Carbon Monoxide News October 30, 2013 - posts updated frequently

Every day is a carbon monoxide safety education day.
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“Beware of the person of one book.”
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274, bio link)

Two things make carbon monoxide a hazard:
1. It is produced in enough of a concentration to affect health
2. It has a way to reach breathable air

Another CO poisoning tragedy in another community has once again triggered an alarm to residents that carbon monoxide threats are nothing to be cavalier about. The poison is bigger and stronger than any ego on the planet. Get an alarm that alerts you to the hazard before you begin to feel the symptoms.

Winter weather is coming or here already in the northern climates. Get those furnaces and all interior combustion systems tested for carbon monoxide generation and have them tuned up by certified and the continually trained heating technician. You must make sure they have the proper testing instruments to complete the task successfully, otherwise, they are ripping you off, perhaps leaving you and/or your family in danger.

Do not be fooled or lulled into complacence. Carbon monoxide is a clear and present danger. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety.

CO and Air Quality News Links

School to host carbon monoxide awareness event Saturday
nwitimes.com
MERRILLVILLE | Pierce Middle School is organizing a public service project to get carbon monoxide detectors into the homes of Merrillville residents…

Barracks Road Kroger Evacuated Following Electrical Issue
NBC 29 News
The electrical arcing caused some smoke and released carbon monoxide to an unsafe level for ... Crews ventilated the building to clear the carbon monoxide…

Attic fire breaks out at Fontana home
Fontana Herald-News
At 5:47 a.m., firefighters responded to a call for a carbon monoxide alarm sounding and arrived to find a fire burning in the attic of a home in the 7300 block of…

NIPSCO: Beware of carbon monoxide poisoning during winter ...
Chesterton Tribune
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless, tasteless, non-corrosive gas and a by-product of the combustion of fuels such as coal, wood, charcoal, natural ...

Bill could see CO detectors mandatory in homes
CTV News Barrie
A law to make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in Ontario (Canada) could clear another hurdle this week. And for at least one family and for a lot of fire departments, ...

Volunteers help elderly residents in Brooks stay safe in their homes
Bangor Daily News
Waldo County Triad volunteers worked Saturday morning to deliver and install reflective house number signs and carbon monoxide and smoke detectors for ...

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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