“There is not a right too long denied to which we do not aspire in order to achieve; there is not a wrong too long endured that we are not determined to abolish.” Samuel Gompers (1850-1924, bio link)
Testing and measurements are protection from fire hazards and carbon monoxide poisoning; get busy, get testing and measure your safety.
Across the planet, cars and trucks and trains are running and combustion exhaust is entering the lower atmospheres. Forest and wild land fires bellow smoke and combustion gases that prevailing winds carry to far distant lands.
A man sitting alone on the edge of a waterfront strikes a match and fires up a cigarette. A kettle is filled with fresh, cool water and placed over a gas burner for tea. An airplane is warmed up and ready for takeoff. An old woman and a young child light a candle in a house of worship and begin their prayer.
Fire comes from many sources. How many fires did you start today? Practice fire and carbon monoxide safety; protect yourself and your family. If you don’t test and measure, you may not survive, and neither will they. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
CO News links
Camping warning in Tennessee one year after tragic deaths
Going camping? Add carbon monoxide risk to safety precaution list ...
news.tn.gov
NASHVILLE, TN – As Tennesseans pack up and head out to their favorite campsites, the State Fire Marshal's Office urges campers to be aware of carbon monoxide... Last September in Clarksville, Tenn., five campers died in their sleep when fumes from a generator seeped into their rented RV. The RV’s carbon monoxide detector, which could have prevented the deaths, was found to have no batteries.
Beware of carbon-monoxide sources and stay alive
Winnipeg Free Press
This year, 500 people will die from CO poisoning in North America and another 40,000 will require hospital treatment. That's because victims are unaware CO is present, as it has no odour, colour or taste. The only protection is a carbon monoxide detector.
Good News
Grant buys carbon monoxide equipment for St Louis Fire Department ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
In all, the company has donated about $1 million to Missouri fire departments in the last few years, said Capt. Dan Sutter, a spokesman with the St. Louis Fire Department. With the latest grant, the St. Louis Fire Department bought four carbon monoxide pulse oximeters. The equipment will help provide a noninvasive way to get a fast reading on possible carbon monoxide poisoning, Sutter said. Before these machines, the only reliable method was to draw blood and wait for analysis at a laboratory, Sutter added.
St Keverne carbon monoxide leak
This is The West Country
A fire service spokesman said that people inside the property had symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning and that ambulance crews took them to hospital for further investigation.
Recalled CO Alarms Still Concerning Northern Ireland Authorities
Occupational Health and Safety
Four months after authorities in Northern Ireland issued alert notices that a home carbon monoxide alarm had been recalled, agencies including the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) are reminding consumers again about the problem.
· Heart Rescue Now This link takes you to a very short video that is a practical demonstration on the proper usage of an AED. This video is tastefully done & demonstrates the step-by-step way one might be able to save a life.
· 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; don't leave anyone behind.
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 Instruments
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
ESCO Institute
TPI - Test Products International
Every Day is Carbon Monoxide Safety Day!
