CO alarm standards – know when you are protected
“Keeping grief inside increases your pain.”
Anne Grant (1755-1838, info link)
Man on Fire
Most people don’t think of themselves as combustion systems, but they are. Air is approximately 20.9% oxygen and almost 79% nitrogen. The food, or fuel we eat and drink is made of predominantly hydrogen, carbon & proteins. We mix the oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and proteins into our system. We generate heat & energy and exhaust gases, similar to an oil or gas burning combustion system.
Since humans are not perfect combustion systems, some levels of CO are produced. 1 to 4% COHb is often referenced as “normal”. Baseline & periodic testing can verify “normal”. Normal is specific to measured levels outside in air in PPM and in blood by % when exogenous (outside) sources are limited. Smokers can be in the 1-15% range, depending upon how much they smoke and how deeply they inhale.
Chronic, second-hand smoke is irritating to those who don’t smoke and is especially unhealthy for the fetus, young children, the elderly and,,, just about everybody. We are talking about carbon monoxide you know. Ask your doctor about a baseline COHb% test.
Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
CO News links
Sleepy dog saves Premiership footballer and his model girlfriend from being ...
Daily Mail
Carbon monoxide poisoning claims the lives of around 50 people a year in the UK. Heather and Jamie said their dog was now back to his usual happy self. Stephanie Trotter OBE, president and director of CO-Gas Safety who raise awareness and publish ...
Follow up
Inmates back at prison after carbon monoxide leak
Yorkdispatch.com
The leak, involving carbon monoxide, or CO for short, was contained an area of the prison that holds female inmates, said Warden Mary Sabol. All told, 49 inmates were taken to Memorial and York hospitals. Six were admitted for treatment, the warden said.
HEALTH: Heartbroken dad's gas alarm campaign after tragic carbon monoxide ...
West End Extra
The 31-year-old journalist-turned-press-officer had succumbed to the silent killer, carbon monoxide, after fumes had leaked from a malfunctioning boiler. It is thought the invisible and odourless gas would have made her drowsy and, as she tried to ...
The clashes of culture and common sense result in sickness (worldwide)
Council warn Edinburgh restaurants on dangers of carbon monoxide fumes
Scotsman
RESTAURANTS and fast food outlets in Edinburgh are being warned about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning from burning charcoal in their kitchens after flats were filled with potentially deadly fumes. 190 Edinburgh food businesses have been ...
Family grateful to be alive after carbon monoxide scare
KTNV Las Vegas
Carbon monoxide alarms were installed in the apartments a couple of years ago. The family said they wouldn't have thought to put one in on their own. Now they want others to know how vital they are. "They need to put them in more apartments," Lisa said.
The lowest U.L. 2034 carbon monoxide alarm test point is:
70 PPM to 149 PPM – resist one hour, must alarm before 4 hours
Please read the alarm information on the package and in the instructions.
Increased education, awareness can prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
Minnesota Department of Commerce
SAINT PAUL, MN – Each year about 50,000 people visit emergency rooms in the United States for CO poisoning, and more than 500 die each year from this silent, odorless, colorless gas. As part of Winter Hazard Awareness Week (November 5-9), the Minnesota Department of Commerce warns Minnesotans of the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and to take steps to avoid this “silent killer.”
Carbon monoxide kills, founder sends warning
Carbonmonoxidekills.com
Carbon Monoxide Information Website ... Carbon Monoxide Useful Links · Contact ... Get the Top ten carbon monoxide safety tips sent to your inbox:
Carbon monoxide toxicity
Emergency Medicine Ireland - By Andy Neill
Aviators – note:
(PDF) Federal Aviation Administration warning; Carbon Monoxide: a Deadly Menace
Carbon Dioxide earth atmospheric update levels;
Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
· Heart rescue video using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
· 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.
American Red Cross - disaster relief
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!
