Link to: CO alarm standards – know when you are protected
“There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.”
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939, bio link)
You may note that workers in the U.S. have the language of protection from carbon monoxide poisoning, represented as a 50 PPM ”average” exposure limit over an 8 hour period of time. You may also note the absence of a requirement for the placement of workplace carbon monoxide alarms to ensure these levels are not breached. The alarms listed under the standard U.L. 2034 do not meet the obligations of OSHA workplace carbon monoxide exposure "protection".
Another item worthy of mention is that fire departments in many and more and more locations, are evacuating buildings when levels of carbon monoxide exceed 10 PPM of carbon monoxide and almost exclusively when over 35 PPM of CO. This conflicts with workplace standards. We need to talk. We need to take action. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
CO News Links -
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OSHA issues carbon monoxide warning
FoodQualityNews.com
“Every year, workers die from carbon monoxide poisoning, usually while using fuel-burning equipment and tools in buildings or semi-enclosed spaces without adequate ventilation,” said OSHA. The agency added employers should install a ventilation system, ...
Stratford Man, Housesitting for Brother in Oxford, Dies of Apparent Carbon ...
Patch.com
Authorities identified the man who died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning Monday as 60-year-old Curtiss Raymond of Stratford. Authorities say he was housesitting for his brother, Garrett Raymond, when he was found dead on the couch at 1 Silano ...
Deep freeze and family safety: Watch the carbon monoxide levels
Christian Science Monitor
A little animal, the sharp drop in temperatures – below freezing here in Norfolk last week – and the recent flu epidemic formed a dangerous conspiracy of miscommunication in our household this week: the nearly missed signs of carbon monoxide – CO ...
Carbon monoxide – elusive ghost
Suspected carbon monoxide leak at Scunthorpe property
This is Scunthorpe
A suspected carbon monoxide leak inside a Scunthorpe property led to a call-out for Humberside firefighters shortly after noon today. They visited Wragby Road and gas detection equipment was used in an effort to try and locate the source of the problem ...
Mine workers and rescuers everywhere share carbon monoxide risks Carbon monoxide kills 12 in NE China mine
China Daily
HARBIN - Carbon monoxide has been blamed for the Tuesday deaths of 12 workers in a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang province, a local official said Thursday. Three workers entered the Yongsheng mine in Dongning county to pump out water ...
Scientists in La Jolla to use smartphones for monitoring air pollution
La Jolla Light
Computer scientists in the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have built a small fleet of portable pollution sensors that allow users to monitor air quality on a smartphone. The sensors could be particularly useful to people suffering from ...
Bad air at the 'Y' in Oak Hill raises health concerns
Oak Hill Gazette
Kite said while Austin's air quality status, based on the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), is “on the cusp” of reaching non-attainment, it's not beyond hope. A city's attainment status is based on the levels of pollutants such as carbon ...
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 recently 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!
