Friday, September 11, 2015

Carbon Monoxide News September 11, 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.


“The history of man is the history of crimes, and history can repeat. So information is a defense. Through this we can build, we must build, a defense against repetition.” Simon Wiesenthal (1908-2005, bio link)

"Love Song To The Earth" - Official Lyric Video

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
The Power of One
Carbon monoxide detected at Adkins Village
Herald Palladium
BENTON TOWNSHIP -
Firefighter Phil Grogan said the department was called at 2:43 p.m. and cleared the scene for re-entry at 6:10 p.m… Upon arrival, firefighters evacuated the structure and used a handheld carbon monoxide detector to determine a high level of CO… Out of the 45 apartments that were evacuated, Grogan said one woman had a carbon monoxide detector…

Need laws to prohibit leaving young children in cars: Experts
The Statesman
Cars, as comfortable as they may be for travel, make it hazardous for kids trapped or left inside, experts said…

Headline says “False” because the source was unidentified, but CO measured in victims blood verifies exposure
False carbon monoxide scare at Trinity
Kankakee Daily Journal
"There were some that were feeling the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning," said Mike Casagrande, a captain with the Kankakee Fire ... Pastor Brad Prairie, administrator at Trinity Academy, said it appeared to be a faulty detector but some students weren't feeling well… "We knew we had to get the people to the hospital," Prairie said. "Some did come back with CO in their blood."

In case of emergency, think ahead
Logan Daily News
He also cautioned people in regards to using open flames to cook food, suggesting that they cook outside to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning…

Five people pulled from Redruth carbon monoxide house this...
NewsUnited.com
Five people and their dog had a lucky escape in the early house of this morning after a carbon monoxide leak at their home. Firefighters were…

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
Eau Claire County recommends religious exemption waiver be denied
WQOW TV News 18
Fairchild (WQOW) - Eau Claire County recommended to deny the first uniform dwelling code religious waiver request it received from an Amish family looking to build a home…

Most landlords don't know new regs - yet deadline nears
Letting Agent Today
Research from British Gas and controversial campaigning charity Shelter suggests 59 per cent of landlords are not aware of new carbon monoxide ...

Limerick woman's inquest to go ahead in January
Limerick Leader
FIVE years after Miriam Reidy from Ballyhahill died from carbon monoxide in a Kinsale hotel, a full inquest into her death is finally due to take place…

Blarney St free alarms to protect against gas
Evening Echo Cork
A CORK community is turning a near-tragedy into an opportunity to improve home safety with a plan to install hundreds of free carbon monoxide ...

Doctors and nurses at Valley Children's Hospital in Madera say they've seen an increasing number ...
ABC30.com
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- As smoke from the Rough Fire continues to settle across the Valley floor, some of the littlest residents are feeling a big impact on their lungs. The National Park Service issued new evacuation orders on Thursday for Grant Grove and Wilsonia because of the fire. The wildfire continues to create hazy skies with thick smoke seen across the Valley…

Florence Inn shut down over health violations
WCPO
Most dangerous, though, was a tipping water heater spewing carbon monoxide. A month later, only half the critical violations were fixed…

Alberta on track to have worst air quality in Canada
CBC.ca
Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips says the province is on track to have the worst air quality in Canada, and vows the government will put measures in place to reduce emissions from industry and vehicles…

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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