Carbon Monoxide News July 19, 2013 - posts updated frequently

Every day is a carbon monoxide safety education day.
Scroll back in time for archived CO News links.

“The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.” Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881, bio link)

CO and Air Quality News Links  
Suspected carbon monoxide leak sends 15 to hospital
CBC.ca
Emergency services responded to Hoerbiger Fine Stamping, an auto parts manufacturer, at 555 Parkside Dr. after a report of elevated carbon monoxide levels, Waterloo Regional Police said. Around 25 employees were evacuated from the building, with 15 ...

Anytime, anywhere; are you prepared for carbon monoxide gas exposure?

Predicting when an accidental carbon monoxide poisoning will occur is not something anyone can do, but some circumstances make it foreseeable that it will occur. This is why so many of the CO safety and awareness statements are redundant.

The fact is, some people just don’t get it, don’t understand it, have no respect for the gas or, who knows why? Maybe it is because "accidents happen to someone else". But it is foreseeable that you will read about deaths occurring in this news blog again, despite the collective efforts around the world to prevent death from carbon monoxide poisoning.

· If you use any kind of a cooking fire inside or even under an awning or in a garage with the door open, you can expect the gas to have an effect.

· If you run a gasoline fueled generator or work tool inside a building or too close to an opening in a building, you can expect the gas to have an effect.

· If you are in a boat and the motor or generator is on, you can expect the gas to have an effect.

· If you do not have your gas, oil, coal or wood heating systems tested for performance and carbon monoxide generation, you can expect the gas to have an effect.

· If you are in the cockpit of a small airplane you can expect the gas to have an effect.

· If you live in a highly congested, urban area where there are millions of combustion systems of all types and uses, you can expect the gas to have an effect.

· If you let others be responsible for the air you breathe you can expect the gas to have an effect.

Carbon monoxide poisoning, anytime, anywhere; please be prepared. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

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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