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We can learn from others mistakes and efforts to prevent poisoning.
“It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even know I was doing it.” J. D. Salinger (1919-2010, bio link)
What will you be doing today, walking into poison?
Who will be responsible for the air you breathe?
You may be the only person who can prevent your own poisoning.
We are all vulnerable to carbon monoxide exposure and poisoning.
Everyone has been poisoned by CO and will be poisoned again. The degree of the poisoning depends upon allowing yourself to be in a situation where someone else controls the air you breathe and the mechanisms for alarming notification.
Please read the alarm information on the package and in the instructions that come with the unit. 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 as soon as the gas is present in your presence. Pregnant women, infants & children, people with heart & respiratory struggles, those suffering depression or chronic headaches and all people of vulnerable health should be alerted as soon as the gas begins to concentrate, around 10 PPM (parts per million).
Do not take risks with carbon monoxide. Take responsibility for the air you breathe and the combustion systems you are responsible for. If you don’t do it for yourself, do it for others.
Help prevent injuries and deaths; don’t guess about carbon monoxide.
Measure carbon monoxide for safety and knowledge. The more you test the more you learn. Measurement is continuing education at its best. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Yonkers carbon monoxide leak
The Journal News | LoHud.com
YONKERS – Four people were hospitalized Monday after a carbon monoxide leak in the basement of a home near Walnut and Porach streets…
One sent to hospital after carbon monoxide poisoning Friday
BlueRidgeNow.com
Workers were evacuated and one person was sent to Park Ridge Health after Hendersonville firefighters discovered high levels of carbon monoxide at ...
Henrico crash power outage leads to Carbon monoxide scare
America Now
An accident that knocked out power to parts of Eastern Henrico inadvertently causes a Carbon monoxide scare at a nearby restaurant…
Seniors advised on fire and carbon monoxide safety
The Somerville News
The Somerville Council on Aging in conjunction with the Somerville Fire Department have been offering free smoke detectors and carbon monoxide ...
10 suffer carbon monoxide poisoning while filming near old mine shaft
After Hours Japan - National
Ten people, including some members of a pop idol group, suffered carbon monoxide poisoning and had to be taken to hospital for treatment, while ...
Off-season heating system replacements and service
Almost all hydrocarbon fueled furnaces, boilers, domestic water heaters, space heaters, cooking units and similar “heating” combustion systems can operate safely and efficiently and do not need to produce harmful amounts of CO. They are designed to have systems with fuel controls, air mixing designs, flame containment and safe combustion gas discharge criteria that are all measurements to be verified.
All of these systems should be tested with service frequency by trained and certified technicians to manufacturer specifications. New systems should all be thoroughly tested when installed to establish the inauguration baseline and to verify it is what it was claimed to be. It should be tested again at least once a year or more and always when servicing. Knowledgeable technicians utilize test instruments that have the ability to test, record and print off their individual measurement results. These tests should include carbon monoxide measurements as part of the combustion analysis.
If verification tests are not performed, guesswork must have guided the installation or service work. The consumer or any customer should not receive or have to pay for guesswork. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Almost all hydrocarbon fueled furnaces, boilers, domestic water heaters, space heaters, cooking units and similar “heating” combustion systems can operate safely and efficiently and do not need to produce harmful amounts of CO. They are designed to have systems with fuel controls, air mixing designs, flame containment and safe combustion gas discharge criteria that are all measurements to be verified.
All of these systems should be tested with service frequency by trained and certified technicians to manufacturer specifications. New systems should all be thoroughly tested when installed to establish the inauguration baseline and to verify it is what it was claimed to be. It should be tested again at least once a year or more and always when servicing. Knowledgeable technicians utilize test instruments that have the ability to test, record and print off their individual measurement results. These tests should include carbon monoxide measurements as part of the combustion analysis.
If verification tests are not performed, guesswork must have guided the installation or service work. The consumer or any customer should not receive or have to pay for guesswork. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Who is responsible for the air you breathe?
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:
- 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:
-Alcoa Eagle Nest Camera
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
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
· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-eight U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Feb. 2014
Alaska | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida |
Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York |
Red Cross - Typhoon Appeal continues in the Philippines. Another please, with hopes of another thank you. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Red Cross - Disaster Relief to safely assist law enforcement, fire department, utility company, city, county and state authorities as repair and rebuilding moves forward. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Nationally, the Red Cross provides food and shelter to people affected by as many as 70,000 fires annually, or about one fire every eight minutes.
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
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