Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Carbon Monoxide News May 7, 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.

Link to: CO alarm standards
         Know when you are protected

“There is a limit on how much information you can keep bottled up.”
Dick Gregory (1932, bio link)

These following links may be of some use to you:
The World Clock - Time Zones by timeanddate.com
Google Maps
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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.

Music, listen to: "I’ve Been Searching" - Chicago

Do you know someone who doesn’t test the air they work in?
Every technician entering a building should recognize health symptoms associated with carbon monoxide exposures. They should also be aware that if they are not monitoring the CO levels they are working in, their own safety may be in jeopardy. What’s the value in not testing?

Personal monitoring isn’t just for the heating contractor or the building maintenance attendant. All knowledgeable technicians should protect themselves and alert building inhabitants if carbon monoxide levels are measured to be unsafe or chronically unhealthy. Do you know what levels of carbon monoxide determine when your fire department puts on breathing apparatus and begin citizen evacuation? Take some responsibility in the air you breathe.
Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

CO and Air Quality News Links
Enbridge Gas Distribution Supports Safe Communities with $200000 donation to ...
MarketWatch

Through Project Zero, up to 15 fire departments will deliver more than 2,900 combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to Ontario homes and Project Assist will help 20 Ontario fire departments with volunteer firefighters purchase firefighting ...

Mundelein prepares for spring cleaning
Chicago Tribune

"It's a great opportunity to get in and do the simple stuff, replace smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors, which many people still don't have. We also inspect dryer vents and electrical panels," he said. Marshall said people need to contact ...

Think about the leaves
Where have all the trees gone?
Deccan Herald

Green leaves and vegetation play a critical role in climate change. We know that during photosynthesis, plants use carbon dioxide and give out oxygen, thereby reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide. It is said that a big tree uses 1.75 tonnes of carbon ...

- Hot Weather Impacts Air Quality
Santa Barbara Independent


- People with disabilities need someone who will fight for clean air, water
The Missoulian


- PM2.5 unites Asian giants
Global Times


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
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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.
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. 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