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We can learn from others mistakes and efforts to prevent poisoning.
Carbon monoxide safety, we are all in this together.
“Nothing is inevitable until it happens.”
A. J. P. Taylor (1906-1990, bio link)
"Dreams" Fleetwood Mac - music link
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?
After prevention there is no greater awareness than measurement.
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Apartment building evacuated after carbon monoxide leak found
Oak Ridge Today
Oak Ridge firefighters check apartments at Rolling Hills Apartments after a carbon monoxide leak was found in one building on Tuesday night,… Recognizing the symptoms, Burney got his gas meter. It showed a carbon monoxide concentration of 1,270 parts per million, or ppm, in the first apartment… “That’s really high,” firefighters said… A low alarm level is 25 ppm…
"Dreams" Fleetwood Mac - music link
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?
After prevention there is no greater awareness than measurement.
Featured News Links – More news links below
Apartment building evacuated after carbon monoxide leak found
Oak Ridge Today
Oak Ridge firefighters check apartments at Rolling Hills Apartments after a carbon monoxide leak was found in one building on Tuesday night,… Recognizing the symptoms, Burney got his gas meter. It showed a carbon monoxide concentration of 1,270 parts per million, or ppm, in the first apartment… “That’s really high,” firefighters said… A low alarm level is 25 ppm…
WHIO
Around 1:30 a.m., fire crews responded to a house on North Marion Street and found the residents were using a gas-powered generator to supply electricity to the home, according to Dayton fire Captain Matt McClain. Fumes from the generator got into the home and raised the carbon monoxide level, and two people in the home became ill…
Authorities Respond to a Reported Gas Smell in Caldwell County
WHKY
Carbon monoxide levels were elevated inside the structure. Four CVS employees were transported as a precautionary measure after they complained ...
Youth hockey game to benefit Amanda Hansen Foundation
kentonbee
In January 2009, Amanda Hansen, a teenager from West Seneca, died from carbon monoxide poisoning from a defective furnace while at a sleepover at a friend’s house… The Amanda Hansen Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supplies CO detectors to those who cannot afford them… Seventeen boys from the Buffalo Regals Pee Wee Minor AA are teaming up to support a special cause: The Buffalo Regals are playing to win next month in honor of the Amanda Hansen Foundation… “We want to raise more awareness for the foundation and help people understand how important it is to be protected against [carbon monoxide] poisoning,” said Nicole Roberts, event organizer…
Update
Mount Pleasant Broadway Theatre now safe for use following carbon monoxide leak
Midland Daily News
Final repairs were made Monday to the heating system at the Broadway Theatre in Mount Pleasant, where people experienced flu-like symptoms consistent with carbon monoxide exposure two weeks ago… The Mount Pleasant Fire Department conducted two separate inspections Monday and recorded no presence of carbon monoxide…
Update
East Hartford Police Warn Of Carbon Monoxide Scam
Hartford Courant
Sgt. Michael DeMaine said police were notified by residents who called asking if the inspections are legal… DeMaine said no state law exists that would require inspections of single family homes, and the East Hartford fire marshal's office does not use private companies to conduct home inspections… Similar scams have been reported across the state, DeMaine said…
Around 1:30 a.m., fire crews responded to a house on North Marion Street and found the residents were using a gas-powered generator to supply electricity to the home, according to Dayton fire Captain Matt McClain. Fumes from the generator got into the home and raised the carbon monoxide level, and two people in the home became ill…
Authorities Respond to a Reported Gas Smell in Caldwell County
WHKY
Carbon monoxide levels were elevated inside the structure. Four CVS employees were transported as a precautionary measure after they complained ...
Youth hockey game to benefit Amanda Hansen Foundation
kentonbee
In January 2009, Amanda Hansen, a teenager from West Seneca, died from carbon monoxide poisoning from a defective furnace while at a sleepover at a friend’s house… The Amanda Hansen Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supplies CO detectors to those who cannot afford them… Seventeen boys from the Buffalo Regals Pee Wee Minor AA are teaming up to support a special cause: The Buffalo Regals are playing to win next month in honor of the Amanda Hansen Foundation… “We want to raise more awareness for the foundation and help people understand how important it is to be protected against [carbon monoxide] poisoning,” said Nicole Roberts, event organizer…
Update
Mount Pleasant Broadway Theatre now safe for use following carbon monoxide leak
Midland Daily News
Final repairs were made Monday to the heating system at the Broadway Theatre in Mount Pleasant, where people experienced flu-like symptoms consistent with carbon monoxide exposure two weeks ago… The Mount Pleasant Fire Department conducted two separate inspections Monday and recorded no presence of carbon monoxide…
Update
East Hartford Police Warn Of Carbon Monoxide Scam
Hartford Courant
Sgt. Michael DeMaine said police were notified by residents who called asking if the inspections are legal… DeMaine said no state law exists that would require inspections of single family homes, and the East Hartford fire marshal's office does not use private companies to conduct home inspections… Similar scams have been reported across the state, DeMaine said…
Carbon monoxide intoxication.
nih.gov
However individuals with ischemic heart disease may experience chest pain and decreased exercise duration at COHb levels between 1% and 9%. COHb levels between 30% and 70% lead to loss of consciousness and eventually death…
nih.gov
However individuals with ischemic heart disease may experience chest pain and decreased exercise duration at COHb levels between 1% and 9%. COHb levels between 30% and 70% lead to loss of consciousness and eventually death…
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
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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
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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
CO and Air Quality News Links
Be Aware Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WOWT
If you ever experience a dull headache or feel a little dizzy while at home, you might be suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. Be aware of…
Carboxyhemoglobin: A biomarker for smoking risk and its use in smoking cessation
BC Medical Journal
Carbon monoxide is one of the toxin exposures that occur with cigarette smoking. The average exhaled CO concentration in individuals who smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day exceeds the carbon monoxide exposure limit recommended by Health Canada[2,3]—smokers inhale nearly twice the carbon monoxide limit that would have a workplace shut down. Once inhaled, CO has an affinity for hemoglobin approximately 230 to 270 times greater than that of oxygen, leading to the production of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) molecules…
Laws Enacted to Improve Indoor Air Quality
The Korea Bizwire
According to the revised bill, manufacturers and importers of building materials must be evaluated to see if they meet the standards before they will be permitted to provide materials to construction companies building subway stations, medical facilities or theaters… Prior to the new developments, materials that exceeded the standard pollution levels had their use restricted by the Ministry of Environment. However, materials that exceeded the standards were sometimes used before the regulations were put into place…
Workers wary of igniting natural gas as they try to stop leak near Porter Ranch
Los Angeles Times
The California Air Resources Board released a report last month that found the leak is releasing about 50,000 kilograms of methane an hour -- so much that it's boosting by 25% California's emissions of the planet-warming gas…
North Slope permafrost thawing more quickly than expected
Alaska Dispatch News
Even as he monitored signs of thaw under the ground of Interior Alaska, permafrost expert Vladimir Romanovsky was giving assurances a few years ago that the frozen ground on the North Slope would hold fast for several decades… “'During this century, nothing would happen.’ That’s what I would say about five years ago,” said Romanovsky, head of the permafrost laboratory at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute… “I cannot say it anymore,” he said…
Sit and rest a while; miss the children, prevent repeating this tragedy.
Corfu carbon monoxide deaths: Memorial unveiled in Horbury
BBC News
A memorial bench to two young children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday in Corfu has been unveiled in West Yorkshire…
Corfu carbon monoxide deaths: Memorial unveiled in Horbury
BBC News
A memorial bench to two young children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday in Corfu has been unveiled in West Yorkshire…
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…
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 ...
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
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?
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:
- 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.
- 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 | 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.
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