CO alarm standards – know when you are protected
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1949, bio link)
My thanks to the sponsors and organizers of the Red River Chapter of RSES and their 8Th Annual Irv Moeller Seminar this past weekend in Fargo, North Dakota for providing me the opportunity to present a full day carbon monoxide and combustion safety program for their members. The audience of nearly 70 was filled with talented HVAC technicians and their associates. Many thanks also to the sponsors of this website and safety training effort who helped co-subsidize the seminar, particularly The Energy Conservatory who was my primary sponsor. Keep testing and avoid guessing. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Gas ovens are not space heaters, use them for cooking only
It is a common practice by many to warm up the kitchen with their gas oven or cookers, often with the door open. These appliances were not designed to be a space heater. The door open on the oven allows substantial oxygen flooding of the combustion zone and may result in the production of dangerous levels of CO.
How much carbon monoxide is produced by this appliance? How long will someone be exposed and what is their current health status? Is there something in personal health history that may reveal a connection between chronic poor air conditions and symptoms? Might there be some discovery waiting for measurement?
All gas ovens should be tested and adjusted to provide desired heat and with minimal carbon monoxide generation. Often these are unvented systems and their combustion gases can quickly spoil indoor air quality. We cannot take any combustion system for granted. They may never have been tested. Periodic testing will reduce the hazardous conditions if corrective actions occur. The use of low level carbon monoxide alarms will alert you to levels before there is an onslaught of substantial illness symptoms. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Breaking NEWS
Southwest Atlanta school evacuated after several people reportedly fainted
Atlanta Journal Constitution
“Once we got inside, we started finding carbon monoxide readings way, way higher than we've ever experienced before, especially around the heating units and hallways, and the entire building turned out to be saturated,” Atlanta fire Battalion Chief ...
CO News links
Seniors' home evacuated in carbon monoxide scare
CBC.ca
An estimated 140 people were forced out of a seniors' home in the area of Sheppard Avenue East and Bayview Avenue on Sunday because of carbon monoxide. No one was hurt as a result of either the smell or the evacuation, officials said. The evacuation ...
Alarms Installation in Community Plagued by CO Incidents
FireEngineering.com
Carbon Monoxide is referred to by first responders as the "silent killer." If your home is not protected by a working carbon monoxide (CO) detector then it is impossible to detect if your house is filling up with the potentially deadly gas. CO is ...
Landlords and tenants
Carbon Monoxide from Furnace Causes Tenant Death in Colorado ...
ezlandlordforms.com
In the first such tragedy of the season, a Colorado tenant died of carbon monoxide poisoning when the furnace kicked on for the first time this season… Laura Russman of the Apartment Association of Colorado commented, “A working detector is your only line of defense when you are sleeping and there’s smoke, carbon monoxide, and fire.” Russman went on to say, “Every time you sign your lease, make sure the landlord makes a note in writing that the detectors are in place and working properly.”
Tenants should know however, that once the keys are in their hands, it then becomes their responsibility. If a detector or furnace is not working properly, it is up to the tenant to notify the property manager or landlord to get the detector fixed, and generally speaking it is the tenant’s responsibility to keep working batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
Carbon monoxide, leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths
FireEngineering.com
Known as the "silent killer," carbon monoxide, commonly called CO, is the leading cause of accidental poisoning deaths in America. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 500 people die each year as a result of carbon ...
Off The Cliff And Into Deep Water? Cutting Clean Air And Clean Water Programs ...
ThinkProgress
The health cost of power plant pollution is an estimated $100 billion each year, nationwide, when people get sick or die from breathing dirty air. Our study examining emissions from just 26 coal-fired power plants puts the estimated cost of their pollution at $24 billion–and that's just in 2011 alone. Imagine if the enforcement of laws that keep polluters accountable, and the monitoring of air ...
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!
