“We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.” Jim Rohn (1930-2009, bio link)
BUILDING ENTRY
Why Wait for the Alarm or Injury? How much CO outside? How much CO inside?
Entry testing will decrease the frequency of CO poisoning because you found it in the space you entered. Always test air outside before entering; establish base reference. If upon discovery the carbon monoxide levels are at or above the emergency levels used by emergency responders you must respond accordingly to their instructions. If you don’t know what those instructions are, call them and find out. It would be wise to incorporate their rules into your protocol.
Personal carbon monoxide alarms are recommended to be worn by all service providers as they enter buildings. These systems are as easy to get used to as cell phones and wrist or pocket watches. Many technicians use the CO function on their combustion analyzer for this entry test. That is ok, but what is protecting them when they are using it as it was designed, to test flue gases? Use a dedicated carbon monoxide test instrument for entry testing.
In some urban areas, especially those sitting in valley’s or basins, the presence of CO in the ambient air is chronic due to automotive influences as well as the countless number of combustion systems all vented into the air space from industrial, commercial and residential buildings. Sometime the air outside is not healthy. There is not a whole lot a person can do about it unless society takes steps to reduce the dangers to themselves. The more you test, the more you will find. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
CO News links
Where there is smoke, there is carbon monoxide
Fire crews extinguish fire in Englewood apartment complex
Denver Post
Those residents will be allowed to return to their apartments after the carbon monoxide levels decrease, Wilcox said. No one was injured in the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Safety Video
Safety Video: Carbon Monoxide on the Construction Jobsite
Forconstructionpros.com
This OSHA video addresses how to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning on a construction site…
Electrician fined £10000 for putting lives at risk
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Carbon monoxide had been coming back into Barbara and Glendon Franklin's home after Kevin Cook reinstalled the appliance, Colchester Magistrates' Court was told. Cook, 55, of Waterville Mews, Colchester, was not a registered gas fitter. Prosecutors say ...
Group Homes usually means people of vulnerable health
Carbon Monoxide to Blame for Illness at West Bloomfield Home
Patch.com
Seven were hospitalized as a result of a generator being used in an enclosed garage, according to West Bloomfield Fire Department.
Looking back to move ahead in the U.S.
Proposed legislation could impose tougher standards on carbon monoxide ...
SecurityInfoWatch
The bill would give Consumer Product Safety Commission the power to enforce tougher standards on carbon monoxide detectors.
· 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
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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.
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!
