Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Carbon Monoxide News February 3, 2015 - posts updated frequently

Every day is a carbon monoxide safety education day.
Scroll back in time through our archives for previous CO News links.
We can learn from others mistakes and efforts to prevent poisoning.


“Man, a mere inhabitant of the earth, cannot overstep its boundaries! But though he is confined to its crust, he may penetrate into all its secrets.”
Jules Verne (1828-1925, bio link)

"Don't Fence Me In" Roy Rogers - music link, vintage

Featured News Links – More news links below
Carbon monoxide leak forces theatre evacuation
WSAU
A Park Falls theatre was evacuated Monday night, and about 20 people were examined for possible carbon monoxide poisoning.

Manhattan building evacuated due to carbon monoxide leak
New York Daily News
Residents of a 60-unit apartment building in Washington Heights were forced to evacuate into a snowstorm Monday and scramble to find shelter ...

4 Hampshire College employees treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
MassLive.com
AMHERST - Four employees of the Hampshire College Dining Commons were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after a boiler malfunctioned in ...

Monroeville man dies of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning
WTAE Pittsburgh
MONROEVILLE, Pa. —An elderly Monroeville man died of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning inside his Blueberry Road home Monday night.
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. 

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
Measurement is continuing education at its best. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety

CO and Air Quality News Links
Wauwatosa air quality company has carbon monoxide scare after snow
Newsradio 620 By Julia Fello
They fell victim to a carbon monoxide leak. Show had covered the vents on their roof, just as they came into work Monday...

Strong winds wreak havoc across Turkey, 8 dead
Daily Sabah
Winds claimed eight lives in several cities as they tore off roofs, knocked down cranes and caused carbon monoxide poisoning in houses with poor ventilation ...

Marlborough receives fire safety grants
MetroWest Daily News
A handful of elders in her district had died due to fires and carbon monoxide poisoning. Seniors are two-and-a-half times more likely to die in a fire ...

Pilot project warns pupils of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning
Runcorn and Widnes World
CHILDREN are learning about the dangers of the so-called 'silent killer' carbon monoxide in the classroom…

Carbon monoxide danger campaign kicks off
NL Times
A campaign about the dangers of carbon monoxide was launched in the Netherlands on Monday by the national fire department and Brandwonden ...

Gas Safety Trust launches online Carbon Monoxide Portal resource
H&V News
The Portal has been created to host and signpost data and information relating to carbon monoxide in the UK as recommended in the 2011 All Party ...
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: 

· 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 | MassachusettsMichigan |
Minnesota | Montana | New Jersey | New Hampshire | New York | 
  
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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