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Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY MEETING
FREE TO THE PUBLIC - HOSTED BY:
THE PIKES PEAK REGIONAL BUILDING DEPARTMENT
Colorado Springs, Colorado
DATE AND TIME: January 29, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 PM
Register online for - CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY MEETING
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Boston Fire Department: CO detectors are essential
Wicked Local Roslindale
Almost every day in winter the Boston Fire Department responds to calls about possible carbon monoxide (CO) leaks in homes throughout the city, spokesman Steve MacDonald said in a recent interview. Colorless and odorless, the deadly gas is impossible to detect without an alarm…
New York enacts new CO detection legislation
SecurityInfoWatch
“Unfortunately, too often it takes a tragedy to spur the passage of common sense laws. Such a tragedy occurred back in February, when Steven Nelson was overcome by carbon monoxide while working at a Huntington Station restaurant. A carbon monoxide detector could have saved his life,”
MPs join call for carbon monoxide safety on boats
H&V News
“[We are] determined to carry on working with the emergency services, campaign groups and industry bodies to make sure the message is getting through to the public. CO poisoning is a threat in your home, on boats, in camping tents and in many other environments.”
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We have all been CO poisoned, some more than others
What is in the air you are breathing right now?
What will you be doing today; walking into poison?
Who will be responsible for the air you breathe?
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 carbon monoxide alarm. Know that if it is a U.L. 2034 Listed product (or CSA 6.19 Listed), it is a high level alarm that has been tested to alarm no sooner than 70 PPM at the lowest (the alarm must resist for one hour when above this level) and when over 400 PPM before 15 minutes at the highest concentration, after resisting alarming for 4 minutes when over this level.
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) or lower.
You most likely need a low level carbon monoxide detector to sound off when carbon monoxide hazards are just beginning, not after you’ve been exposed to levels that make you have headaches, flu-like symptoms, increased tiredness, heart stresses or worse.
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, unless you think $45.00, high level protection is good enough.
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.
GET BUSY
Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY MEETING
FREE TO THE PUBLIC - HOSTED BY:
THE PIKES PEAK REGIONAL BUILDING DEPARTMENT
Colorado Springs, Colorado
DATE AND TIME: January 29, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 PM
Register online for - CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY MEETING
Featured News Links – More news links below
Boston Fire Department: CO detectors are essential
Wicked Local Roslindale
Almost every day in winter the Boston Fire Department responds to calls about possible carbon monoxide (CO) leaks in homes throughout the city, spokesman Steve MacDonald said in a recent interview. Colorless and odorless, the deadly gas is impossible to detect without an alarm…
New York enacts new CO detection legislation
SecurityInfoWatch
“Unfortunately, too often it takes a tragedy to spur the passage of common sense laws. Such a tragedy occurred back in February, when Steven Nelson was overcome by carbon monoxide while working at a Huntington Station restaurant. A carbon monoxide detector could have saved his life,”
MPs join call for carbon monoxide safety on boats
H&V News
“[We are] determined to carry on working with the emergency services, campaign groups and industry bodies to make sure the message is getting through to the public. CO poisoning is a threat in your home, on boats, in camping tents and in many other environments.”
More news links below -
We have all been CO poisoned, some more than others
The following link takes you to a site with views from those who have been poisoned. The seriousness of carbon monoxide poisoning, the grief, suffering and disorientations experienced are clearly portrayed with the intent to help others and prevent future poisonings. With respect, please visit:
What is in the air you are breathing right now?
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.
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 carbon monoxide alarm. Know that if it is a U.L. 2034 Listed product (or CSA 6.19 Listed), it is a high level alarm that has been tested to alarm no sooner than 70 PPM at the lowest (the alarm must resist for one hour when above this level) and when over 400 PPM before 15 minutes at the highest concentration, after resisting alarming for 4 minutes when over this level.
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) or lower.
You most likely need a low level carbon monoxide detector to sound off when carbon monoxide hazards are just beginning, not after you’ve been exposed to levels that make you have headaches, flu-like symptoms, increased tiredness, heart stresses or worse.
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, unless you think $45.00, high level protection is good enough.
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.
GET BUSY
Measurement is continuing education at its best. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
One adult, two kids hospitalized after Carbon Monoxide situation
WLNE-TV (ABC6)
When officials arrived they found extremely high carbon monoxide levels in the home. Upon investigation it appeared that snow had blocked a vent ...
FDNY: 5 Men Treated for Carbon Monoxide At Borough Park Synagogue
JP Updates
Five people were treated for suffering from Carbon Monoxide at Congregation Divrei Chaim synagogue Tuesday morning, and one person has been ...
Firefighters investigate possible carbon monoxide poisoning in Yarmouth
Bangor Daily News
YARMOUTH, Maine — At least one person was taken to a local hospital Wednesday morning as firefighters continued to investigate what they suspect ...
City Map Pinpoints Chicago's Worst Landlords
Chicago Inno
... residential building owners who have failed to provide tenants with basics like heat, hot water, and working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
Paying pregnant women to quit smoking pays off, study says
Los Angeles Times
The promise of up to $600 in shopping vouchers proved a powerful inducement to get pregnant women to quit smoking. Compared to women who were merely referred for routine smoking cessation services, those who were offered financial incentives were more than twice as likely to give up cigarettes, according to a new study from Scotland…
Husband and wife sentenced in carbon monoxide death of son
WNDU-TV
A husband and wife from Syracuse, IN., have learned their sentence for the carbon monoxide poisoning death of their 12-year-old son. Last year ...
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
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- American Red Cross
- Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution
- Heart Rescue using an (AED)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- American Red Cross
- Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution
- Heart Rescue using an (AED)
- Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive
- 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-Nine U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2014
Alaska | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida |
Georgia | Illinois | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts| Michigan |
Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York |
North Carolina | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island |Tennessee
Texas | Utah |Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin |
West Virginia
Texas | Utah |Vermont | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin |
West Virginia
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.
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