Thursday, September 10, 2015

Carbon Monoxide News September 10, 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.


“Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves.” Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, bio link)

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How much carbon monoxide are you in when in any motor vehicle?

Did you know that many people do not measure the air they live in
and, after prevention there is no greater awareness than measurement?


Featured News Links – More news links below
Family Escapes Potentially Deadly Gas
Pirate FM
Two people have been treated by paramedics after a potentially deadly gas leak at their home near Stithians… "Fire crews took a positive reading for carbon monoxide in the property… "The occupants of the premise were left in the care of paramedics." 

Mishawaka businesses temporarily evacuated due to gas leak
ABC 57 News
An employee of Noodles was taken to the hospital for carbon monoxide exposure. The gas leak came from a small gas water heater, according to ...

'Mud Bogging' Motor Sport Tied to Carbon Monoxide Poisonings, Deaths
U.S. News & World Report
In one, an 18-year-old driver and a 16-year-old passenger lost consciousness after being overcome by carbon monoxide while mud bogging…

Ferritin releases carbon monoxide in regulated therapeutic doses
Phys.Org
Low concentrations of carbon monoxide (CO) activate certain proteins that, rather than acting as a toxin, may have beneficial anti-inflammatory effects. As a result there is a lot of interest in developing molecules capable of controlled release of CO to study its effects in the body and exploit potential therapeutic applications…

Red Cross urges emergency preparedness
Pocono Record
Families should practice fire escape plans at least twice a year. They should also install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on every level of their homes, in bedrooms and outside of sleeping areas, test those alarms monthly, replace alarm batteries at least once a year…

Fire shortens Mamaroneck school's first day
The Journal News | LoHud.com
An electrical fire cut the opening day short Wednesday at Sts. John & Paul School… But the blaze left smoke and elevated carbon monoxide levels, so firefighters vented the school…

Beware: 1 out of 2 heart patients is a smoker
gulfnews.com
When a person smokes, carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood. So the heart has to work very hard… Believe it or not, one out of two patients who undergoes angioplasty in Rashid Hospital, the hub of all trauma care in Dubai, is a smoker. So too are three out of ten who are admitted with heart attacks…

NOTE: Listed U.L. 2034 & CSA 6.19 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
Fair Lawn Fire Prevention can provide detectors
NorthJersey.com
The Fair Lawn Fire Prevention Bureau, in partnership with the Taub Foundation, is making carbon monoxide detectors available for residents aged 60 and older who are... The Fair Lawn Fire Prevention Bureau can provide a courtesy fire safety review of homes. Upon visiting a home, a certified fire inspector will offer a recommendation to correct obvious fire hazards. He can also help to develop a plan for…

Rescue squad upgrades heart monitoring equipment
My Eastern Shore
The monitor is able to upload the EKG and other vital signs directly into Maryland’s electronic patient care reporting system. This reduces time and, more importantly, reduces documentation errors. Previously, everything had to be handwritten…

Watch NASA Explain Why We Should All Be Worried About Greenland's Melting Ice Sheet
EcoWatch
But Greenland is warming twice as fast as Antarctica, NASA says. This rapid melting is raising global sea levels at an alarming rate—even faster than expected. That’s why NASA scientists are “monitoring Greenland’s ice sheet from high up in space to the ocean floor below to provide data for scientists studying the global impact of all its melting ice.” Canaries were more sensitive to carbon monoxide levels than humans in a coal mine… When a canary died, miners knew that carbon monoxide levels were dangerously high and they should get out. In the same way…

People living near 60 Freeway in Ontario breathe the worst air in the Southland
Los Angeles Times
The new stations have also detected higher levels of exhaust gases. Levels of nitrogen dioxide near the freeway are on average about 60% higher than in the region as a whole, while carbon monoxide levels are about twice as high, AQMD officials said. But neither of those pollutants are elevated enough near the freeway to violate health standards…

How to use a Fire Extinguisher
VideoNex
In this informative and succinct video, learn how to identify and appropriately execute the use of a CO2 Fire Extinguisher…

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: 
U.S. Drought Monitor
- 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

· 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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