Thursday, July 30, 2015

Carbon Monoxide News July 30, 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.


“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” 
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963, bio link)

"World In Changes" Dave Mason, music link

Featured News Links – More news links below
County workers evacuated after carbon monoxide scare
Lincoln Times-News
County workers were evacuated after a carbon monoxide scare necessitated testing within the facility of Transportation Lincoln County…

Going Forward – Looking For Trouble
Working on Wellness programs to be held in August
Times Reporter
Anyone can stop by to receive a free one-on-one health consultation with a registered nurse. Free health screenings will be offered, including blood pressure, body fat percentage, weight and body mass index checks and carbon monoxide screenings…

Promoting Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness
Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service
The Promoting Carbon Monoxide Awareness (PCOA) project, funded by the Gas Safe Charity, would like to work with you and your organisation to be more aware and knowledgeable about CO. It could make the difference between life and death, not only for your clients in their own homes, but also you and your fellow front line colleagues… Most of us are familiar with the term carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, but far fewer know what the symptoms or causes are…

Update: Video Report Reveals History Of Concern
Carbon Monoxide detected at Norfolk Piccadilly
YouTube
Carbon Monoxide detected at Norfolk Piccadilly Restaurant…

Smoking warning to pregnant women
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
“Every midwife does a carbon monoxide test on pregnant women and they are offered an appointment, but many people don't show up.”

Quit smoking: Every cigarette is a chemical cocktail
Irish Mirror
Carbon monoxide, the main poisonous gas in car exhausts, is present in all cigarette smoke. It prevents the blood from carrying as much oxygen as it ...

NOTE: Listed U.L. 2034 Carbon Monoxide Alarms 
VISUAL DISPLAY:
Must not display under 30PPM in normal operation
AT 70, 150 & 400 PPM display must be accurate within plus or minus 30 Percent 

SENSITIVITY TESTING: Resist alarming first times shown, must by second shown time
70PPM [PLUS OR MINUS 5PPM ... [BETWEEN 60 _ 240 MINUTES]
150PPM [PLUS OR MINUS 5PPM] ... [10 - 50 MINUTES]
400PPM [PLUS OR MINUS 10PPM ... [4 _ 15 MINUTES]

“CITIZENS WILL CONTINUE TO DIE & BECOME SERIOUSLY ILL DAILY!” George Kerr - CO Experts 
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
Time for a change: Cougar Carpool Program will make campus greener
The Alestle
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, two-thirds of carbon monoxide emissions nationwide come from transportation, with the…

Update: Hazardous Work Environment Closely Examined
Regulators approve limited operations at Hillsboro coal mine shut down by fire
The State Journal-Register
A fire in a mined area on March 26 raised carbon-monoxide levels, forcing evacuation of workers. There were no injuries…

Leeds plumber jailed after illegal gas work
H&V News
A Leeds trader, who operates under several aliases, was jailed for carrying out illegal gas work and putting a family and two children at risk of serious injury, or even death…

California
law bans sale of smoke detectors with replaceable batteries
KGO-TV
As of July 1, stores in California can no longer legally sell smoke detectors and carbon monoxide monitors with replaceable batteries…
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 ... 

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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