CO alarm standards – know when you are protected
“Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark,
And shares the nature of infinity.”
William Wordsworth (1770-1850, bio link)
CO News links
CO from furnace problem sickens three in east Allentown home Allentown Morning Call
At least three people with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning were sent to the hospital for observation Sunday afternoon after a malfunctioning furnace raised the level of the gas in a row home in east Allentown, according to officials.
Carbon monoxide awareness stressed
Wahoo Newspaper
“The problem with carbon monoxide is your blood would rather hold onto it rather than oxygen,” stated Cedar Bluffs Fire Chief Rob Benke. “It decreases the oxygen in your blood,” explained Corey Wagner, Wahoo Fire Chief. Benke called it an accumulative ...
PA releases new air quality standards over utility industry's objections
Memphis Commercial Appeal
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency announced a new standard for soot pollution Friday, forcing industry, utilities and local governments to find ways to reduce emissions of particles linked to thousands of cases of disease and death each ...
65% Of Air Pollution Deaths Occur In Asia: WHO Study
Asian Scientist Magazine
Based on the latest tally, air pollution causes 3.2 million deaths worldwide, a whopping 300 percent increase from the 800,000 estimate in 2000. The new estimates of particulate air pollution are based on ground-level measurements, satellite remote ... A new global study ranks air pollution as one of the top 10 killers in the world, with 65 percent of the air pollution deaths occurring in Asia. In South Asia, air pollution has been ranked as the sixth most dangerous killer, just below blood pressure, tobacco smoking, indoor air pollution, poor intake of fruits, and diabetes.
Dog saves family from carbon monoxide poisoning
ksl.com
MURRAY — A family was saved from carbon monoxide poisoning when their dog woke them up and alerted them to the danger. Tonya Ostrander and her daughter Chehala Moore took the 4-year-old Chihuahua "Snow," home from the Humane Society of ...
Good advice anywhere, anytime
Regular maintenance is urged by Dalton Air Conditioning & Heating
Ultimate Pearland
Systems that are not properly maintained will often yield higher energy bills, sub-par air quality, humidity issues within the home, and a shorter life span. "Keeping your system maintained properly means lower energy bills. Get heating systems checked ...
The lowest U.L. 2034 & CSA 6.19 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 CO-Experts Model 2014 Brochure
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
ESCO Institute
TPI - Test Products International
Every Day is Carbon Monoxide Safety Day!
