Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Carbon Monoxide News May 28, 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.

“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” Aldous Huxley (1894-1963, bio link) 

 "The Sounds of Silence" - music link - Simon & Garfunkel

CO and Air Quality News Links
Fire up the grill, start up the boat — and beware of carbon monoxide
Bangor Daily News

Carbon monoxide, or CO, is an odorless and colorless gas created by engines and appliances that burn fuel, such as gasoline, propane or kerosene. Improper venting, maintenance, operation or placement of these engines or appliances can result in ...

Carbon Monoxide
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas

Carbon monoxide can result from the incomplete combustion of any fossil fuel. Natural gas appliances are designed and installed in a manner to eliminate this ...

Generator warning from manufacturer
Safety First: Carbon Monoxide - Colorless, Odorless, Deadly
briggsandstratton.com

The primary hazard when using a generator is carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning from the toxic engine exhaust. Unlike fire or smoke – CO is a deadly gas that ...

Check Your Carbon Monoxide Detectors
WABI TV5

Spring and summer activities can put you in danger of carbon monoxide poisoning. To protect yourself, make sure you have carbon monoxide detectors at your home and camp. If you're off-roading...

World gone cold on global warming
The Nation

People learnt the other week that the heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air they breathe had crossed the 400 parts per million (ppm) mark, which could possibly be a life-changing level. Scientists have warned that a tipping point could be reached at ...

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

-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


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
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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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