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Agencies face scrutiny in hotel deaths Watauga Democrat
Many questions remain unsatisfied in the wake of two fatal incidents in the same Best Western hotel room in Boone, which authorities now believe to be the result of elevated carbon monoxide levels. At the scene June 8, Boone Fire Department conducted a ...
Health Dept . : Carbon Monoxide not our responsibility
WCNC
BOONE, N.C. -- An administrator with the Watauga County Health Department says checking carbon monoxide levels in hotels is not their job. Three people have died after staying in room 225 at the Best Western Plus in Boone. Authorities say …
Hotel room deaths raise carbon monoxide concerns for travelers
NBCNews.com
“Travelers should be concerned,” said Ted Panagiotopoulos, owner of Fire & Life Safety Concepts LLC, in Wilton, Conn. “Anywhere there are fuel-fired appliances being used where you have the potential for carbon monoxide to build up, you should have a…
Carbon Monoxide: What You Need To Know
WFMY News 2
Over the past three years, at least eight other people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning in hotels. A USA Today investigation found 170 others got sick. Carbon monoxide detectors are not required in North Carolina hotels. So, should you bring a ...
Carbon monoxide scare after indoor barbecue inside Oldbury flat
expressandstar.com
Four women and a two-year-old had a lucky escape from the potentially fatal effects of carbon monoxide poisoning after having a barbecue inside their flat. Emergency services on the scene. Image: Scott Hawkins/West Midlands Ambulance Service.
COMMUNITY: Fire prevention teams give city residents a “Wake Up!” call
Bullet News Niagara
NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara Falls Fire Department wants the city's inhabitants to have working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in their homes. To make sure this happens, fire department teams have been going door-to-door as weather ...
Raising air pollution awareness 'of key importance'
AirQualityNews
Raising public awareness about air pollution is of 'key importance' when implementing EU air quality policy, according to European environment commissioner Janez Potočnik. Speaking on Friday (June 7) at the close of EU Green Week 2013 in Brussels, ...
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. 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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