Carbon Monoxide News July 10, 2013 - posts updated frequently

Every day is a carbon monoxide safety education day.
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“Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.” Robert Kennedy (1925-1968, bio link)

We have all been poisoned by carbon monoxide and will be poisoned again. Many people will not believe this statement. My experience tells me that people who deny this statement, do not test for carbon monoxide and know very little about it, especially the symptoms that result from exposure.

There have been warning reports coming out about the hazards of carbon monoxide poisoning when boating. The threat is always there, just like the threat of poisoning from an automobile or from your gas cooking system, your gas or oil boiler, lawn mower, jet ski or the cigarette just lit up. Are you prepared for the threat? Carbon monoxide gas measurement is educational. You can never have enough CO Safety education. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

CO and Air Quality News Links  

Odorless carbon monoxide found to be unsuspected boating hazard
Idaho State Journal
The hazard is not something people tend to think about when on a boat enjoying the sunshine and great outdoors. But the dangers are real, as evidenced by the boater who recently died from carbon monoxide poisoning on the Utah side of Bear Lake.

Butte McDonald's evacuated after electrical fire
KXLF Butte News
There were smoke and high levels of carbon monoxide when the fire department arrived. McDonald's was back in business as soon as the smoke was removed and carbon monoxide levels returned to normal. A maintenance crew was called in to replace the ...

Prenatal Smoking Can Also Cause Hearing Loss
Science World Report
... stillbirth or premature delivery. As nicotine and carbon monoxide stop oxygen flow and narrow blood vessels throughout the body, this includes the narrow of vessels in the umbilical cord that deliver oxygen and can ultimately could end the life of ...

Air pollution 'harmful for those with failing hearts'
BBC News
Air pollution is harming people with weak hearts - even killing them, a big international study reveals. Experts estimate the toll includes thousands of Britons each year. The British Heart Foundation, which funded The Lancet work, says the UK must ...

Air pollution causes lung cancer, worsens heart failure, studies find
NBCNews.com
Dr. Ole Raaschou-Nielsen of the Danish Cancer Society Research Center said they couldn't find a “safe” level of air pollution. The more pollution, the higher the risk, even at legally accepted limits. “The association between particulate matter air ...

Air Pollution In Northern China Steals 5 Years Of Life From The Average Person
San Francisco Chronicle
A new report suggests that air pollution in Northern China has shaved 5.5 years off the lifespan of people who live there, compared to those who live in the south of China. The study [PDF], published in the Proceeding of the National Academy of Science ...

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

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.

- Carbon Monoxide detection -  National Fire Protection Association

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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