Link to: CO alarm standards – know when you are protected
“Truth is in things, and not in words.”
Herman Melville (1819-1891, bio link)
Prevent carbon monoxide exposure by the technically defined tune up
What were the measurements when you first tested it?
What were the measurements when you left the job?
If you didn’t test it thoroughly, what did you do?
Carbon Monoxide is a toxic gas that cannot be seen. The servicing of combustion appliances by today’s informed, trained and professionally certified heating technician or fitter will include full function measurement of fuel flow and leaks, flue gas measurement that includes temperature, oxygen and/or carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. With some fuels and in some jurisdictions, the measurement of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and nitrogen dioxide may be required.
Combustion air for the fuel shall meet the manufacturer’s & code compliance instructions. Vent material for the appliance shall be listed for use as applied and installed to manufacturer & code specifications for the specific Category I, II, III, or IV. Precautions regarding the vent pressures & competing building pressures should be taken for combustion equipment listed with non-positive pressure vent systems.
Measurement of the exhaust or draft pressure of the exiting combustion gases must also be verified to be within the safe range prescribed by the manufacturer of the system. This draft pressure of the appliance should also be rated and measured against the other pressure influences of the building, like a kitchen exhaust fan running or clothes dryer and any other system that can mechanically take air out of the building. Forced air, ducted delivery & return systems can contribute to venting problems for non-positive pressure combustion systems.
There is no way for a technician to know they have left a combustion appliance in safe operation without thoroughly testing it. The use of a multi functional combustion analyzer or a combination of test instruments can easily accomplish this task. Test or guess, it is your choice. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
CO News Links
Brandon Apartment Evacuated After Carbon Monoxide Scare
Patch.com
Several people had to be evacuated from a Brandon apartment complex today because of potential carbon monoxide poisoning, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue. Fire rescue arrived at the Westchester Apartments at 12:48 p.m. after a carbon ...
Officials Urge Importance Of Carbon Monoxide Alarms
CBS Local
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner confirms that 55-year-old William Chapman and his friend 48-year-old Gary Townsend died from acute carbon monoxide poisoning. They were found in chapman's house wearing coats, because the furnace was not ...
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning is completely preventable
St. George Daily Spectrum
Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs when appliances powered by fossil fuels, such as a natural gas water heater or clothes dryer, a kerosene space heater, a gasoline-powered tool or car or a portable generator, vent fumes into the house, garage, boat, ...
UPDATE: Added link Jan21
Cold weather warning after pensioner suffers carbon monoxide poisoning
Cambridge News
A pensioner was treated for carbon monoxide poisoning as the cold weather forces residents to use more heating. Essex fire service attended two incidents in which people had suffered the effects of the gas including six people in Tilbury and an 81-year ...
Inside or outside, combustion gasses are not good to breathe Forecast: Treasure Valley air quality deteriorating
KTVB
Air quality is getting worse, as the heavy, dense air traps moisture and pollution. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality announced an Orange Air Quality Alert for both Sunday and Monday. That means the air is unhealthy for certain sensitive groups ...
States, EPA Try to Tackle Interstate Air Pollution
EP Magazine
Interstate air pollution has posed significant challenges for environmental regulators for decades. Although some air pollutants only affect air quality locally in the states where they are emitted, some emissions cross state lines and affect downwind ...
Air cleansing sequence –
Weather restricts travel, cleanses sky like a falling filter & air quality improves
Snow brings travel delays as it clears the air
China Daily
The pollutants in Beijing's air were significantly diminished on Sunday, and air quality in most parts of city was graded as good or slightly polluted. The concentration of PM2.5 - particles of 2.5 microns or smaller - fell to around 100 micrograms per ...
Tehran's air pollution about to reach alarming level
Tehran Times
The air is unhealthy both for those who are vulnerable to air pollution and a large number of people who have been breathing polluted air for nearly two months since the weather has turned cold, Yousef Rashidi told the Persian service of the Mehr News
China pollution makes recruiter's job more difficult
South China Morning Post
Air pollution in China is driving away foreign talent from some key cities, including the capital city of Beijing, and making it harder for multinational firms to persuade their employees to relocate there, hiring managers said. “They are not familiar ...
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!
