September 30, 2009
City Not Enforcing Carbon Monoxide LawTheDenverChannel.com
Aurora, CO -- A state law meant to save lives by requiring carbon monoxide detectors to be installed in most homes will not be enforced by the city of ...
Stroudsburg woman honored by Pa. safe home organization
Pocono Record
Since her brother died of carbon monoxide poisoning in February 2008, Watt has been working diligently to educate families about the dangers of the "Silent ...
Clean Before You Heat: Annual Furnace Inspection Time
WBOY-TV
"It accumulates over the summer when you're not using the unit and it can cause the unit not to burn properly, which will put off carbon monoxide, ...
September 29, 2009
Checking for Carbon Monoxide Before Heating SeasonFOX 9 News
One of his biggest concerns is making sure furnaces won't leak carbon monoxide into the homes. The poisonous gas was responsible for killing three people in ...
Three People Hospitalized From Carbon Monoxide Fumes at SunTrust ...
WTVR
The Richmond Fire Department was called to the scene around 3:00 pm Investigators were able to determine that carbon monoxide was being released from ...
Hyperion appealing CO limits in air permit
Sioux City Journal
Among other requirements, the 93-page permit says Hyperion must reduce carbon monoxide emissions to no more than 0.007 pounds per million BTUs of heat input ...
Carbon monoxide detectors won't be added to inspection checklist
The Aurora Sentinel
By ADAM GOLDSTEIN AURORA | A state law requiring the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in residential properties will continue to go without a means ...
Four Christiansburg men taken to hospital for carbon monoxide exposure
WSLS.com
By Ashley Roberts Four people in Christiansburg are sent to the hospital after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide. It happened this morning at ...
Victim of Carbon Monoxide Tragedy Hails New Maine Law
MPBN News
The deaths of an elderly New Hampshire couple from carbon monoxide poisoning in their home last month is just the latest example of why having a CO detector ...
September 28, 2009
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Sends Three to HospitalThe Ledger
Three people were hospitalized with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday after a vehicle was left running in the garage of an apartment building. ...
Carbon monoxide detectors mandatory The Sault Star Ontario CA
grills or kerosene heaters that are not properly vented and chimneys or vents that are dirty or plugged may also cause unsafe levels of carbon monoxide ...
Two children, one adult hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak
Chicago Sun-Times
Two children and one adult were hospitalized Saturday afternoon when high levels of carbon monoxide were detected in a South Side apartment building. ...
Avoid unvented gas heaters
Brattleboro Reformer
Carbon monoxide is toxic (even deadly) at high levels and causes long-term health problems at low levels. Nitrogen dioxide, at even minute levels, ...
Bosch Boilers Recalled for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard
Occupational Health Safety
... transformer can damage the boiler's venting, which in turn can result in leaking flue gases, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning to consumers. ...
Carbon monoxide leak on narrow boat
Derby Evening Telegraph
FIREFIGHTERS have tonight been called out to reports of a carbon monoxide leak on a narrow boat. An alarm on the boat moored at Sawley Marina went off just ...
Possible carbon monoxide leak in Elgin
The Courier News
... to area hospitals Friday morning from Admo, Inc., as firefighters investigated the manufacturer on Alft Lane for a possible carbon monoxide leak. ...
Worker felled by
The Jersey Journal - NJ.com
A 35-year-old building worker was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes let off by a gas-powered power washer inside a Bayonne basement yesterday, ...
September 25, 2009
Call for gas heater improvements after carbon monoxide deathsTelegraph.co.uk
The parents of a teenager killed along with his friend from carbon monoxide poisoning have called for safety improvements to be made on gas heaters. ...
Carmel Valley Urgent Care Center Evacuated
KGTV, 10News.com
SAN DIEGO -- A hazardous materials team has been summoned to a medical center in the Carmel Valley area after reports of possible carbon monoxide poisoning. ...
September 24, 2009
Fire department supplies homes with carbon monoxide detectorsAustin Herald
Twelve of the homes didn't have carbon monoxide detectors, Austin Fire Chief Dan Wilson said, but together with Austin Utilities, that problem is being ...
Gas Boilers Recalled by Bosch Thermotechnology Corp. Due to Carbon ...
Media Newswire (press release)
This can result in leaking flue gases, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: No incidents or injuries reported in the ...
Heaters safety call after tragedy
BBC News
Dean Lewis and Jordan Ball, who were 18, from Cwmbran, Torfaen, died from carbon monoxide poisoning in March. The inquest heard a portable heater in the ...
Sense of security: EMS responders get CO detectors
Greenwich Post
However, more than 500 Americans die and another 5000 are injured each year from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning. Greenwich's emergency responders ...
September 23, 2009
Fact Finder: Carbon monoxide safetyKTVO
Among her recommended safety tips are: regularly change batteries in carbon monoxide, fire and smoke detectors, chimney and flue inspections, ...
Study: Lower carbon monoxide levels still dangerous
Yale Daily News
By Roy Lee Carbon monoxide emitted by traffic may be harmful even at levels far below those considered safe by government standards, a Yale study has found. ...
Schenectady carbon monoxide scare sends 3 to hospital
WTEN
By Tony Smith SCHENECTADY -- A carbon monoxide scare Tuesday morning at a business in Schenectady sent at least three employees at Pede Brothers to the ...
September 22, 2009
Qualification for assistance now available to more middle-class ...Maryville Daily Forum
The auditors also check attic and wall insulation and bring in a contractor to inspect the furnace for carbon monoxide emissions, which can become dangerous ...
Carbon monoxide closes ice rink again
The Union Leader
The same rink was closed for one week in August after several members of the Goffstown High School hockey team became ill with carbon monoxide poisoning ...
Carbon Monoxide Law
KAALtv.com
(ABC 6 NEWS) -- Carbon monoxide kills hundreds of people nationwide every year. But many Minnesotans still seem to be unaware of a state law designed to ...
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Kills Boyd Pastor Wife cbs11tvcom
The 73-year-old pastor of a Baptist church in Boyd and his wife died of carbon monoxide poisoning after a car was left running in their garage.
September 21, 2009
Please note that many articles posted recommend you have your furnaces checked & serviced before using them. However, they fail to mention that all furnaces should have a combustion analysis test and adjustment to prevent the furnace from producing dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. All the other stuff mentioned is important but failure to detect the production of carbon monoxide is avoidable. Carbon monoxide is a hazard if an appliance is producing it at levels that are harmful and inefficient.Goodman Offers CO Training
Contracting Business
To ensure that their customers know about carbon monoxide safety and combustion system analysis, they had trainers from across North America attend a full ...
Is it Safe to Turn on Your Furnace?
KAALtv.com
"Every winter there are deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning and it just one of those things that can be avoided, and it just tragic when it does," said ...
Insurer off the hook in furnace ...
Omaha World-Herald
Dick Sachs, a father of eight, died in July 2001 of a brain tumor, which can be a symptom of carbon monoxide poisoning. He had been ill for six months. ...
Reading policeman overcome by carbon monoxide fumes
Reading Eagle
Firefighters wearing air masks went into the basement and their carbon monoxide meters immediately sounded, Second Deputy Fire Chief Nicholas E. Amicone ...
Paramedics Save Five From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
NY1
Handheld carbon monoxide detectors and some fast-acting paramedics are credited with saving the lives of five people in Brooklyn. The EMT team was called to ...
September 18, 2009
Fumes at Kenwood Mall Prompt EvacuationWKRC TV Cincinnati
Three people were taken to area hospitals after a carbon monoxide leak sickened customers and workers inside a store in the Kenwood Towne Centre mall this ...
Health Officials Warn of Carbon Monoxide Dangers
KEYC
It's part of an effort by state authorities to reduce dangerous exposures to carbon monoxide.At low levels, the odorless, colorless gas can cause flu like ...
September 17, 2009
Officials Warn Of Seasonal Carbon Monoxide DangerWCCO
Read more in our Privacy Policy In addition to getting the furnace checked, health officials recommend that everyone have a working carbon monoxide detector ...
Carbon monoxide poisoning awareness urged
Maritime Journal
Port of Liverpool police are now using personal carbon monoxide detectors when inspecting ships. Peter Clarke, chief officer at The Port of Liverpool Police ...
Md. criticizes gas piping standards
Bethany Beach Wave
The letter noted three incidents to date in Ocean City where people were sickened by carbon monoxide leaks, two of which were caused by leaky water heater ...
When You Change Clocks It's Time To Change Batteries
North American Press Syndicate
The program also reminds families to change the batteries in their carbon monoxide detectors and their emergency flashlights so they are prepared in case a ...
Workers hospitalised with carbon monoxide poisoning
Austrian Times
By David Rogers Four Styrians were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning yesterday (Tues) after carrying out maintenance work at a hotel in Kapfenberg, ...
Downtown hotel evacuated after carbon monoxide detected
Boston Globe
By Michaela Stanelun, Globe Correspondent The Liberty Hotel has been evacuated after carbon monoxide was detected this morning inside the Charles Street ...
September 16, 2009
Fire department urges disaster preparednessEagle Tribune
Improperly located generators will cause fires and rapidly fill your home with dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. See a fact sheet on portable generator ...
LAPD Officers Hospitalized With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
KTLA
LOS ANGELES - Five LAPD officers were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes today after being called to a building in South Los Angeles where transients set a ...
Stillwater to address proposed Campus Crest apartment complex concerns
NewsOK.com
BY RANDY ELLIS STILLWATER — Claims that the parking lot of a proposed Stillwater apartment complex could turn into a deadly carbon monoxide trap are ...
September 15, 2009
Truck driver overcome by carbon monoxideOxford Press
14, after falling ill, apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning, Local 12 is reporting. Deputies were called to the facility on Jackson Road around 11 pm ...
Worker Collects $1.5M For Carbon Monoxide Injuries
Connecticut Law Tribune
15, 2005 was felled by carbon monoxide at her workplace, Medical Developments Associates in Middletown. She sustained a physical brain injury along with ...
Annual Inspection Ensures Maximum Furnace Comfort, Efficiency
Reuters
An annual inspection also can prevent any potential carbon monoxide problems. Along with an annual inspection, customers should change furnace filters ...
September 14, 2009
8 sickened by carbon monoxideColumbus Dispatch
By Jim Woods Seven people suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning because a vehicle was left running in a garage for hours were rushed to hospitals from a ...
Two treated for CO poisoning after car left running in garage
CharlotteObserver.com
Two people were transported to the hospital overnight after suffering "life threatening" symptoms after being exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide ...
Saanich apartment building evacuated after major carbon monoxide leak
Times Colonist
Peebles said carbon monoxide readings were as high as 200 parts per million, which could cause dizziness or nausea. BC Ambulance arrived and checked people ...
Foundation establishes grief center
Akron Beacon Journal
''Getting your furnace checked regularly is one of the most important things you can do to save energy, prevent carbon monoxide poisoning and extend the ...
Court Supports Cleaner Air for Tribal Lands in Michigan | RaceWire
By Michelle Chen
A higher designation for the Potawatomi Community doesn't completely eliminate sources of pollution, but it does provide a stronger shield against carbon monoxide, ozone and other stuff clogging the air. ...
September 11, 2009
State Government Building Evacuated Due To Carbon Monoxide LeakMyNC.com
... building that houses the North Carolina Department of Justice will remain closed Thursday as crews work to find the source of a carbon monoxide leak. ...
OC amends carbon detector law
Bethany Beach Wave
By Brian Shane • Staff Writer • September 10, 2009 OCEAN CITY -- The Town Council voted to amend its existing carbon monoxide law, removing an exemption ...
September 9, 2009
Carbon monoxide detectors given away at FAU in Boca RatonSun-Sentinel.com
BOCA RATON - Boca Raton Fire-Rescue with the help of Florida Atlantic University will be giving away carbon monoxide detectors to FAU Students at their ...
8 treated from warehouse with carbon monoxide
MiamiHerald.com
Eight warehouse workers are being treated at a hospital after authorities detected high levels of carbon monoxide inside. Miami-Dade officials say fire ...
Jakarta told to reduce cars, increase green areas
Jakarta Post
A survey has found that carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide from the transportation sector accounts for 92 percent of gas emissions, with the industry sector ...
Please note that U.L. 2034 listed CO alarms do not meet Federal Law for workplace compliance of alarming at a time-weighted-average (TWA) of 50 parts per million (PPM) over an 8 hour work period.
Council to tighten CO legislation
Delmarva Daily Times
By Brian Shane • Staff Writer • September 8, 2009 OCEAN CITY -- The Town Council is expected amend a portion of its carbon monoxide legislation at today's ...
FDNY Makes Largest First Responder Purchase of Masimo Rad-57 Pulse ...
PR Newswire (press release)
... as part of their strategic initiative to "improve the survivability of firefighters and victims suffering from carbon monoxide (CO) toxicity. ...
College fire prevention tips
Wicked Local Topsfield
Keep candles away from flammable items and never leave one burning unattended. Don't overload extension cords. Install a carbon monoxide alarm on each floor ...
Explosions a reminder of pilot lights' risk
Kansas.com
Hail stones could have dented shut vent caps, meaning carbon monoxide can't escape outside as it should. "You may not have a fire, but you may have carbon ...
High Carbon Monoxide Levels Force Area Business s To Evacuate
KEYC
That incident now has authorities reminding people to check their carbon monoxide detectors...Firefighters with the Mankato Department of Public Safety ...
September 4, 2009
Please note the facts of the following story pertaining to the levels of CO around the news media covering this tragic event.
Updated map of Station fire, Sept. 4
Examiner.com
Firefighters are exposed to carbon monoxide on fires and take measures to mitigate it, such as wearing breathing apparatus when practical. ...
Carbon Monoxide Kills Couple In Home
KFDA
Amarillo police tell us it appears their deaths are the result of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. It was just before 2pm when officers were called to ...
Pollution from California Wildfires Spreads Across the United States
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Animation of NASA AIRS data showing the concentration and transport of carbon monoxide in smoke from the California Station wildfire. ...
Compliance with CO detector law much less than required
Ocean City Today
4, 2009) Seven months after a law requiring Ocean City building owners to install carbon monoxide detectors went into effect, the rate of known compliance ...
September 3, 2009
Compliance checks continue
Delmarva Now
By Brian Shane • Staff Writer • September 3, 2009 OCEAN CITY -- The Boardwalk hotel shuttered after a serious carbon monoxide leak will stay closed while ...
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Carbon Monoxide Exposure Linked to Cardiovascular Risk Hospital ...ModernMedicine
... episodes in urban areas rise with same-day increases in the environmental level of carbon monoxide (CO), according to a study published online Aug. ...
September 2, 2009
City carbon monoxide bylaw in effect October 1st
Bay Today
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, tasteless and toxic gas and is often referred to as the silent killer. The gas, a byproduct of incomplete ...
Beijing extends ban on motor vehicles below emissions standards
Xinhua
Standard I, which is equivalent to Euro I standard, allows an average petrol sedan to emit a maximum of 2.7 grams of carbon monoxide a kilometer among its ...
Microscope Sees Molecules for First Time
Singularity Hub
Luckily, a team of researchers at IBM has produced the first Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) with a carbon monoxide tip. Using this new device, ...
September 1, 2009
Carbon monoxide linked to heart problems in elderly | Science Codex
By News
New Haven, Conn.—Exposure to carbon monoxide, even at levels well below national limits, is associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for the elderly with heart problems, according to a study published today in Circulation: ...
Two children die after getting locked inside car
Calcutta Telegraph
31: Two children who accidentally locked themselves in a car apparently died of carbon monoxide poisoning as they remained trapped inside unnoticed for over ...
