Carbon Monoxide News October 6, 2013 - posts updated frequently

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“It’s been a long time coming; it’s been a long time gone”
"Long Time Gone" - Crosby, Stills, Nash - music link

CO and Air Quality News Links

Improving indoor air quality
Lincoln Journal Star
Does your home have a carbon monoxide detector? If not, now is a good time to install one to reduce the risk of gas poisoning. Carbon monoxide (CO) is the ...

14 hospitalized after carbon monoxide exposure at apt. complex
W*USA 9 – Video Report
BETHESDA, Md. (WUSA9) -- Fourteen people were transported to a local hospital after being exposed to carbon monoxide, six are in serious condition, officials… Montgomery County Assistant Chief Scott Graham says there was a malfunction in the building's back-up generator. "We found levels from 200-800 parts per million. What's normal? We like it less than 35," Graham said…

Avoid fatal mistakes while using generators during Tropical Storm ...
NOLA.com
Generators produce carbon monoxide, a deadly colorless and odorless gas. Symptoms include nausea, headaches, shortness of breath, dizziness, irritability, ...

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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