residence that is sold, rented or built after January 1, 2017. Firefighters with the Scottsbluff Fire Department are praising the new legislation…
Guest Column: It's time to hire a fire marshal
Suffolk Times
Did you know that for over a year now, carbon monoxide detectors have been required in all new and existing residential and commercial structures? One argument against hiring a fire marshal, which would be a paid civil service position, is that it would increase the town budget at a time when all taxing entities endeavor to meet the state’s 2 percent tax cap. I would argue that a good fire marshal saves money, as well as lives. Early detection with proper fire and/or sprinkler systems reduces fatalities and property damage. Our already strained volunteer fire personnel would be able to handle emergencies more efficiently and with better control…
Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarms – A change in the law
Local Property Today
Landlords will be required by law to install working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms from October 2015. This change has strong support following ...
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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?
"Keep The Customers Satisfied" Simon & Garfunkel - music link
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Carbon monoxide detectors may be required in Wichita, Sedgwick County homes
Kansas.com
Commissioner Jim Howell said he plans to take a close look at the proposal. He said he wants to balance the safety benefit against the potential cost, as he did when he was a state legislator and fought a proposal by fire officials for expanded fire sprinkler requirements…
Carbon Monoxide law goes into effect in 2017
Kotatv
They say carbon monoxide is especially dangerous because it has no color, smell or taste, and produces symptoms that can be mistaken for the flu…The new law that was approved on Wednesday will require the detectors in any residence that is sold, rented or built after January 1, 2017. Firefighters with the Scottsbluff Fire Department are praising the new legislation…
Guest Column: It's time to hire a fire marshal
Suffolk Times
Did you know that for over a year now, carbon monoxide detectors have been required in all new and existing residential and commercial structures? One argument against hiring a fire marshal, which would be a paid civil service position, is that it would increase the town budget at a time when all taxing entities endeavor to meet the state’s 2 percent tax cap. I would argue that a good fire marshal saves money, as well as lives. Early detection with proper fire and/or sprinkler systems reduces fatalities and property damage. Our already strained volunteer fire personnel would be able to handle emergencies more efficiently and with better control…
Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarms – A change in the law
Local Property Today
Landlords will be required by law to install working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms from October 2015. This change has strong support following ...
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
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
Five Nantwich people in carbon monoxide poisoning scare
Nantwich News
Five people from a house in Nantwich were rushed to hospital amid fears of carbon monoxide poisoning. The alarm was raised at a house on…
Bay Area Residents Losing Tolerance for Wood Burning as More Violations Issued
Patch.com
Wood smoke from the 1.4 million fireplaces and wood stoves in the region is the largest source of wintertime air pollution in the Bay Area, containing harmful pollutants such as particulate matter and carbon monoxide. Exposure to wood smoke has been linked to serious respiratory illnesses and even increased risk of heart attacks, according to a release from the District…
Health Department Helps Students Make Healthy Choices, Avoid Bad Ones
School News Network
Methane gas, carbon monoxide, lead, formaldehyde, rabbit repellant, nickel ... the list of poisons mounted until the cylinder was full. "Cigarettes ...
Which schools have carbon monoxide detectors?
FOX 29
SAN ANTONIO – After a carbon monoxide leak made more than a dozen students sick and forced an elementary school in Dallas to cancel class ...
Carbon Monoxide Safety - El Paso County, Colorado, Public Service Announcement
Who is responsible for the air you breathe?
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:
- 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:
-Alcoa Eagle Nest Camera
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- American Red Cross
- Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution
- Heart Rescue using an (AED)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- American Red Cross
- Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution
- Heart Rescue using an (AED)
- Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive
- Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
- Federal Aviation Administration CO warning
- Carbon monoxide toxicity-Emergency Medicine Ireland
- Carbon Monoxide Survivor- Views from those who have been poisoned.
- Carbon Monoxide detection- National Fire Protection Association
Increased education, awareness can prevent carbon monoxide poisoning Minnesota Department of Commerce
· 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 | Massachusetts| Michigan |
Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York |
North Carolina | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island |Tennessee
Texas | Utah |Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin |
West Virginia
Texas | Utah |Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin |
West Virginia
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
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