Let’s get those heating systems tuned up and checked for proper performance and efficiency. If you don’t have it tested thoroughly, you may be taking a risk that is avoidable and puts yourself and others in jeopardy of injury or worse.
Your contracted or provided technician or boiler engineer must have all their test instruments calibrated and with sensors up to date and working.
Testing for carbon monoxide generation within the system and within the air of your dwelling should be performed. Their work is not complete unless they test the system thoroughly and verify the manufacturer measureable points of reference; every system has them.
Replace batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Make sure you have a CO alarm that doesn’t wait until you are sick before it alerts you. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
CO News links
Cooler weather increases risk of carbon monoxide poisoning
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
A state study of hospitalizations in Alaska because of unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning found that 149 people were treated in the period 1993 to 2010. Interior residents accounted for 29 hospitalizations, according to the Section of Epidemiology.
Aftermath of carbon monoxide deaths
Restoring faith in housing agency
The Virginian-Pilot
Portsmouth's housing authority's leader apologized recently, but not for the June 21 deaths of 65-year-olds Leroy and Inez Stith, who were killed by carbon monoxide in their apartment at Swanson Homes. Harry Short, executive director of the Portsmouth ...
FCT: Minister, address this issue of pollution
Nigerian Tribune
A visit to the markets and shopping centres [sic] during periods of power outages will reveal massive life-threatening carbon monoxide pollution from the exhausts of portable generators which fill up the interior of the shopping complexes thereby exposing ...
Good News on Prevention
Lockport police will get unit to detect carbon monoxide
Buffalo News
LOCKPORT - The Lockport Fire Department will receive a unit to detect carbon monoxide poisoning from a foundation led by the father of a West Seneca girl who died from such poisoning. Alderwoman Anne E. McCaffrey, R-2nd Ward, said last week that the ...
Enbridge provides 330 smoke alarms to town
YorkRegion.com
Fire and emergency services will supply these life-saving alarms to seniors and high-risk residents in order to ensure every home has a working alarm to warn of fire or dangerous carbon monoxide. By Steve Somerville. Enbridge Gas Distribution, the ...
· 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
