Link to: CO alarm standards – know when you are protected
“A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about.” Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936, bio link)
The following links may be of some use to you:
The World Clock - Time Zones by timeanddate.com
Google Maps- perhaps, to reference locations noted in CO News headlines
American Red Cross - disaster relief
Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution - U.S. EPA
Heart rescue video using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
Federal Aviation Administration; Carbon Monoxide a Deadly Menace
Carbon monoxide toxicity- Emergency Medicine Ireland
Carbon Monoxide Survivor- Views from those who have been poisoned.
There is a difference between what a normal level of carbon monoxide is and what we are told is acceptable. Over the years, the “acceptable” levels of the poison has dropped significantly.
The early instructions for the most common of carbon monoxide alarms informed the user to avoid putting the alarm in a kitchen if you cook with gas. This may result in a “nuisance” alarm. This mentality of instruction is still found despite the fact of the matter that a person should not be instructed to avoid knowing if they are in a hazardous concentration of the poison. And remember, the most common of alarms used in the United States and Canada only audibly report acute levels of the poison in the air after it has been present for specific periods of time.
Carbon monoxide levels that may be considered “normal” inside a home or building should be no more than the levels found outside the home or building. There may be “spikes” of occurrence where CO from cigarette smoke, candles, incense, unvented and poorly combusting gas appliances may be generated into the air.
Poorly combusting, or damaged gas, oil, wood or coal heating appliances & systems or water heaters may also contribute to above “normal” levels of CO. Automotive exhaust containing CO may also enter homes and buildings and be the cause of above “normal” levels. This CO News link is filled with accidents of CO poisoning occurring from misuse of gasoline generators, propane floor scrubbers, barbeque devices, gasoline powered snow mobiles, boats, scrubbers and other such systems.
Carbon monoxide alarms save lives; get one, or two or more. Make sure one at least , informs you of levels before even the most minor of symptoms begin to manifest.
A technician entering a building must measure “normal” levels of carbon monoxide outside before entering. Once inside, the technician must measure again to determine the concentration of CO above “normal”. The consumer may be helpless to outside levels. If carbon monoxide is measured inside above outside levels, then the source discovery begins. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
CO News Links –
Two people die of carbon monoxide poisoning in Barrington www.wcvb.com/news
Police in Barrington, N.H., say a faulty kitchen appliance appears to be the cause of two deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning…
Kearns family recovering after carbon monoxide exposure
FOX13Now.com – KSTU Television FOX 13
Salt Lake City, Utah - Carbon monoxide is known as the “silent killer” because it can't be seen, smelled or tasted, and if you breathe it in, the results can be deadly. “The poisoning of carbon monoxide is very complicated. There's an initial reduction in oxygen levels and ...
Family of Yukoners who died from carbon monoxide wants action
CBC.ca
A man who lost family members to carbon monoxide poisoning last year is wondering why the Yukon Government following up with recommendations from an inquest into the incident. A faulty chimney killed four members of Cameron Rusk's family last winter ...
Carbon monoxide dangers highlighted to schools
Mid Ulster Mail
LOCAL schoolchildren learnt about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning when they watched a play staged by the Spanner in the Works theatre company at St Joseph's College in Coalisland and the Integrated College recently. The play, called Toxic, ...
Carbon monoxide alert causes evacuation of five-storey block of flats
Scottish Daily Record
FIRE crews have evacuated a five-storey block of flats because of a carbon monoxide alert. Several alarms sounded at the building in Barrland Street on Glasgow's southside at around 2.30pm. Eight firefighters cleared out the flats after the gas board ...
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:
· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
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-seven 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
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. UPDATE: Two eggs in the nest. 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!
