CO alarm standards – know when you are protected
“Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.” Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941, bio link)
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Warehouse complex evacuated for high carbon monoxide levels
KFDI
Fajard said propane-fueled fork lifts are built to capture the carbon monoxide they produce, but they can lose that ability through normal wear and tear. Fire officials checked CO blood levels in some employees and found that some had elevated, but not ...
SF residents urged to install carbon monoxide detectors before Jan. 1 deadline
KTVU San Francisco
San Francisco fire and building inspection officials Thursday encouraged residents to install carbon monoxide detectors before a new state law takes effect in January that will require all homes to have them. "This is a life safety issue," said Tom Hui ...
Cold weather brings rise in CO calls
WAVY-TV
The Newport News Fire Department is reporting an increase in carbon monoxide calls and has provided tips to protect residents when it's cold. Acting Fire Chief Scott Liebold said because heating season is underway, the number of carbon ...
Azerbaijani gas operator calls root cause of carbon monoxide poisonings in Baku
Trend.az
According to Azeriqaz, inadaptability of bathrooms in apartments for the use of gas columns often causes carbon monoxide poisoning. The reason is the lack of special chimney in the bathrooms, leaving the citizens connecting flues with venting system ...
Air quality in cities linked to inflammatory risk in diabetes
News-Medical.net
Exposure to traffic-related air pollutants is associated with a rapid increase in systemic inflammation in patients with diabetes, report Indian researchers. The team found that among patients attending a diabetes clinic in the city of Pune in India ...
California's urban, transportation policies contribute to children's asthma.
Environmental Health News
A new study estimates that near-road air pollution is at least partially responsible for 8 percent of childhood asthma cases in Los Angeles County. The authors reported that their findings "suggest that there are large and previously unappreciated public health consequences of air pollution" ... Now, a study of children's asthma in Los Angeles County finds that may be true. The results suggest the number and severity of health impacts from living less than a football field away from high-traffic roads have been underestimated.
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!
