Link to: CO alarm standards – know when you are protected
“It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe.” Robert W. Service (1874-1958, bio link)
Anytime, anywhere, are you prepared for carbon monoxide gas exposure? Have you ever asked yourself this, or just by me before?
Predicting when an accidental carbon monoxide poisoning will occur is not something anyone can do, but some circumstances make it foreseeable that it will occur. This is why so many of the CO safety and awareness statements are redundant.
The fact is, some people just don’t get it, don’t understand it, have no respect for the gas or, who knows why? Maybe it is because "accidents happen to someone else". But it is foreseeable that you will read about deaths occurring in this news blog again, despite the collective efforts around the world to prevent death from carbon monoxide poisoning.
· If you use any kind of a cooking fire inside or even under an awning or in a garage with the door open, you can expect the gas to have an effect.
· If you run a gasoline fueled generator or work tool inside a building or too close to an opening in a building, you can expect the gas to have an effect.
· If you are in a boat and the motor or generator is on, you can expect the gas to have an effect.
· If you do not have your gas, oil, coal or wood heating systems tested for performance and carbon monoxide generation, you can expect the gas to have an effect.
· If you are in the cockpit of a small airplane you can expect the gas to have an effect.
· If you live in a highly congested, urban area where there are millions of combustion systems of all types and uses, you can expect the gas to have an effect. Low level protection is best for all.
· If you let others be responsible for the air you breathe you can expect the gas to have an effect.
Carbon monoxide poisoning, anytime, anywhere; please be prepared.
Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
CO News Links
The World Clock - Time Zones by timeanddate.com
Two people found dead in Clairton from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning
Tribune-Review
Two men died Saturday night from carbon monoxide poisoning in a Clairton home. William Chapman, 55 and the homeowner, and his long-time friend Gary Townsend, 48, were killed by the gas in the home on Mitchell Avenue in Clairton, Saturday, January ...
Carbon monoxide: Dangers and prevention
OCRegister
I didn't know Mitch Romero, but my son and his circle of friends did. The Tustin native died Dec. 4 of carbon monoxide poisoning in Oregon. Romero was 32. Romero was an adventurer, sailor and surfer who lived in Costa Rica for a spell. But the rustic ...
Who is responsible for the air you breathe?
Take control inside your homes.
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
Note this distraction from carbon monoxide poisoning:
Bald Eagle Camera Alcoa Bald Eagle Camera, Davenport, Iowa.
A friend of mine notified me that the pair of bald eagles has returned to their nest along the Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa. The Alcoa Company has their web cam up and running and viewing of the nest is possible during daylight hours, Central Standard Time, US. I looked for the first time this past Tuesday and the nest was being rebuilt and tended to by the pair. The Alcoa Eagle website gives a good history of the pair and the company’s involvement with them. If you haven’t viewed this site through the hatching and growth of the eaglets, I think you may find it to be quite a live sight to see when you may have those periodic spare moments. This link will be posted on this site for those people who may wish to capture the link and watch the cycle of life of this nesting pair.
What does this have to do with carbon monoxide safety?
It is just a live web cam, perhaps a distraction from the headlines of death and injury. Please become aware of the air you breathe. Measurement is education. Measure your air accurately when measuring carbon monoxide. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Every Day is Carbon Monoxide Safety Day!
