Friday, July 17, 2015

Carbon Monoxide News July 17, 2015 – 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.
Carbon monoxide safety, we are all in this together.


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.

“Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other.” George MacDonald (1824-1905, bio link)

"Everybody Was Wrong" Mason Proffit - music link

Featured News Links – More news links below
Colorado Springs father and son killed on Maroon Bells camping trip
Colorado Springs Gazette
The tent wasn't damaged, and the two were found with bright pink faces with pink patches all over, a sign of carbon monoxide poisoning, The Aspen Times reported...

'May have saved some lives': Carbon monoxide detected in Belleville nursing home
Belleville News-Democrat
Firefighters concerned over a crack found in a boiler in the basement of a Belleville nursing home Monday returned Tuesday and detected levels of carbon monoxide more than 83 times what’s considered acceptable in homes…

Family of 3 killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in NW China
People's Daily
A family of three died from carbon monoxide poisoning after their camping stove leaked while they were on holiday in Qinghai Province, northwest China, the local government said Wednesday…

Update
Deputy, medics and residents overcome by carbon monoxide
Wkkg.com
A Bartholomew County deputy, two paramedics and two elderly residents were overcome by carbon monoxide from a generator running inside a home yesterday...

Update – videos
Residents back in homes after Washington Heights Carbon Monoxide scare
DailyNews724
Firefighters responded and found High readings of Carbon Monoxide as Con Edison crews fixed the problem. Residents were allowed back…

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - video
fox13now.com
Carbon monoxide, or CO, is a gas produced by burning fuel (gas, kerosene, oil, wood, or charcoal). During the summer,…

Leaving children alone in vehicles poses legal, medical concerns
U.S. Air Force Academy
There are carbon monoxide risks, car-jacking risks, and some unattended children have bypassed safety interlocks and managed to get a running car ...
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
Details Revealed
Inquest hears how young mother was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning on first night in new home
South Wales Evening Post
A young mother was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning on the first night in her new home - after leaving her baby with her parents…

Fire Safety
No injuries in apartment building fire
St. Catharines Standard
Concerns about residual carbon monoxide levels after the fire prompted a total evacuation…

Ohio public safety employees get disaster response training
Your News Now - Hometownstations.com-WLIO-
Lima - The agency says Thursday's simulation of a carbon monoxide-related scenario in Columbus was slated to include victim extractions and a helicopter ...

Retirement home residents say fumes pouring into apartments
WSMV Nashville - Channel 4
But since Bergman and two other residents, who asked not to be identified for fear of being kicked out, said the fumes still force them to leave, the I-Team went inside on a day the generators were being tested… A few minutes after the generators started running, the I-Team’s reporter could smell fumes in the lobby… The health department said the smell of fumes does not indicate danger… “Why should people have to live like this?” Bergman said… 

Cdc Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
New Movie Release 2015
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Public domain video from CDC. Carbon monoxide (sometimes referred to as CO) is a colorless, odorless gas produced ... 

Johnson County Contractor Licensing Conference
CO EXperts
Johnson County Kansas - Continuing Education – – Video Link


A well put together video is found with the next link, but remember U.L. 2034 Listed CO Alarms are high level alarms. Use them for protection against accute levels, but be aware you can still experience symptoms of the poisoning even though the devices are in place.
About Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
DailyMotion
About Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 

JEMS.com - ...site has been designed with this in mind – to create a visual, interactive, educational resource which can hopefully end incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning and save lives… For more information, please visit - www.thesilentkiller.co.uk 

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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