CO alarm standards – know when you are protected
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4 in Spokane Valley treated for carbon monoxide
The Seattle Times
Spokane Valley firefighters say they sent three adults and an infant to hospitals for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning. The fire department says crews had responded to a medical call at a home and were treating a 21-year-old woman Thursday ...
Stone Co. firefighters respond to carbon monoxide scare and urge Ozarkers to ...
KSPR
Stone Co. firefighters respond to carbon monoxide scare and urge Ozarker’s to protect their homes. Firefighters say carbon monoxide can strike at any time, but this season poses more danger because people turn on their furnaces and space heaters.
Carbon Monoxide Sickens 8 In East Pittsburgh
CBS Local
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Multiple people in East Pittsburgh were sickened by carbon monoxide poisoning Thursday afternoon. Crystal Marshall, who lives in the Prospect Terrace housing complex, said she woke up with a headache Thursday morning.
Fire Department warns of carbon monoxide dangers
The Oshkosh Northwestern
With the heating season upon us, the Oshkosh Fire Department would like to remind people of the danger of carbon monoxide (CO). CO is an odorless, colorless, poisonous gas created when any fuel is burned.... So far in 2012, the Oshkosh Fire Department responded to 37 CO calls. While they are much more common in the winter, they can and do happen any time of the year.
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!
