Know when you are protected
“When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.”
Henry J. Kaiser (1882-1967, bio link)
These following links may be of some use to you:
The World Clock - Time Zones by timeanddate.com
Google Maps-
Earthquake Map - USGS
American Red Cross - disaster relief
Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution - U.S. EPA
Heart rescue using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
Carbon Monoxide: a Deadly Menace - Federal Aviation Administration
Carbon monoxide toxicity-Emergency Medicine Ireland
Carbon Monoxide Survivor- Views from those who have been poisoned.
Many carbon monoxide alarms and sensors encounter cross-interfering gases that cause “false positives” or false alarms. The presence of hydrogen can generate false alarms for many carbon monoxide alarms or false/positive measurement readings on some combustion analyzer test instruments. This is important for consumers, emergency responders and the heating technician and others to know. The devices alarming or displaying CO are sold as carbon monoxide testing devices and the purchaser is assuming that’s why it is alarming or detecting; but they can be cross sensitive to hydrogen and other common gases like nitrogen.
Several times a year, emergency responders and others will respond to a CO alarm that is not coming from a source that can possibly produce CO.
One common example of mistaken diagnosis suggests that carbon monoxide can come from a charging car battery or a charging electric golf cart or fork lift. (If you see a news story like this, please know that it is wrong.) This is a hydrogen cross sensitivity issue. In this charging process, there often is an out-gassing of hydrogen and the uninformed technician or consumer is unaware of this phenomenon and then the “chase for the ghosts” of CO begins. This can be frustrating and has proven to be costly.
One remedy for this of course is to utilize CO testing devices with maximized technologies that reduce the cross sensitivity of these common gases to the sensor. It is very difficult to filter out all cross sensitive atmospheres but they can be significantly reduced to avoid many nuisance alarm situations. Consult with the manufacturer of the device before purchasing.
Please be advised that some CO alarm systems are designed to protect people when CO concentrations are under 30 PPM and more in line with fire department self protection and civilian evacuation levels. All carbon monoxide alarms are designed to save lives from deadly concentrations. Some are quite a bit more effective than others in protecting your overall health. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety .
CO and Air
Quality News Links
Man found dead in vehicle may have died from carbon monoxide The-review
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns that each year approximately 25 people die and hundreds more suffer from carbon monoxide poisoning when they burn charcoal in enclosed areas, such as their homes, in campers or vans, or in ...
Family forced out after carbon monoxide scare
abc11.com
A carbon monoxide scare forced a Raleigh family out of their Heritage Park apartment on Dorothea Drive early Thursday morning.
Coal Power Plant Emissions May Play Role In North Carolina's High Suicide ...
CleanTechnica
Is there a relationship between the air pollution released by coal-fired power plants and higher suicide rates? New research is strongly suggesting that there is — it links the high rate of suicide within North Carolina with the air pollution released ...
Real-world education: Portland school a model for Expeditionary Learning
The Forecaster
For this expedition, called "Oceans of Air," students have been studying the ins and outs of the milestone federal legislation on air quality, known as the Clean Air Act, while also learning how to take air quality samples and analyze the data. Two ...
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.
NOTE: Another camera is in operation from a lower angle.
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
