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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, ...
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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?
Carbon Monoxide Survivor Check in on this website made by poisoning survivors that brings a view that can only come from those that know what it is like to have been poisoned - as well as live with the long term impact.
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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