“Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening.” Emma Thompson (1959, bio link)
CO alarm standards - When do they sound off?
My thanks goes out to those that hosted and attended my Carbon Monoxide Safety training programs in Colorado Springs, Colorado this week. The recent tragedy in your community once again sent out an alarm to residents that carbon monoxide threats are nothing to be cavalier about. The poison is bigger and stronger than any ego on the planet. Get an alarm that alerts you to the hazard before you begin to feel the symptoms.
Winter weather is coming or here already in the northern climates. Get those furnaces and all interior combustion systems tested for carbon monoxide generation and have them tuned up by certified and the continually trained heating technician. You must make sure they have the proper testing instruments to complete the task successfully, otherwise, they are ripping you off, perhaps leaving you and/or your family in danger.
Do not be fooled or lulled into complacence. Carbon Monoxide is a clear and present danger. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety.
CO News links
Tulsa Woman Warns Of Carbon Monoxide Dangers After Family's Death
News On 6
A local Red Cross worker wants people to know about the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning. Thursday marked the anniversary of the worst day of her life, when she lost five loved ones to the silent killer. Every time the weather gets colder, every ...
Workers exposed to carbon monoxide
StandardNet
PLEASANT VIEW — A dozen employees working at CMS Bakery were taken to the hospital this week after being exposed to carbon monoxide. North View Fire Chief Lynn Froerer said the incident occurred Wednesday evening shortly after the bakery's ...
DU Students Allowed Back In Dorm After Carbon Monoxide Levels ...
By CBS4News
Students at the University of Denver were allowed to return to Nelson Hall after they were forced out six hours earlier during an investigation into increased carbon monoxide levels.
Update
Carbon Monoxide Leak That Forced Evacuation Came From Boiler ...
wusa9.com
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WUSA) -- Fire officials say the carbon monoxide leak that forced residents from their Alexandria apartment building Wednesday morning ... They also say the building did not have carbon monoxide alarms, but a resident had installed his own alarm in his unit and when it activated he called 911….Several residents of the building in the Willow Run complex in the 900 block of North Van Dorn Street complained of symptoms related to carbon monoxide poisoning, say fire officials. Firefighters did find elevated carbon monoxide levels. The levels ranged from 45 ppm to 232 ppm in three apartments, say fire officials.
Yukon proposes to make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory
CBC.ca
The Yukon government is proposing to make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in all Yukon homes, including rental units. That was one of two changes the government says it is moving forward on following the establishment of a working group on oil ...
Trio survived gas poisoning
Stuff.co.nz
On Thursday, coroner Richard McElrea found that Timaru's Ian Joyce, 82, died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his caravan at Lake Alexandrina. Former Timaru Herald editor Dave Wood was at the hearing. Why? Because the same thing almost happened to ...
Pride of Australia medallist Vanessa Robinson on project to save lives from ...
Herald Sun
She is certain it would have saved the lives of her sons, Tyler, 6, and Chase, 8, who were killed as they slept when carbon monoxide leached from a gas heater at their rented home in Mooroopna, northern Victoria on May 30, 2010. Ms Robinson herself ...
United Kingdom
National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week to launch in November
H&V News
Carbon Monoxide Awareness, a registered charity run entirely by volunteers, will be hosting the seventh National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week. The charity actively supports the victims of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and also raises awareness of ...
Aviators – note:
(PDF) Federal Aviation Administration warning; Carbon Monoxide: a Deadly Menace
Carbon Dioxide earth atmospheric update level:
Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
· 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!
