Carbon Monoxide News May 23, 2013 - posts updated frequently - Every day is a carbon monoxide safety education day. Scroll back in time and balance the carbon monoxide stories with the lessons learned.

“Life has got a habit of not standing hitched. You got to ride it like you find it. You got to change with it. If a day goes by that don't change some of your old notions for new ones, that is just about like trying to milk a dead cow.” Woody Guthrie (1912-1967 - music link) Woody Guthrie bio link)

-Link to: CO alarm standards –

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. Know when your fire department and emergency responders begin wearing their breathing apparatus and what their civilian evacuation levels are for carbon monoxide; it may be before 70 PPM. It is for pregnant women, infants & children, the elderly and all people of vulnerable health. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

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

CO and Air Quality News Links

High CO levels hit Holmdel cosmetics plant again
Asbury Park Press
HOLMDEL — Three days after hundreds of workers were forced to evacuate a township cosmetic plant, carbon monoxide levels again registered dangerous levels and at least one worker at the plant was taken to a hospital Wednesday night, police said…

Avoid tragedy with working CO detector: fire official
CBC.ca
As more Sudbury area residents head out to recreational properties this time of year, the Greater Sudbury Fire Services says failing to have a working carbon monoxide detector at camp could result in tragedy. A public safety officer with Greater ...

Avoid summer smog
Abbotsford Times
Smog is the combination of smoke and fog, a form of air pollution that can occur at any time of the year, but is heaviest in the warmer months from April to September. This polluted air can stealthily cause damage to your lungs even when you can't see ...

Science Giveth, and Science Taketh Away
Syracuse New Times
You are exiting the academy and venturing out into the world at the collision point of two world altering events—the first successful cloning of a human embryo and the news that the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide has reached just shy of ...

Traffic-related pollutants exacerbate asthma in pregnant women
News-Medical.net
Using community-level estimates, we found that exposure to nitrogen dioxide at levels much lower than the current EPA standard was associated with increased risk of asthma morbidity." The results of the study will be presented at the ATS 2013 ...

Take safety a step further
Hometownlife.com
After looking the house over with a Realtor, and imagining the potential of the home, she said the she didn't notice a carbon monoxide detector in the home. The Realtor's response was that it wasn't required by code so she didn't need to worry about it.

Who is responsible for the air you breathe? Take control inside your homes.

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.

 

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
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