Carbon Monoxide News November 11, 2013 - posts updated frequently

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Common high CO level, carbon monoxide alarm standards.
Know more about their limitations. You, someone in your family or someone you know may need low level protection. Please obtain proper protection for all individuals. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety.

U.L. 2034 and CSA 6.19 (United States & Canada)
· 29 PPM CO and under, no visual display allowed, unless physically enacted by user and a feature of the manufactured device.

· 30+ PPM CO – 70 PPM visual display allowed, no alarm test point (must be visual and awake to monitor)

· 70+ PPM CO and under 150 PPM of CO; test point, resist one hour but must alarm in four hours.

· 150+ PPM CO and under 400 PPM of CO; test point, resist alarming for 10 minutes but must alarm before 50 minutes.

· 400+ PPM CO and higher; test point, resist alarming for four minutes but must alarm before 15 minutes.

If you have sight, the best of these high level alarms, would be those with a digital display. Regardless of whether there is a display or not, if they are listed under U.L. 2034 or CSA 6.19 their only PPM test points are 70, 150 and 400 PPM of CO for specific periods of time, not as soon as the level is reached.

The European Standard - EN50291 For Carbon Monoxide Alarms
· 30 PPM CO, the alarm must resist for at least 120 minutes when over this level (Permitted to visually display any level of CO.)

· 50 PPM CO, the alarm must resist for the first 60 minutes but must activate before 90 minutes

· 100 PPM CO, the alarm must resist for the first 10 minutes but must activate before 40 minutes

· 300 PPM CO, the alarm must activate within 3 minutes

 

CO and Air Quality News Links

Carbon monoxide alarm alerts Haverfordwest residents to deadly gas
Western Telegraph
Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service are urging the public to be alert to the dangers of Carbon Monoxide following an incident at a property in Coronation ... The occupants of the property were alerted to the presence of the gas by their carbon monoxide detector, which fortunately provided an early warning allowing them to safely leave their home…

Carbon monoxide detector saves Scranton family
Scranton Times-Tribune
Lt. Walsh said Luz and Felix Murrero had just fired up their furnace for the year when a chimney blockage likely trapped carbon monoxide inside, setting off the…

Carbon monoxide threat exists at home, cabins, and ice shacks
WSAU
Carbon monoxide is odorless, colorless and tasteless and can build up if an appliance is not properly vented." She says it's smart to put a carbon monoxide ...

Camborne mother and baby lucky to be alive following carbon ...
This is Cornwall
A single mother and her baby son are lucky to be alive after being poisoned by lethal carbon monoxide fumes. Janina Gorniak, 20, who passed out several times…

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

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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