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Carbon monoxide linked to hotel deaths Charlotte Observer
At a Monday news conference, Boone police Sgt. Shane Robbins said newly obtained blood test results show carbon monoxide killed Daryl Dean Jenkins, 73, and Shirley Mae Jenkins, 72, both of Longview, Wash. They were found April 16, also in room….
Family safe after carbon monoxide leak in Avalon
Shore News Today
Officials determined that the carbon monoxide leak came from a pool heater unit in the garage, located underneath of the apartment unit. Pool heater units can produce 20 times the amount of combustible products than a typical household water heater.
Two adults found dead in Denton County residence
KHOU
Carbon monoxide or propane poisoning is believed to be responsible for the deaths of two adults on Monday, a Denton County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman said. Deputies were called to the scene after one of the women failed to show up for work. The fire ...
Hardeman wants CO bill fast-tracked
CTV News
Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman is asking the Ontario Legislature to help push through a bill that would make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in homes. The Hawkins Gignac Act has been introduced in the Legislature five times, passed second reading ...
Plant workers rushed to CMC-Lincoln after gas exposure
Lincoln Times-News
More than 30 employees at a Lincoln County manufacturing plant for tortilla chips and other corn-based snack items were exposed to carbon monoxide Monday afternoon inside the facility. Director of Emergency Medical Services Ronald Rombs said that ...
How to deal and prepare for summer storms
Perry daily.com
While a generator can provide an alternative source of power when the electricity goes out, it can also become a dangerous source of carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide, or CO, is an odorless, colorless gas that can cause sudden illness and death. A ...
Is a Sleeping Climate Giant Stirring in the Arctic?
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs Vulnerability Experiment is probing deep into the frozen lands above the Arctic Circle in Alaska to measure emissions of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane from thawing permafrost - signals that may hold ...
Poor classroom ventilation may make kids sick
Modesto Bee
Indoor air quality is "a big issue" for Modesto City Schools, said John Liukkonen, the district's director of maintenance and operations. He noted that in trying to keep a healthy percentage of fresh air — what he called makeup air — in the mix with ...
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Cooking
Floridahospital.com
For six months of the year Floridians know they could be dealing with a hurricane . However many people don't realize that carbon monoxide poisoning can also ...
Mechanicsville mother knows first-hand about storm safety
wtvr.com
Carbon Monoxide crept into her house from the running generator outside after their home lost power during the height of Sunday afternoon's storm that rolled through central Virginia. Maureen's Carbon Monoxide detector awoke the family in the middle of ...
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
- 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
- Google Maps-
- Earthquake Map
- American Red Cross
- Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution
- Heart Rescue using an (AED)
- Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
- Federal Aviation Administration CO warning
- Carbon monoxide toxicity-Emergency Medicine Ireland
- Carbon Monoxide Survivor- Views from those who have been poisoned.
- The World Clock - Time Zones
- Google Maps-
- Earthquake Map
- American Red Cross
- Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution
- Heart Rescue using an (AED)
- Current Data for Atmospheric CO2
- Federal Aviation Administration CO warning
- Carbon monoxide toxicity-Emergency Medicine Ireland
- Carbon Monoxide Survivor- Views from those who have been poisoned.
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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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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