Link to: CO alarm standards – know when you are protected
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” Carl Jung (1871-1961, bio link)
Two things make carbon monoxide a hazard:
1. It is produced in enough concentration to hurt someone.
2. It has an open path to where it can be breathed in.
Tune up your furnaces, boilers, water heaters, space heaters, wall heaters, cooking systems and whatever else has the ability to generate carbon monoxide if it is not tuned or set up properly. So, the first step in preventing poisoning is to reduce the opportunities for exposures, those you have control over. Get your appliances checked no less than once a year and make sure the engineers and technicians working on them are professionally certified and have the correct instrumentation to do the work.
Many combustion systems have a clear path for combustion gases to exit the combustion chamber and enter directly into breathable air. This includes automobiles, trucks, propane forklifts, barbeques, gasoline fueled generators, camping lanterns to name a few. One has to be aware of this direct contact with combustion gases and respect the damage those gases can do. Avoid breathing them in.
Of course a good working carbon monoxide alarm can alert you to when carbon monoxide is present in the air you breathe. You have to decide if you want an alarm that will allow you to be sick and affected by the poison before there is enough of it to make it more serious and finally set off the alarm or you want to be notified as soon as the gas begins to build up, before low level or worse health symptoms develop. It is your air, what do you want? Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
CO News Links
2 women critical after carbon monoxide incident
7Online.com
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Two women were critical after being overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning during an apparent boiler leak in a home in Queens. The women, one in her 20s and one in her 50s, were pulled from the house on 114th Street in Ozone ...
Florida
Carbon monoxide poisoning suspected in deaths of two local men
ActionNewsJax.com
Carbon monoxide is the suspected cause of death for two Jacksonville residents found in a home they were renovating. According to the Lake City Police Department, the investigation began Saturday night when a woman reported her husband missing.
Salem apartment building evacuated after carbon monoxide leak
WDBJ7
Firefighters were called to the Chestnut Manor Apartment Sunday night, after a carbon monoxide detector went off. The building was evacuated. Seven people had to be taken to the hospital for treatment. The Salem Police Department says the building's ...
Another alarm for this senior center
Munson Center closed Tuesday for carbon monoxide
Las Cruces Sun-News
LAS CRUCES — The Munson Senior Center, closed this morning due to the presence of carbon monoxide in the building, will remain closed through Tuesday while repairs are made to the HVAC system, according to a city news release. Dial-a-Ride patrons ...
Indoor barbecue causes carbon monoxide poisoning
goskagit.com
BURLINGTON - A local fire chief advises residents to be careful about how they heat their homes after two men were discovered Tuesday to have suffered ...
Fire Department Offers Facts on Carbon Monoxide Dectors, Woodstoves
Patch.com
The Westford Fire Department and the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services want you to know these facts about carbon monoxide alarms and safety from indoor fires. Replace your carbon monoxide alarms at least once every seven years, if not sooner.
Follow up
Middletown Borough Council to have solicitor investigate carbon monoxide ...
PennLive.com
Middletown Borough Council voted on Jan. 7 to have a solicitor investigate the carbon monoxide contamination that occurred within the municipal building on Dec. 24. MIDDLETOWN.jpg A solicitor will investigate the carbon monoxide contamination incident ...
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
Every Day is Carbon Monoxide Safety Day!
