April 30, 2012 - Carbon Monoxide News

“Prevention is better than cure.” Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536, bio link)

Prevention, the goal of measurements, screening 
Senior Night Tuesday at Schuyler Hospital
Corning Leader
Also, there will be free screenings for cholesterol and blood glucose, blood pressure, bone density, oxygen levels and carbon monoxide levels. Anyone over the age of 50 is invited to attend. Transportation is available for this event through Office for ...

Greenwich family treated after carbon monoxide leak
Greenwich Post
According to the Greenwich Fire Department, seven members of a family were treated for exposure to carbon monoxide after a problem with their boiler in their Valley Road home. The residence is a single family home and the seven people there all ...

Follow up
Antioch officials investigate possible carbon monoxide poisoning at middle school
Contra Costa Times
On April 4th, Trinity and some of her classmates were treated for exposure to carbon monoxide. A gas-powered heating and air conditioning unit malfunctioned and emitted a burning smell according to school officials. Patchin and other parents of ...

Four treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
Falmouth Packet
Four people have been treated for the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning after an incident in Praa Sands this morning. Fire crews and the ambulance service were called to the house on the Pengersick Estate at around 7.15am this morning.

Make sure that whoever installs, works on or services your gas, oil, coal, wood or other combustion appliance uses a combustion analyzer that includes a carbon monoxide sensor. If tuned correctly, the modern appliance should produce minimal to trace amounts of carbon monoxide.

Ask your firefighters where you live, what the levels of carbon monoxide are that prompt their wearing self contained breathing apparatus when in carbon monoxide atmospheres. Ask them at what level of carbon monoxide they require building evacuation.

What are the symptoms of CO poisoning? Consult with your physician!
CO poisoning mimics many common illnesses, such as food poisoning. It is most frequently misdiagnosed as a flu-like syndrome.

The following is a list of common symptoms.
· headaches · loss of hearing · dizziness · depression · blurry vision
· cardiac arrest · disorientation· respiratory failure · weakness
· vomiting · coma · painful discomfort · loss of consciousness ·muscle aches,
· soreness · memory disorders · seizures · nausea · rapid heartbeat
· chronic tiredness · slurry speech · additional symptoms of illnesses

This list is not meant to serve as a diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning. It is meant to provide general information on known poisoning symptoms. Oxidative stress causes a chain reaction in the body due to the interruption of oxygen intake. Get out and stay out of CO atmosphere’s.
If you have symptoms of CO poisoning, get tested by your health care provider as soon as possible. What is the value in not testing?

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National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-five U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
Alaska | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts| Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia

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April 29, 2012 - Carbon Monoxide News

“Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be.” Marcus Aurelius (121-180, bio link) 

Carbon monoxide almost dooms Detroit-area man
Examiner.com
In case you don't know already – carbon monoxide (CO) gas KILLS. There are lucky people who barely escape death by waking up or sensing danger. To make matters worse, some people are exposed to this danger because of economic times and professional ...

Ask your firefighters the levels of carbon monoxide that prompt the wearing of self contained breathing apparatus. Ask them at what level of carbon monoxide that they require building evacuation. If you have symptoms of CO poisoning, get tested by your health care provider as soon as possible. Visit CO Experts for information regarding protection from levels of carbon monoxide before it makes you sick; before these listed alarms make a sound.

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National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-five U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
Alaska | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts| Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia

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April 28, 2012 - Carbon Monoxide News

“A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.” John Ciardi (1916-1986, bio link)

CO levels in Blanchard Elementary deemed safe after Thursday evacuation
Southeast Missourian By Erin Ragan
Blanchard Elementary in Cape Girardeau was evacuated for over an hour Thursday morning after carbon monoxide was detected in the building. The source of the carbon monoxide has not yet been found, according to ...

Antioch officials investigate possible carbon monoxide poisoning at middle school
San Jose Mercury News By Paul Burgarino
At least two girls were treated for carbon monoxide exposure, and others fell ill with flu-like symptoms, after a ventilation unit malfunctioned in an Antioch middle school classroom this month. (Carbon monoxide monitors are not required in public school classrooms.) Parents of the students at Black ...

Carbon Monoxide Alarm Standards (USA & Canada)
UL-2034 / CSA-6.19 Listed C O alarms:
Must NOT sound an Audible Alarm Warning at 70 PPM or less for 60 Minutes.
Must NOT sound an Audible Alarm / Warning at 30 PPM for 30 DAYS
They MAY NOT sound an Audible Alarm Waning at 70 PPM for up to 4 Hours, [240 minutes]
ALL UL-2034 / CSA-6.19 C O alarms are “Tested” only at 70, 150 and 400 PPM.
The Standards actually state that the 70 PPM may be, plus or minus 5 PPM; therefore the LOWEST LEVEL at which UL-2034 / CSA-6.19 C O alarm MUST BE TESTED is 65 PPM.

Ask your firefighters the levels of carbon monoxide that prompt the wearing of self contained breathing apparatus. Ask them at what level they require building evacuation. If you have symptoms of CO poisoning, get tested by your health care provider as soon as possible.

Visit CO Experts for information regarding protection from levels of carbon monoxide before it makes you sick; before these listed alarms make a sound.

“It is YOUR Health, YOUR Life, ….. YOU CHOOSE.”
George, E. Kerr (1931, auto-bio link)

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National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-five U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
Alaska | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts| Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia

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ESCO Institute

April 27, 2012 - Carbon Monoxide News

“No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.” George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950, bio link)

3 injured in carbon monoxide accident on Near North Side
WGN Radio
Three people were taken to the hospital after a gas-powered saw caused a carbon monoxide incident at a North Side apartment building. An EMS Plan 1 alert was called shortly after 1:30 pm at the Marshall Fields Garden apartments building on the 1400 ...

Lakeshore update: Report: Nuclear plant incident was not danger to public
Herald Times Reporter
TWO CREEKS — The state of Wisconsin Emergency Operations Center was activated at about 9 pm Wednesday after Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant in the town of Two Creeks issued an alert status following the report of high levels of carbon monoxide in a ...

Carbon monoxide leak empties arena 
London Free Press By KELLY PEDRO 
A London arena was evacuated after several people felt dizzy and nauseous -- the spell so bad one man had to be taken to hospital after his teammates found him lying on his back in the dressing room struggling to ...

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National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-five U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
Alaska | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts| Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia

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ESCO Institute

April 26, 2012 - Carbon Monoxide News

“Truth is the cry of all, but the game of few.”
George Berkeley (1685-1753, bio link)

New York City
New Law Requiring Replacement Of Carbon Monoxide Alarms Goes Into Effect Today
Sheepshead Bites by Ned Berke
Local Law 75 passed the City Council in December, requiring owners of Class A buildings – including single-family homes, apartments and condominiums – must replace their carbon monoxide (CO) alarms when they reach the end ...

Who is responsible for the air you breathe?
Door-to-Door Checks for Carbon Monoxide Detectors After Deaths
NBC4 Washington By Erika Gonzalez
Prince George's County firefighters are going door-to-door to check for carbon monoxide detectors after five people died from of apparent CO poisoning in Oxon Hill, Md. Oxon Hill firefighters have been going door-to-door in the South ...

Point Beach nuclear plant owner says generator testing caused carbon monoxide ...
The Republic
The Point Beach nuclear plant issued an alert after exhaust from a generator created increased carbon monoxide levels in its turbine building. NextEra spokeswoman Sara Cassidy says exhaust from diesel generators being tested by workers on the ...

Update
High levels of carbon monoxide found in Teaneck apartment building
NorthJersey.com
Teaneck Fire Department responded to an activated Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarm at 818 Prince St. March 23 at 12:37 am Upon arrival responding units used multi-gas meters and found high CO levels throughout the building, according to Anthony Verley, ...

Carbon monoxide awareness
Dundalk Argus
AN AWARENESS campaign highlighting the importance of having carbon monoxide detectors in the home will be held by Louth County Council in conjunction with National Fire Safety Week, councillors heard at their monthly meeting. Cllr. Frank Maher asked if ...

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National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-five U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
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ESCO Institute

April 25, 2012 - Carbon Monoxide News

“If you are possessed by an idea, you find it expressed everywhere, you even smell it.” Thomas Mann (1875-1955, bio link)

Carbon monoxide hospitalizes 8 in Waterbury
Waterbury Republican American
WATERBURY – A faulty furnace filled a three-family home with deadly carbon monoxide early Tuesday, sickening eight people, fire officials said. Fire Chief David Martin said that when firefighters arrived at 256 Hillside Avenue around 3:30 am Tuesday, ...

Update
Carbon Monoxide
WAMU
Prince George's County Fire Chief Marc Bashoor speaks to reporters outside the Oxon Hill home where five people were found dead April 24, likely from carbon monoxide poisoning. Firefighters in Prince George's County are going door to door this morning…

Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Your Home
NBC4 Washington By Liz Crenshaw and Katie Roberts
In response to the deadly carbon monoxide outbreak on Tuesday morning, Liz Crenshaw and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have some reminders on how to keep your home safe. Carbon monoxide poisoning is known as a ...

Carbon Monoxide Exposures; help yourself by being aware
Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Your home or the building you work in or visit may contain malfunctioning oil, gas or wood furnaces, boilers, water heaters, space heaters, cooking systems or fireplaces that are already producing large amounts of CO. Each and every one of these systems require thorough testing to assure their safety and efficiency. They do not need to produce dangerous levels of CO if working properly.

Your hired technician should have a combustion analyzer, leak detectors and carbon monoxide detection instrumentation at minimum to complete the work correctly. The number of consumers that have their home combustion appliances serviced by certified technicians who use specific test instruments for measurement verifications is still quite low compared to the number of systems in use. Do you get a detailed measurement report when you have your furnace tested or inspected? 

You may also be exposed to CO on a boat, on a bus, in a car, in a house, on a street, at a construction site, almost everywhere; be careful!
Whenever you barbeque, always cook in open outside air; even open sided carports cannot insure that harmful gases will be dispersed safely. Never use these charcoal, propane, natural gas, wood or other similarly fueled unvented barbeque systems indoors. There are many types of open exhaust systems that should never be in operation inside buildings and even in some roof port or awning situations. Know the difference! Who is responsible for the air you breathe?

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National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-five U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
Alaska | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts| Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia 

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CO Experts
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ESCO Institute

April 24, 2012 - Carbon Monoxide News

“You don't want a million answers as much as you want a few forever questions. The questions are diamonds you hold in the light. Study a lifetime and you see different colors from the same jewel.”
 Richard Bach (1936, bio link)

Update details
Fire Marshal: 2 Victims of CO Poisoning at Port Jefferson Station Home Were in ...
Patch.com By Lon Cohen
Early Saturday morning, 11 residents of at home at 512 Jayne Boulevard in Port Jefferson Station were victims of carbon monoxide poisoning and were taken to the hospital on Saturday morning....

Five Dead From Possible Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 
NBCwashington.com
Carbon monoxide levels in the home were "extremely high," said a Fire and EMS spokesman.

Fire Department Issues Warning After Residents Ignore Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Patch.com By Noah Cohen
Teaneck fire officials are urging residents to immediately report carbon monoxide alarms after they said some tenants in a Prince Street apartment building ignored and disconnected the devices. "This is the third apartment building recently where some building residents ignored their alarms," Teaneck Fire Chief Anthony Verley said. "Your notification of the fire department assists both you, your family and your neighbors. Do not delay.”

Carbon Monoxide & Health  Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety  
It is of primary importance that the health symptoms and the effects of CO poisoning are clearly understood, recognized, tested for, and remediated. Carbon monoxide at a high concentration is a deadly poison and in lesser concentrations can cause or compound illness symptoms for all people, especially those who have vulnerable or pre-existing health conditions. Pregnancy is critical to protect from CO exposure, especially for the fetus. The traditional method to test for CO in people is a blood test, followed by the blood sample sent to a lab for analysis.

Test or get tested: Health care providers should be equipped to blood-gas and analyze or alternatively, test with a pulse CO-oxymeter or breath analysis module for immediate, non-invasive carboxyhemoglobin % measurements for all patients displaying symptoms of CO poisoning. The standard therapy requires supplemental oxygen, ventilatory support and monitoring the heart rate. Hyperbaric therapy may also be prescribed or required for life safety.

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National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-five U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
Alaska | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts| Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia

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CO Experts
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ESCO Institute

April 23, 2012

“Life has got a habit of not standing hitched. You got to ride it like you find it. You got to change with it. If a day goes by that don't change some of your old notions for new ones, that is just about like trying to milk a dead cow.” Woody Guthrie (1912-1967, bio link)

Carbon Monoxide alarm recall
Antrim Times ANTRIM - Borough Council's Environmental Health team is advising residents and landlords to check the make of their Carbon Monoxide alarm. Sensor Safe Ltd is concerned about a potential safety issue with their Carbon Monoxide Alarm SF80190.

WARNING: COMBUSTION SYSTEMS AHEAD
There may be many different types of combustion systems you encounter every day. For some people there may be hundreds or even thousands where extreme automotive interactions occurs. An average neighborhood dweller may encounter a half a dozen or so before lunch (excluding cars & trucks).

Because of the large number of potential CO sources especially in urban areas, it is a highly recommended practice for responders to CO alarm calls and other servicing technicians to measure and know how much carbon monoxide is outside in the air before entering a building; this means home health care providers as well. Do you know how much carbon monoxide you live and work in? Excerpt from Carbon Monoxide Safety for the Health Care Provider by Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

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National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-five U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
Alaska | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts| Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia

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CO Experts
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ESCO Institute

April 22, 2012 - Carbon Monoxide News

“What's right is what's left if you do everything else wrong.”
Robin Williams (1952, bio link)

Phoenix bagel shop employees treated for carbon monoxide
AZ Central.com by Philip Haldiman -
A north Phoenix bagel shop was evacuated and seven employees were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday afternoon. Dorian Jackson, a spokesman for the Phoenix Fire Department, said the Einstein Bros.

Ten people on Long Island sickened by carbon monoxide
7Online.com
PORT JEFFERSON STATION, LI (WABC) -- Ten people on Long Island are recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning. Suffolk County police and volunteer ...

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National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-five U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
Alaska | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Florida | Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts| Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | North Carolina | Oregon | Rhode Island | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia

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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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The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo
Mahugh Fire & Safety
ESCO Institute