Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Carbon Monoxide News August 29, 2012 - updated frequently

“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.”
Mark Twain (1835-1910, bio link)  

Welcome to new and returning students. Carbon monoxide safety is a part of your duty. Please scroll back through these Carbon Monoxide News postings and note the world wide impact of the poison and the sources it may come from. Measurement is education. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

CO News links
Stone Mountain renters have carbon monoxide concerns
WGCL Atlanta
Resident Brittany Smalls told CBS Atlanta News she took her carbon monoxide notice to the management office, but was not told when she would be able to get her gas back on. Smalls, along with several tenants we talked to, said they still have to take ...

Two hospitalized in carbon monoxide leak at Hampton restaurant ...
wtkr.com
Officials say two people were hospitalized due to nausea, headache, and elevated carbon monoxide levels in the blood. Police say two other people refused ...

Science and emissions
Artificial Photosynthesis: Copying Nature for a Green Energy Future
OilPrice.com
Panasonic envisions using this artificial photosynthesis technology in a system that will capture and convert carbon dioxide from incinerators, power plants or other industrial sources to create a valuable resource from “waste”. This would also have ...

· 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