“In the last analysis sound judgment will prevail.”
Joseph Cannon (1836-1926, bio link)
What you need to know about carbon monoxide alarms
Many carbon monoxide alarms and sensors encounter cross-interfering gases that cause “false positives” or false alarms. The presence of hydrogen can generate false alarms for many carbon monoxide alarms or false/positive measurement readings on some combustion analyzer test instruments. This is important for consumers, emergency responders and the heating technician and others to know. The devices alarming or displaying CO are sold as carbon monoxide testing devices and the purchaser is assuming that’s why it is alarming or detecting; but they can be cross sensitive to hydrogen and other common gases like nitrogen.
Several times a year, emergency responders and others will respond to a CO alarm that is not coming from a source that can possibly produce CO.
One common example of mistaken diagnosis suggests that carbon monoxide can come from a charging car battery or a charging electric golf cart or fork lift. (If you see a news story like this, please know that it is wrong.) This is a hydrogen cross sensitivity issue. In this charging process, there often is an out-gassing of hydrogen and the uninformed technician or consumer is unaware of this phenomenon and then the “chase for the ghosts” of CO begins. This can be frustrating and has proven to be costly.
One remedy for this of course is to utilize CO testing devices with maximized technologies that reduce the cross sensitivity of these common gases to the sensor. It is very difficult to filter out all cross sensitive atmospheres but they can be significantly reduced to avoid many nuisance alarm situations. Consult with the manufacturer of the device before purchasing.
Please be advised that some CO alarm systems are designed to protect people when CO concentrations are under 30 PPM and more in line with fire department self protection and civilian evacuation levels. All carbon monoxide alarms are designed to save lives from deadly concentrations. Some are quite a bit more effective than others in protecting your overall health. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety .
CO News links
Rohr: Carbon Monoxide Alarms Can Help Prevent More Tragedies
Patch.com
Nearly 89 percent of reported non-fire CO incidents take place at home.
Carbon monoxide detector saves Holliston family
MetroWest Daily News
Holliston fire officials say a Sparrow Lane family escaped from their house today with no health problems thanks to their carbon monoxide detector.
· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
· Carbon Monoxide Survivor A 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.
· Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems.
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
Google Maps to reference the locations referenced in these Internet headlines.
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.
Fieldpiece
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
Every Day is Carbon Monoxide Safety Day!
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Carbon Monoxide News - June 29, 2012
“Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.” Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914, bio link)
Measure combustion gas, measure ambient air, measure people for carbon monoxide.
Carbon Monoxide is a toxic gas that cannot be seen. The servicing of combustion appliances by today’s informed, trained and professionally certified heating technician or fitter will include full function measurement of fuel flow and leaks, flue gas measurement that includes temperature, oxygen and/or carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. With some fuels and in some jurisdictions, the measurement of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and nitrogen dioxide may be required.
Additionally the exhaust or draft pressure of the exiting combustion gases must also be verified to be within the safe range prescribed by the manufacturer of the system. The draft pressure of the appliance should also be rated and measured against the other pressure influences of the building, like a kitchen exhaust fan running or clothes dryer and any other system that can mechanically take air out of the building.
There is no way for a technician to know they have left a combustion appliance in safe operation without thoroughly testing it. The use of a multi functional combustion analyzer or a combination of test instruments can easily accomplish this task. In the days before analyzers, the rules of thumb included looking at flames to see if their shape, color and action “looked” good or decent and fit a particular shape. The instruction manuals by gas authorities still encourage the looking at flames and even inform consumers to check the color of their flame to see if it is burning ok. Ironically in the same manuals they briefly discuss carbon monoxide and use the standard language that it is odorless, tasteless and “invisible”. You can’t see carbon monoxide, it must be measured. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
CO News links
Gas fitter cleared of carbon monoxide death
BBC News
A gas fitter is acquitted of the manslaughter of a woman killed by carbon monoxide poisoning at her west London home. The family (of deceased) now want to raise awareness about the issue. "People think 'I haven't got an old boiler' but it can happen in a brand new place, that was a shock to us."
Carbon Monoxide Concern Evacuates Starbucks
Patch.com
Fire officials unavailable for comment, but customers say there was an unusual smell and possible elevated levels of carbon monoxide.
Warning following carbon monoxide poisoning from disposable barbecue ...
Mayo Advertiser
MEP Jim Higgins has issued a warning to people to be aware of carbon monoxide poisoning from barbecues.
Science and air measurement
University of Gothenburg Conducts Research on High Levels of Carbon Dioxide
AZoCleantech
The oceans absorbed almost half the emission of carbon dioxide from combustion of fossil fuels till 1994. The ocean capacity to absorb carbon dioxide begins to fall as the level of carbon dioxide in the oceans increase.
· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
· Carbon Monoxide Survivor A 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.
· Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems.
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
Google Maps to reference the locations referenced in these Internet headlines.
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.
Fieldpiece
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
Measure combustion gas, measure ambient air, measure people for carbon monoxide.
Carbon Monoxide is a toxic gas that cannot be seen. The servicing of combustion appliances by today’s informed, trained and professionally certified heating technician or fitter will include full function measurement of fuel flow and leaks, flue gas measurement that includes temperature, oxygen and/or carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. With some fuels and in some jurisdictions, the measurement of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and nitrogen dioxide may be required.
Additionally the exhaust or draft pressure of the exiting combustion gases must also be verified to be within the safe range prescribed by the manufacturer of the system. The draft pressure of the appliance should also be rated and measured against the other pressure influences of the building, like a kitchen exhaust fan running or clothes dryer and any other system that can mechanically take air out of the building.
There is no way for a technician to know they have left a combustion appliance in safe operation without thoroughly testing it. The use of a multi functional combustion analyzer or a combination of test instruments can easily accomplish this task. In the days before analyzers, the rules of thumb included looking at flames to see if their shape, color and action “looked” good or decent and fit a particular shape. The instruction manuals by gas authorities still encourage the looking at flames and even inform consumers to check the color of their flame to see if it is burning ok. Ironically in the same manuals they briefly discuss carbon monoxide and use the standard language that it is odorless, tasteless and “invisible”. You can’t see carbon monoxide, it must be measured. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
CO News links
Gas fitter cleared of carbon monoxide death
BBC News
A gas fitter is acquitted of the manslaughter of a woman killed by carbon monoxide poisoning at her west London home. The family (of deceased) now want to raise awareness about the issue. "People think 'I haven't got an old boiler' but it can happen in a brand new place, that was a shock to us."
Carbon Monoxide Concern Evacuates Starbucks
Patch.com
Fire officials unavailable for comment, but customers say there was an unusual smell and possible elevated levels of carbon monoxide.
Warning following carbon monoxide poisoning from disposable barbecue ...
Mayo Advertiser
MEP Jim Higgins has issued a warning to people to be aware of carbon monoxide poisoning from barbecues.
Science and air measurement
University of Gothenburg Conducts Research on High Levels of Carbon Dioxide
AZoCleantech
The oceans absorbed almost half the emission of carbon dioxide from combustion of fossil fuels till 1994. The ocean capacity to absorb carbon dioxide begins to fall as the level of carbon dioxide in the oceans increase.
· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
· Carbon Monoxide Survivor A 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.
· Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems.
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
Google Maps to reference the locations referenced in these Internet headlines.
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.
Fieldpiece
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Carbon Monoxide News - June 28, 2012
“Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness.” Sidney Hook (1902-1989, bio information)
Forest and wild land fire fighters and support staff often get poisoned as they work. These fire fighters work in deteriorated air quality without the aid of breathing apparatus that your local fire departments would not nor are they allowed to work in. The respiratory and cardiac health of these courageous people are jeopardized with the inhalation of the smoke and toxic gases produced by the various stages of combustion that are occurring. They often work in atmospheres of carbon monoxide above the evacuation levels used by fire departments for citizen evacuation of buildings and their COHb levels can only go up as oxygen displacement and poisoning begins.
See “Breathless” By Robin Bible Tennessee Division of Forestry
They know about forest fires in Montana, unfortunately. Traditionally, breathing smoke on the fire line has been considered all in a day's work for wild land firefighters. Smoke is one of the many occupational risks that comes with the job, along with falling snags, breaking a leg, or worse, getting burned over. Researchers are just beginning to learn more about the serious health problems that can result from inhaling wildfire smoke. “Through the detailed chemical characterizations of smoke, we find literally hundreds of compounds, many of these in very, very low concentrations,” says Darold Ward of the Forest Service's Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, Montana.
When forest fuels burn, they discharge hundreds, if not thousands, of chemical compounds into the atmosphere, including carbon monoxide, total suspended particulates, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and water vapor. “Breathing high smoke concentrations does expose those persons to toxic compounds contained in the smoke,” says Shannon Therriault, air quality specialist with the Missoula City-County Health Department.
“One of the greatest hazards in smoke lies in the particulate matter, a general term for that mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in air. Particulate from smoke tends to be very small, and as a result, is more of a health concern than the coarser particles,” Therriault said. “For example, the diameter of the average human hair is about 30 times bigger. These particles can build up in your respiratory system, causing a number of health problems, including burning eyes, runny noses, cough, headache and irritated sinuses. Long-term exposure, such as on the order of what firefighters experience, can impair lung function and possibly lead to cardiopulmonary disease and lung cancer.”
Studies have found that fine particulate matter, alone or with other pollutants, is linked to a number of significant respiratory and cardiovascular-related diseases. In addition, airborne particles are respiratory irritants and laboratory studies show that high concentrations of particulate matter cause persistent cough, phlegm, wheezing and physical discomfort in breathing. Particulate matter also can alter the body's immune system and affect removal of foreign materials like pollen and bacteria from the lungs.
Carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless gas, is produced as a byproduct of incomplete combustion. Firefighters are exposed to large amounts of the gas in the smoldering stages of the fire, usually during the final mop-up stage. Carbon monoxide enters the bloodstream through the lungs and reduces oxygen delivery to the body's organs and tissues.
Also See International Association of Wildland Fire
Unfortunately we throw people into harm’s way to put out wildfires. Fortunately we know that technology and portable safety systems exist to monitor the health and protect the air breathed in by these courageous people. The fire fighter should have a base COHb% test registered before their season or before their entry into the fire battle zone. They should be tested again when they finish their shift or whenever the symptoms begin to appear or be acknowledged by the fighter.
Breathing apparatus and monitoring COHb levels makes the most sense for protection even in the mop up areas where the smoldering embers may be the biggest threats. No one should have to breathe in those gases as part of their job to save public or private lands despite the tradition of the fire fighting system. Bob Dwyer CSME. Carbon Monoxide Safety
CO News links
Power washer poisons two
2 sickened by carbon monoxide fumes on NW Side
Chicago Tribune
Two men using a gas powered "power washer" were found unconscious in a basement and taken to a hospital after they were overcome by carbon monoxide ...
Measuring the “fresh air” of outside in Oakland area
UC Berkeley to install 40 carbon dioxide sensors in Oakland
San Francisco Business Times
Chemists from the University of California, Berkeley, plan to put 40 sensors over 27 square miles of Oakland and other bits of the East Bay to measure carbon dioxide pollution… The shoebox sized sensors will measure carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and ozone in the air, as well as temperature, pressure and humidity. Once the sensors start tabulating data, they'll send it every five seconds to Hildebrand Hall on the Cal campus to be posted on The Berkeley Atmospheric CO2 Observation Network. NOTE: This ambient air data link for Oakland will be also be posted on the CO News page for those who have an interest in tracking an air quality testing program.
One year later and people of vulnerable health still not accounted for
California's mandatory carbon monoxide law near one year ...
KSWT-TV
July 1st will be the one-year anniversary of carbon monoxide detector law in California. However, Arizonans should also be aware of the so called "silent killer". NOTE: Approved alarms by U.L. 2034 listing provide for alarms to be tested at 70, 150 and 400 PPM. When carbon monoxide reaches these levels, the listing requires them to "resist" alarming until a noted period of time has elapsed. At 70 PPM of carbon monoxide it may take up to 4 hours of time. With fluctuating levels under 70 PPM, you may never know.
Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
Carbon Monoxide Survivor A 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.
Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems.
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
Google Maps to reference the locations referenced in these Internet headlines.
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.
Fieldpiece
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
Forest and wild land fire fighters and support staff often get poisoned as they work. These fire fighters work in deteriorated air quality without the aid of breathing apparatus that your local fire departments would not nor are they allowed to work in. The respiratory and cardiac health of these courageous people are jeopardized with the inhalation of the smoke and toxic gases produced by the various stages of combustion that are occurring. They often work in atmospheres of carbon monoxide above the evacuation levels used by fire departments for citizen evacuation of buildings and their COHb levels can only go up as oxygen displacement and poisoning begins.
See “Breathless” By Robin Bible Tennessee Division of Forestry
They know about forest fires in Montana, unfortunately. Traditionally, breathing smoke on the fire line has been considered all in a day's work for wild land firefighters. Smoke is one of the many occupational risks that comes with the job, along with falling snags, breaking a leg, or worse, getting burned over. Researchers are just beginning to learn more about the serious health problems that can result from inhaling wildfire smoke. “Through the detailed chemical characterizations of smoke, we find literally hundreds of compounds, many of these in very, very low concentrations,” says Darold Ward of the Forest Service's Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, Montana.
When forest fuels burn, they discharge hundreds, if not thousands, of chemical compounds into the atmosphere, including carbon monoxide, total suspended particulates, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and water vapor. “Breathing high smoke concentrations does expose those persons to toxic compounds contained in the smoke,” says Shannon Therriault, air quality specialist with the Missoula City-County Health Department.
“One of the greatest hazards in smoke lies in the particulate matter, a general term for that mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in air. Particulate from smoke tends to be very small, and as a result, is more of a health concern than the coarser particles,” Therriault said. “For example, the diameter of the average human hair is about 30 times bigger. These particles can build up in your respiratory system, causing a number of health problems, including burning eyes, runny noses, cough, headache and irritated sinuses. Long-term exposure, such as on the order of what firefighters experience, can impair lung function and possibly lead to cardiopulmonary disease and lung cancer.”
Studies have found that fine particulate matter, alone or with other pollutants, is linked to a number of significant respiratory and cardiovascular-related diseases. In addition, airborne particles are respiratory irritants and laboratory studies show that high concentrations of particulate matter cause persistent cough, phlegm, wheezing and physical discomfort in breathing. Particulate matter also can alter the body's immune system and affect removal of foreign materials like pollen and bacteria from the lungs.
Carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless gas, is produced as a byproduct of incomplete combustion. Firefighters are exposed to large amounts of the gas in the smoldering stages of the fire, usually during the final mop-up stage. Carbon monoxide enters the bloodstream through the lungs and reduces oxygen delivery to the body's organs and tissues.
Also See International Association of Wildland Fire
Unfortunately we throw people into harm’s way to put out wildfires. Fortunately we know that technology and portable safety systems exist to monitor the health and protect the air breathed in by these courageous people. The fire fighter should have a base COHb% test registered before their season or before their entry into the fire battle zone. They should be tested again when they finish their shift or whenever the symptoms begin to appear or be acknowledged by the fighter.
Breathing apparatus and monitoring COHb levels makes the most sense for protection even in the mop up areas where the smoldering embers may be the biggest threats. No one should have to breathe in those gases as part of their job to save public or private lands despite the tradition of the fire fighting system. Bob Dwyer CSME. Carbon Monoxide Safety
CO News links
Power washer poisons two
2 sickened by carbon monoxide fumes on NW Side
Chicago Tribune
Two men using a gas powered "power washer" were found unconscious in a basement and taken to a hospital after they were overcome by carbon monoxide ...
Measuring the “fresh air” of outside in Oakland area
UC Berkeley to install 40 carbon dioxide sensors in Oakland
San Francisco Business Times
Chemists from the University of California, Berkeley, plan to put 40 sensors over 27 square miles of Oakland and other bits of the East Bay to measure carbon dioxide pollution… The shoebox sized sensors will measure carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and ozone in the air, as well as temperature, pressure and humidity. Once the sensors start tabulating data, they'll send it every five seconds to Hildebrand Hall on the Cal campus to be posted on The Berkeley Atmospheric CO2 Observation Network. NOTE: This ambient air data link for Oakland will be also be posted on the CO News page for those who have an interest in tracking an air quality testing program.
One year later and people of vulnerable health still not accounted for
California's mandatory carbon monoxide law near one year ...
KSWT-TV
July 1st will be the one-year anniversary of carbon monoxide detector law in California. However, Arizonans should also be aware of the so called "silent killer". NOTE: Approved alarms by U.L. 2034 listing provide for alarms to be tested at 70, 150 and 400 PPM. When carbon monoxide reaches these levels, the listing requires them to "resist" alarming until a noted period of time has elapsed. At 70 PPM of carbon monoxide it may take up to 4 hours of time. With fluctuating levels under 70 PPM, you may never know.
Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
Carbon Monoxide Survivor A 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.
Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems.
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
Google Maps to reference the locations referenced in these Internet headlines.
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.
Fieldpiece
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Carbon Monoxide News - June 27, 2012
“It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this.”
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, bio link)
There have been enough studies and demonstrations that verify harmful levels of carbon monoxide exist in many more places than we have ever imagined before; just look back in time through this CO News blog. There seem to be more accidents, deaths and incidences where awareness and the presence of an alarm has made the difference in the outcome. Now that we are becoming more aware and share this awareness, we can expect to improve the outcomes considerably. It is of vital importance to document and record all test measurements.
Community CO Poisoning Prevention Checklist
· Consensus evacuation level protective of all (AWARENESS: May be below the CO alarm activation standards. Must consider that a person of vulnerable health is present.)
· Non-invasive testing for COHb% when a symptom(s) is presented. (Awareness: Becomes standard operating procedure for emergency episodes and in health care proceedings. Baseline establishment of COHb% for all acquiring medical histories.)
· Hyperbaric facility or portable system availability (AWARENESS: The community knows and understands what this is and its purpose and that one is readily available.)
· Alarms & Warning Devices will be in all buildings where people may be exposed to any level of carbon monoxide. (AWARENESS: Combustion systems are just about everywhere.)
· Personal CO Monitors worn by all service providers (AWARENESS: Protect and serve begins with the provider.)
· Combustion Safety Testing of all Appliances Annually (AWARENESS: If you don’t test you don’t know! If test measurement is not performed, it is guess work.)
· Education is all about AWARENESS: Carbon monoxide poisoning awareness education should begin as soon as the child is talked to reasonably about fire and things that start fires, plus additional classes at various age levels will establish the knowledge base of prevention. All service providers are required to have verification of a basic Carbon Monoxide Safety course. All service providers must have credentials verifying annual continuing education achievements regarding carbon monoxide certifications and those related to their field of work. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety; from, Preventing carbon monoxide poisoning in a community
Carbon monoxide in the news
Underground fire forces evacuations in Fort Lee
NorthJersey.com
FORT LEE – Four Main Street buildings were evacuated Tuesday morning after an underground fire in an electrical utility vault caused high carbon monoxide ...
Superior Fire Officials Warn Against Carbon Monoxide
FireEngineering.com
Superior, Wisconsin - Fire officials are urging people to use caution when using gas-powered equipment after a carbon monoxide incident Sunday, June 24.
Carbon monoxide group launched
Bourne Local
Organizations are being urged to join a group set up by a Liverpool-based charity aimed at raising awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Wilmington firefighters try to educate public
The News Journal
By targeting each community in the city every quarter, firefighters hope to significantly reduce the likelihood of injuries and deaths due to lack of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms by educating the public about their need. About 150 people a year die as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning from faulty, improperly used or incorrectly vented fuel-burning appliances, such as ...
Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
Carbon Monoxide Survivor A 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.
Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems.
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
Google Maps to reference the locations referenced in these Internet headlines.
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.
Fieldpiece
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, bio link)
There have been enough studies and demonstrations that verify harmful levels of carbon monoxide exist in many more places than we have ever imagined before; just look back in time through this CO News blog. There seem to be more accidents, deaths and incidences where awareness and the presence of an alarm has made the difference in the outcome. Now that we are becoming more aware and share this awareness, we can expect to improve the outcomes considerably. It is of vital importance to document and record all test measurements.
Community CO Poisoning Prevention Checklist
· Consensus evacuation level protective of all (AWARENESS: May be below the CO alarm activation standards. Must consider that a person of vulnerable health is present.)
· Non-invasive testing for COHb% when a symptom(s) is presented. (Awareness: Becomes standard operating procedure for emergency episodes and in health care proceedings. Baseline establishment of COHb% for all acquiring medical histories.)
· Hyperbaric facility or portable system availability (AWARENESS: The community knows and understands what this is and its purpose and that one is readily available.)
· Alarms & Warning Devices will be in all buildings where people may be exposed to any level of carbon monoxide. (AWARENESS: Combustion systems are just about everywhere.)
· Personal CO Monitors worn by all service providers (AWARENESS: Protect and serve begins with the provider.)
· Combustion Safety Testing of all Appliances Annually (AWARENESS: If you don’t test you don’t know! If test measurement is not performed, it is guess work.)
· Education is all about AWARENESS: Carbon monoxide poisoning awareness education should begin as soon as the child is talked to reasonably about fire and things that start fires, plus additional classes at various age levels will establish the knowledge base of prevention. All service providers are required to have verification of a basic Carbon Monoxide Safety course. All service providers must have credentials verifying annual continuing education achievements regarding carbon monoxide certifications and those related to their field of work. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety; from, Preventing carbon monoxide poisoning in a community
Carbon monoxide in the news
Underground fire forces evacuations in Fort Lee
NorthJersey.com
FORT LEE – Four Main Street buildings were evacuated Tuesday morning after an underground fire in an electrical utility vault caused high carbon monoxide ...
Superior Fire Officials Warn Against Carbon Monoxide
FireEngineering.com
Superior, Wisconsin - Fire officials are urging people to use caution when using gas-powered equipment after a carbon monoxide incident Sunday, June 24.
Carbon monoxide group launched
Bourne Local
Organizations are being urged to join a group set up by a Liverpool-based charity aimed at raising awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Wilmington firefighters try to educate public
The News Journal
By targeting each community in the city every quarter, firefighters hope to significantly reduce the likelihood of injuries and deaths due to lack of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms by educating the public about their need. About 150 people a year die as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning from faulty, improperly used or incorrectly vented fuel-burning appliances, such as ...
Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
Carbon Monoxide Survivor A 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.
Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems.
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
Google Maps to reference the locations referenced in these Internet headlines.
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.
Fieldpiece
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Carbon Monoxide News - June 26, 2012
“Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent.” Will Durant (1885-1981, bio link)
Building pressures cause problems with some combustion appliances
When exhaust fans operate to push inside air outside a dwelling (bathroom, kitchen, clothes dryer, attic fans) they go in the opposite direction of and exceed some gas, oil or wood furnace or water heater’s draft pressure or exhaust pressure. They may over power the safe operation of certain appliances.
This reversal of combustion gas flow may result in combustion gas dispersion and perhaps carbon monoxide production and exposures to poisoning inside the home or building. Have your home pressure tested when your appliances are tested by knowledgeable technicians. This test is often referenced as the CAZ test which refers to Combustion Appliance Zone.
Buildings may have been over tightened in an effort to save energy. This may result in insufficient combustion air for our fueled appliances. This building tightness may also trap pollutants inside. It is not uncommon to find sickening concentrations of CO left over in buildings from propane or gasoline fueled pressure washers, floor buffers, concrete saws, construction space heaters and other systems hours after they have been utilized.
Leaky duct work in homes that have air distribution systems and vented gas appliances can also result in opposite pressures and appliance back-drafting. Duct leakage measurement tests should be performed to quantify quality of ducted delivery air.
There are a lot of technicians working on air conditioning systems in the warmer summer months. Air flow testing is mandatory for efficient operation of treated air distribution. Testing the building’s inside pressure with reference to outside pressures during this test may reveal the cause of that water heater reversal and carbon monoxide generation. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Video to watch
PRHA apartments carbon monoxide
YouTube
Too much carbon monoxide, near gas stoves and water heaters at Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority property.
Old piping caused carbon monoxide leak
WAVY-TV
A contractor says old piping may be to blame for a carbon monoxide leak that led to an investigation and an evacuation of the Swanson Homes complex in ...
Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
Atmospheric and combustion science in the news
Increasing levels of carbon dioxide in Arctic coastal seas
Phys.Org
Approximately half of the emission of carbon dioxide from human combustion of fossil fuels was absorbed by the oceans up until 1994. As the amount of carbon ...
CAL Tech Develops More Efficient Hydrogen Slitting Process
EV World
Since its combustion does not emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, there is some belief that it could even fuel a potential “hydrogen economy”—an energy-delivery system based entirely on this one gas. But since there is no abundant supply of ...
Climate Change Stunner: U.S. Leads the World in CO2 Reductions Since 2006, Thanks to Natural Gas
Wall Street Pit By Mark J. Perry
And once again, the overall story line is one of ever-increasing emissions: “Global carbon-dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel combustion reached a record high of 31.6 gigatons in 2011.” The world has yet to figure out how to stop the relentless ...
NOAA Reports Arctic Carbon Dioxide Reaches Highest Levels in 800000 Years
ProCon.org
Carbon dioxide (CO2), emitted by fossil fuel combustion and other activities, is considered the most prominent greenhouse gas contributing to climate change. Research from the NOAA and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography suggests that global ...
Oxygen-separation membranes could aid in carbon dioxide reduction
R & D Magazine
Now researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are evaluating a system that efficiently eliminates nitrogen from the combustion process, delivering a pure stream of carbon dioxide after removing other combustion byproducts such as water ...
Carbon Monoxide Survivor A 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.
Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems.
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
Google Maps to reference the locations referenced in these Internet headlines.
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.
Fieldpiece
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
Building pressures cause problems with some combustion appliances
When exhaust fans operate to push inside air outside a dwelling (bathroom, kitchen, clothes dryer, attic fans) they go in the opposite direction of and exceed some gas, oil or wood furnace or water heater’s draft pressure or exhaust pressure. They may over power the safe operation of certain appliances.
This reversal of combustion gas flow may result in combustion gas dispersion and perhaps carbon monoxide production and exposures to poisoning inside the home or building. Have your home pressure tested when your appliances are tested by knowledgeable technicians. This test is often referenced as the CAZ test which refers to Combustion Appliance Zone.
Buildings may have been over tightened in an effort to save energy. This may result in insufficient combustion air for our fueled appliances. This building tightness may also trap pollutants inside. It is not uncommon to find sickening concentrations of CO left over in buildings from propane or gasoline fueled pressure washers, floor buffers, concrete saws, construction space heaters and other systems hours after they have been utilized.
Leaky duct work in homes that have air distribution systems and vented gas appliances can also result in opposite pressures and appliance back-drafting. Duct leakage measurement tests should be performed to quantify quality of ducted delivery air.
There are a lot of technicians working on air conditioning systems in the warmer summer months. Air flow testing is mandatory for efficient operation of treated air distribution. Testing the building’s inside pressure with reference to outside pressures during this test may reveal the cause of that water heater reversal and carbon monoxide generation. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Video to watch
PRHA apartments carbon monoxide
YouTube
Too much carbon monoxide, near gas stoves and water heaters at Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority property.
Old piping caused carbon monoxide leak
WAVY-TV
A contractor says old piping may be to blame for a carbon monoxide leak that led to an investigation and an evacuation of the Swanson Homes complex in ...
Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
Atmospheric and combustion science in the news
Increasing levels of carbon dioxide in Arctic coastal seas
Phys.Org
Approximately half of the emission of carbon dioxide from human combustion of fossil fuels was absorbed by the oceans up until 1994. As the amount of carbon ...
CAL Tech Develops More Efficient Hydrogen Slitting Process
EV World
Since its combustion does not emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, there is some belief that it could even fuel a potential “hydrogen economy”—an energy-delivery system based entirely on this one gas. But since there is no abundant supply of ...
Climate Change Stunner: U.S. Leads the World in CO2 Reductions Since 2006, Thanks to Natural Gas
Wall Street Pit By Mark J. Perry
And once again, the overall story line is one of ever-increasing emissions: “Global carbon-dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel combustion reached a record high of 31.6 gigatons in 2011.” The world has yet to figure out how to stop the relentless ...
NOAA Reports Arctic Carbon Dioxide Reaches Highest Levels in 800000 Years
ProCon.org
Carbon dioxide (CO2), emitted by fossil fuel combustion and other activities, is considered the most prominent greenhouse gas contributing to climate change. Research from the NOAA and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography suggests that global ...
Oxygen-separation membranes could aid in carbon dioxide reduction
R & D Magazine
Now researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are evaluating a system that efficiently eliminates nitrogen from the combustion process, delivering a pure stream of carbon dioxide after removing other combustion byproducts such as water ...
Carbon Monoxide Survivor A 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.
Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems.
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
Google Maps to reference the locations referenced in these Internet headlines.
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.
Fieldpiece
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
Monday, June 25, 2012
Carbon Monoxide News - June 25, 2012
“And now there is merely silence, silence, silence, saying all we did not know.” William Rose Benet (1886-1950, bio link)
Every day is a carbon monoxide education day.
This news blog contains general information specific to carbon monoxide and suggestions for detection and poisoning prevention. It is also intended to help the instructor communicate the urgent necessity to begin the diligence of daily carbon monoxide safety action for the technicians and professionals they are preparing.
Everyone of all ages is vulnerable to CO poisoning. This information should not be kept from children. Poisoning from carbon monoxide can go undetected though a person might be experiencing symptoms every day. We are not all of equal health so it is vital we all have gainful knowledge about what CO is, how it is formed, how it gets to where it is breathed in and how we can reduce exposures.
Every day, every month and every year awareness associated with carbon monoxide increases as the diligence of study and collaboration of professionals also increases. As awareness increases, poisonings are prevented. It is impossible to cover every circumstance associated with carbon monoxide poisoning in a short, daily document like this. Take some time to scroll back in time on this blog and find circumstances and some relevant discussion regarding the activities and begin putting them together. You may find the variety of circumstances and the noted efforts of community responders to educate and reduce poisonings helps demonstrate the instructions and principles of this carbon monoxide safety effort.
Begin testing and taking responsibility of your air space, the air you are breathing. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
News contributions
BOATING: Silent And Deadly, Carbon Monoxide Can Kill You
The Raleigh Telegram
Carbon monoxide is a gas (vapor) that mixes evenly with the air. Carbon monoxide (CO) has no color, taste or odor, and is slightly lighter than air. It is produced ...
EMS: 12 people inhaled carbon monoxide in Northeast Austin incident
Austin American-Statesman By Farzad Mashhood
Two people were hospitalized after firefighters found them unconscious in an apartment while a car parked in the unit’s closed garage was running in Northeast Austin on Sunday morning, officials said.
NRC postpones war games at Indian Point
The Journal News | LoHud.com
“The issue is that carbon monoxide is emitted from the firing of multiple rounds in a ... Entergy became aware of the carbon monoxide situation after Seabrook ...
Manufacturer is specific about safe use of generators
Keep Dangers of Carbon Monoxide at Bay While Operating Portable ...
Sacramento Bee PRNewswire
In preparation of the upcoming storm season, Briggs & Stratton (NYSE: BGG) reminds residents to be mindful of the dangers of carbon monoxide ...
Power washer makes people sick, workers unprotected
Superior fire officials warn against carbon monoxide
Superior Telegram
Firefighters responded to an up-down duplex Sunday night after a CO detector went off. Firefighters found the CO at dangerous levels.
Police force abandons LPG vehicles
Fife Today
LPG, also known as autogas, can be used as an alternative to petrol and diesel, and is said to reduce carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide emissions. Fleet and…
Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
Carbon Monoxide Survivor A 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.
Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems.
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
Google Maps to reference the locations referenced in these Internet headlines.
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.
Fieldpiece
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
Every day is a carbon monoxide education day.
This news blog contains general information specific to carbon monoxide and suggestions for detection and poisoning prevention. It is also intended to help the instructor communicate the urgent necessity to begin the diligence of daily carbon monoxide safety action for the technicians and professionals they are preparing.
Everyone of all ages is vulnerable to CO poisoning. This information should not be kept from children. Poisoning from carbon monoxide can go undetected though a person might be experiencing symptoms every day. We are not all of equal health so it is vital we all have gainful knowledge about what CO is, how it is formed, how it gets to where it is breathed in and how we can reduce exposures.
Every day, every month and every year awareness associated with carbon monoxide increases as the diligence of study and collaboration of professionals also increases. As awareness increases, poisonings are prevented. It is impossible to cover every circumstance associated with carbon monoxide poisoning in a short, daily document like this. Take some time to scroll back in time on this blog and find circumstances and some relevant discussion regarding the activities and begin putting them together. You may find the variety of circumstances and the noted efforts of community responders to educate and reduce poisonings helps demonstrate the instructions and principles of this carbon monoxide safety effort.
Begin testing and taking responsibility of your air space, the air you are breathing. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
News contributions
BOATING: Silent And Deadly, Carbon Monoxide Can Kill You
The Raleigh Telegram
Carbon monoxide is a gas (vapor) that mixes evenly with the air. Carbon monoxide (CO) has no color, taste or odor, and is slightly lighter than air. It is produced ...
EMS: 12 people inhaled carbon monoxide in Northeast Austin incident
Austin American-Statesman By Farzad Mashhood
Two people were hospitalized after firefighters found them unconscious in an apartment while a car parked in the unit’s closed garage was running in Northeast Austin on Sunday morning, officials said.
NRC postpones war games at Indian Point
The Journal News | LoHud.com
“The issue is that carbon monoxide is emitted from the firing of multiple rounds in a ... Entergy became aware of the carbon monoxide situation after Seabrook ...
Manufacturer is specific about safe use of generators
Keep Dangers of Carbon Monoxide at Bay While Operating Portable ...
Sacramento Bee PRNewswire
In preparation of the upcoming storm season, Briggs & Stratton (NYSE: BGG) reminds residents to be mindful of the dangers of carbon monoxide ...
Power washer makes people sick, workers unprotected
Superior fire officials warn against carbon monoxide
Superior Telegram
Firefighters responded to an up-down duplex Sunday night after a CO detector went off. Firefighters found the CO at dangerous levels.
Police force abandons LPG vehicles
Fife Today
LPG, also known as autogas, can be used as an alternative to petrol and diesel, and is said to reduce carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide emissions. Fleet and…
Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
Carbon Monoxide Survivor A 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.
Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems.
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
Google Maps to reference the locations referenced in these Internet headlines.
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.
Fieldpiece
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Carbon Monoxide News - June 24, 2012
“A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.”
Hippocrates (460 B.C.E. - 377 B.C.E., bio link)
Testing for carbon monoxide can result in huge economic benefits besides saving lives and improving the health of many.
Diligent testing for carbon monoxide in air will result in the discovery of more of the poisonous gas in our lives than has previously been imagined. This discovery includes noting how many and the kinds of sources surrounding many of us in our daily lives. The bonuses will be in eliminating the sources of those undiscovered illness symptoms that also have nagged and often destroyed millions of people over the centuries.
The two links following this effort may reveal an open window view into the extent of the carbon monoxide problem. Both describe diligence in discovering the causes of poisonings in two different parts of the world. The more testing that is done, the greater the problem will be uncovered.
This can be good news. In a world hurting for work, there will be a need to test more homes and buildings and people and, the equipment that has the potential to produce carbon monoxide. This means we will need hundreds of thousands of test instruments to do the job correctly, with people trained to use and interpret the readings. This includes the health care community in their utilization of proven, existing technology that quickly and painlessly can determine the presence and/or extent of carbon monoxide poisoning in people.
We will need a trained army of test takers and in many cases they already exist as demonstrated by the firefighters from Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service and West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service noted in the article below out of Liverpool John Moores University, and the most recent testing in Portsmouth, also noted below.
Corrections to the equipment by trained and certified technicians will be required. The replacement of equipment will also be required in many cases to updated, modern and more efficient combustion systems.
Testing people with symptoms and reducing the CO levels in places where people breathe will result in less of a health care cost for many, many people. Adjustments will need to be made to reduce the emission levels or replacement of the equipment will be required. All of this is going to cost money. But the return of the goods for services will be monumental and game changing. Take responsibility for the air you breathe; test and measure. And, by the way, we will save a few lives along the way. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Follow up
PRHA: Deadly gas detected in 42 units
WAVY-TV
Forty two apartment units have tested positive for levels of carbon monoxide and were evacuated, according to a spokeswoman for the Portsmouth ...
REPLAY!
Carbon Monoxide Study Saves Lives
Liverpool John Moores University
A study involving two fire services and a council found dangerous levels of Carbon Monoxide (CO) in homes and helped save the lives of people in two cities. In the Liverpool John Moores University study a total of 120 homes in Liverpool and Coventry ...
Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
Carbon Monoxide Survivor A 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.
Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems.
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
Google Maps to reference the locations referenced in these Internet headlines.
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.
Fieldpiece
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
Hippocrates (460 B.C.E. - 377 B.C.E., bio link)
Testing for carbon monoxide can result in huge economic benefits besides saving lives and improving the health of many.
Diligent testing for carbon monoxide in air will result in the discovery of more of the poisonous gas in our lives than has previously been imagined. This discovery includes noting how many and the kinds of sources surrounding many of us in our daily lives. The bonuses will be in eliminating the sources of those undiscovered illness symptoms that also have nagged and often destroyed millions of people over the centuries.
The two links following this effort may reveal an open window view into the extent of the carbon monoxide problem. Both describe diligence in discovering the causes of poisonings in two different parts of the world. The more testing that is done, the greater the problem will be uncovered.
This can be good news. In a world hurting for work, there will be a need to test more homes and buildings and people and, the equipment that has the potential to produce carbon monoxide. This means we will need hundreds of thousands of test instruments to do the job correctly, with people trained to use and interpret the readings. This includes the health care community in their utilization of proven, existing technology that quickly and painlessly can determine the presence and/or extent of carbon monoxide poisoning in people.
We will need a trained army of test takers and in many cases they already exist as demonstrated by the firefighters from Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service and West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service noted in the article below out of Liverpool John Moores University, and the most recent testing in Portsmouth, also noted below.
Corrections to the equipment by trained and certified technicians will be required. The replacement of equipment will also be required in many cases to updated, modern and more efficient combustion systems.
Testing people with symptoms and reducing the CO levels in places where people breathe will result in less of a health care cost for many, many people. Adjustments will need to be made to reduce the emission levels or replacement of the equipment will be required. All of this is going to cost money. But the return of the goods for services will be monumental and game changing. Take responsibility for the air you breathe; test and measure. And, by the way, we will save a few lives along the way. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Follow up
PRHA: Deadly gas detected in 42 units
WAVY-TV
Forty two apartment units have tested positive for levels of carbon monoxide and were evacuated, according to a spokeswoman for the Portsmouth ...
REPLAY!
Carbon Monoxide Study Saves Lives
Liverpool John Moores University
A study involving two fire services and a council found dangerous levels of Carbon Monoxide (CO) in homes and helped save the lives of people in two cities. In the Liverpool John Moores University study a total of 120 homes in Liverpool and Coventry ...
Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
Carbon Monoxide Survivor A 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.
Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems.
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
Google Maps to reference the locations referenced in these Internet headlines.
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.
Fieldpiece
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
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