Carbon Monoxide News September 27, 2013 - posts updated frequently

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Based upon current population, approximately 3½ million women are pregnant at any one time in the United States. This statistic also represents another life, another person and approximately 7 million people in the United States identified as people of vulnerable health requiring protection from carbon monoxide atmospheres at the lowest levels possible. Who is responsible for the air you breathe? This is important stuff. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

CO and Air Quality News Links

3 sickened by carbon monoxide in Massillon home
Canton Repository
An adult and two children were taken to the hospital for treatment for suspected carbon monoxide poisioning. Massillon Fire Department EMS Coordinator Paul…

CO forces Messiah dorm evacuations
abc27
More than 400 Messiah College students are back in their dorms after they were evacuated for high carbon monoxide levels. Three dorms in the Mountain View ...

Bloomberg: NYC air quality cleanest in decades 
Wall Street Journal

Air pollution could rob you of the last decade of your life
Care2

Lethal Air Pollution Mapped by NASA’s Earth Observatory
greenoptimistic.com

Pollution is a concern for everyone
The Singleton Argus

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 packageand 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

Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems; don't leave anyone behind.

These following links may be of some use to you:
- The World Clock - Time Zones
- Google Maps-
- Earthquake Map

World population counter

- 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

Carbon monoxide kills, founder sends warning Carbonmonoxidekills.com

· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.

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

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