CO alarm standards – know when you are protected
“One of the qualities of liberty is that, as long as it is being striven after, it goes on expanding. Therefore, the man who stands in the midst of the struggle and says, "I have it," merely shows by doing so that he has just lost it.” Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906, bio link)
Test the furnace or boiler; test all combustion systems
If combustion systems are already producing CO in concentrations enough to hurt someone and then struggle at venting, the danger increases; CO generation could increase and combustion gases will more likely get into breathable air. It is vital when verifying the safety, integrity and compliance of a combustion system like a furnace or a boiler, that a carbon monoxide gas sample be evaluated as well the venting pressure of the exhaust gases.
All combustion equipment should be performance verified that it is operating within manufacturer and code requirements when installed and then when serviced. If it is not verified, what is the purpose of the instructions or the tune-up?
The technician can make corrections to improve the safety and efficiency of the combustion system under the normal working conditions it is expected to perform under. There are times however, when competing building pressures make the task more difficult and the building may cause some back drafting anomalies. It is a good idea to pressure test the building and the mechanical room as well when choosing the location of the combustion system and after the fact during routine service & maintenance. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
CO News links
Two hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
Prescott Daily Courier
PAULDEN - Rescue workers evacuated a house that contained dangerous levels of carbon monoxide Sunday morning, and took two of the occupants to Yavapai Regional Medical Center, the Chino Valley Fire District reported. CVFD crews responded to a ...
Keep an eye out for carbon monoxide this holiday season
Sioux City Journal
Install a carbon monoxide detector on every level of the home, focusing on the living and sleeping areas. Be aware of the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, including headache, dizziness, nausea, confusion or vision issues. If you are experiencing ...The Iowa Poison Center has had 211 cases of carbon monoxide poisoning this year, 48 of them since the beginning of November. The "vast majority" of calls are from poisoning that occurs in the home, said Ed Bottei, medical director of the Iowa Poison Center.
Follow up
Former tenant: Marine's death from carbon monoxide was preventable
KTVB
Meridian -- New information has come to light in the death of a 18-year-old Marine who authorities say was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. A former resident at the Meridian apartment complex where McQuen Forbush died, says his death was ...
Georgia responds to poisoning in school
Carbon Monoxide Bill
13WMAZ
ATLANTA - State representative Shelia Jones is introducing a bill to require Georgia schools to install carbon monoxide detectors by July 1. The proposal comes just days after a carbon monoxide leak at Finch Elementary sent 50 people to the hospital.
In Texas
Lubbock ISD takes steps to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
MYfoxLUBBOCK.COM
"We have a hand-held carbon monoxide detector that we go around with to the schools and periodically check to make sure there is no carbon monoxide in the atmosphere," Craft said. He adds there is no sure way to keep the gas out completely. Even with ...
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
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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
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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!
