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Earthquake in Nepal: Children Need Your Help Now
Nearly 1 million children require humanitarian assistance, and UNICEF is on the ground working to provide critical aid to children and families.
“Perhaps I am stronger than I think.”
Thomas Merton (1915-1968, bio link)
"I Feel The Earth Move" Carole King, James Taylor - music link
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Relatives file suit in Ohio carbon monoxide deaths of 3
WFMJ
TROY, Ohio (AP) - The grandmother and uncle of three teenage girls who died from carbon monoxide poisoning have sued the owners of a southwest Ohio home where the girls were overcome by fumes… WHIO-TV in Dayton (http://bit.ly/1IIubT5 ) reports that the lawsuit was filed Friday… A county grand jury earlier this year decided not to bring any criminal charges in the deaths of the girls…
Carbon Monoxide Scare In Redruth
Pirate FM
A faulty flue is blamed for spreading a potentially deadly gas into two Redruth bedrooms… Eleven firefighters from Tolvaddon were scrambled to Blight's Row on Sunday afternoon… They found high levels of carbon monoxide from a woodburner was leaking next door…
Heater ignites fire in Arcata apartment
Eureka Times Standard
Nobody in the apartment building — located on the 80 block of G Street — was injured in the fire, even though the smoke alarm nearest the fire was found to be removed… Fortunately for the tenants, their Carbon Monoxide alarm activated and woke them up,” said Arcata Fire District chief Desmond Cowan. “It’s absolutely crucial that people have working smoke alarms in their homes. Without the Carbon Monoxide alarm sounding, this fire could have ended in a real tragedy.”…
Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected after 2 Quebec campers found dead
CTV News
PORTNEUF, Que. -- Two men were found dead of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in a camping trailer in Quebec's Portneuf region this weekend ...
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"I Feel The Earth Move" Carole King, James Taylor - music link
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Relatives file suit in Ohio carbon monoxide deaths of 3
WFMJ
TROY, Ohio (AP) - The grandmother and uncle of three teenage girls who died from carbon monoxide poisoning have sued the owners of a southwest Ohio home where the girls were overcome by fumes… WHIO-TV in Dayton (http://bit.ly/1IIubT5 ) reports that the lawsuit was filed Friday… A county grand jury earlier this year decided not to bring any criminal charges in the deaths of the girls…
Carbon Monoxide Scare In Redruth
Pirate FM
A faulty flue is blamed for spreading a potentially deadly gas into two Redruth bedrooms… Eleven firefighters from Tolvaddon were scrambled to Blight's Row on Sunday afternoon… They found high levels of carbon monoxide from a woodburner was leaking next door…
Heater ignites fire in Arcata apartment
Eureka Times Standard
Nobody in the apartment building — located on the 80 block of G Street — was injured in the fire, even though the smoke alarm nearest the fire was found to be removed… Fortunately for the tenants, their Carbon Monoxide alarm activated and woke them up,” said Arcata Fire District chief Desmond Cowan. “It’s absolutely crucial that people have working smoke alarms in their homes. Without the Carbon Monoxide alarm sounding, this fire could have ended in a real tragedy.”…
Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected after 2 Quebec campers found dead
CTV News
PORTNEUF, Que. -- Two men were found dead of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in a camping trailer in Quebec's Portneuf region this weekend ...
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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
Firefighters bringing Boat Safety Week message to Kennet and Avon Canal
Wiltshire Times
CM Colin Owens, from Wiltshire’s rural safety team, said: “We know that boats carry a very high fire risk, and the tragic loss of life last year just underlined how important it is for boaters to do all they can to protect themselves… CO poisoning is most likely to be caused by the exhaust emissions of portable generators, or problems with solid fuel stoves including flue pipes…
Hookahs are worse for you than cigarettes
News24
The findings also revealed a hubbly contained about 36 times more tar and about eight times more carbon monoxide than the smoke from a single cigarette... Professor Guy Richards, pulmonologist and head of critical care at the faculty of health sciences at Wits University, said: “Hookahs burn tobacco, which is a noxious agent. There is no filtration effect and, as such, they are particularly harmful – causing all the same diseases as cigarettes, only more so.”…
N.J. air quality takes a hit
NorthJersey.com
Power companies have been turning off pollution control equipment at coal-fired plants and allowing massive amounts of contaminants to escape through the stacks — a practice that is perfectly legal and saves the plants money but ends up contributing to chronic air and health issues in New Jersey… This summer, New Jersey is expected to see many high ozone days, which can be brutal for children, the elderly, and anyone with chronic respiratory disease, such as asthma. Some experts have equated the effect of breathing ozone to a sunburn on the lungs… Over the past decade, power companies in Eastern states spent hundreds of millions of dollars to install pollution control equipment to meet federal rules intended to improve air quality. But those companies have found it is cheaper to buy credits — allowances to emit a specified amount of pollutant — that let them pollute rather than operate the equipment…
Are state regulators hurting Hoosiers' lungs?
Indianapolis Star
Public health researchers say more than 1,000 studies have proved that breathing ozone reduces the ability of even the healthiest lungs to draw in air. Sufferers of bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia and asthma are particularly at risk, especially the elderly and children, and especially those who live closest to pollution centers,…
Johnson County Contractor Licensing Conference
CO EXperts
Johnson County Kansas - Continuing Education – – Video Link
Carbon Monoxide Safety - El Paso County, Colorado, Public Service Announcement
- 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 |
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
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
- Animal cameras - variety of locations
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Animal cameras - variety of locations
- 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
IntelliTec Colleges
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