February 17, 2011

“The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC-43 BC)

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Snow College building reopened after carbon monoxide scare
Deseret News
EPHRAIM — The Snow College Science Building reopened for classes Wednesday morning, hours after a carbon monoxide leak caused a female student to faint and fall the night before. The woman was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons but only ...


OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SAFETY EFFORT
Lauren Project to conduct local carbon monoxide survey
The Coloradoan
The survey is designed to increase the safety in the community and further educate residents on the dangers of carbon monoxide. Dozens of two-person teams will be going door-to-door to as many homes as possible Feb. 26 from 10 am to 1 pm in Windsor and ...

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Baltimore schools to get detectors for carbon monoxide
Baltimore Sun, By Scott Calvert and Erica L. Green,
The Baltimore school system will place carbon monoxide monitors in 35 schools within a week and in all of the system's approximately 200 schools over the next month, after a Southwest Baltimore ...

LOCAL OPINION
How not to test for carbon monoxide: principal as canary
Baltimore Sun (blog)
The news Wednesday that a Baltimore school, Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle, had its second carbon monoxide leak in two weeks is distressing on several fronts. One was the explanation from an school spokesman that the reason the school system has not ...

Health Tip: Reduce the Risk of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
U.S. News & World Report, (HealthDay News) –
Since you can't see, smell or taste deadly carbon monoxide gas, a special detector can help alert you to its presence in your home. Place at least one carbon monoxide detector near areas where you sleep. Have a professional perform ...

ICE ARENA NEWS
Carbon Monoxide / Nitrogen Dioxide Levels Dangerously High At Many Ice Rinks
InjuryBoard.com
The carbon monoxide levels were 3 times higher than the EPA's danger levels. Ultra fine particles were also at very dangerous levels. These levels were still so high one hour after the machine had been shut off that the rink had to be evacuated. ...