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Carbon monoxide safety, we are all in this together.
Earthquake in Nepal: Children Need Your Help Now
Nearly 1 million children require humanitarian assistance, and UNICEF is on the ground working to provide critical aid to children and families.
“Once I knew only darkness and stillness... my life was without past or future... but a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living.”
Helen Keller (1880-1968, bio link)
"A World Without Love" Peter and Gordon - music link, vintage
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A need for low level detection becomes more obvious
Senior firefighter urges safety action after death of elderly woman
Windsor Express
The toxicology report found that Mrs. Darling-Rumsey's blood had low levels of carbon monoxide… But Berkshire coroner Peter Bedford added the coincidence of timing was too much to be ignored… “If you have a heart that is bordering on the brink, it doesn’t take much,” he said… “The fact that there was a low level of carbon monoxide, if even a small amount, can have a knock-on effect to a chronic condition.”…
Pa. law: CO detectors required in all rental units by June 1
Bradford Era
A carbon monoxide detector isn't the most interesting thing in one's home, but it's quick and easy to install and for rental properties, it’s about to become the law. Beginning June 1, Pennsylvania law will require rental properties to have detectors installed within the vicinity of the units’ bedrooms…
Calls for universal safety standards at foreign hotels
ITV News
Travel industry chiefs have called for universal safety standards to be introduced across Europe to help prevent future tragedies following the deaths of Bobby and Christi Shepherd in Corfu… Last week, an inquest returned a verdict of unlawful killing over the deaths of the two children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on a Thomas Cook holiday in 2006…
Carbon Monoxide
BerkShire Gas Company
If you suspect a carbon monoxide problem, go outside!... Precautions and Safety Measures - Protection is as easy as having your heating system, chimney flues and vents checked once a year by a professional… Take protection to the next level by installing a carbon monoxide alarm…
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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?
CO and Air Quality News Links
Keep your family safe in pool, around grill
WATE 6 On Your Side
Never use a charcoal grill indoors, or in a tent or an RV, because they produce a lot of dangerous carbon monoxide gas… More than 75 percent of households own a grill — but that doesn’t mean everyone knows how to use them properly. Each year, grills cause 6,000 accidental fires or explosions, and hospitals see 20,000 emergency room visits related to grilling. Barbecuing also leads to $29 million in property damage annually…
Measured 911 response
Windsor Star
Now that carbon monoxide detectors are mandatory in Ontario, fire departments are responding to calls where these alarms have been activated. Currently,…
Awareness is important, but low level measurement is vital to your safety
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Templemore Medical Centre
The best way to protect against carbon monoxide poisoning is to be aware of the dangers, and to identify appliances that could emit carbon monoxide ...
Johnson County Contractor Licensing Conference
CO EXperts
"A World Without Love" Peter and Gordon - music link, vintage
Featured News Links – More news links below
A need for low level detection becomes more obvious
Senior firefighter urges safety action after death of elderly woman
Windsor Express
The toxicology report found that Mrs. Darling-Rumsey's blood had low levels of carbon monoxide… But Berkshire coroner Peter Bedford added the coincidence of timing was too much to be ignored… “If you have a heart that is bordering on the brink, it doesn’t take much,” he said… “The fact that there was a low level of carbon monoxide, if even a small amount, can have a knock-on effect to a chronic condition.”…
Pa. law: CO detectors required in all rental units by June 1
Bradford Era
A carbon monoxide detector isn't the most interesting thing in one's home, but it's quick and easy to install and for rental properties, it’s about to become the law. Beginning June 1, Pennsylvania law will require rental properties to have detectors installed within the vicinity of the units’ bedrooms…
Calls for universal safety standards at foreign hotels
ITV News
Travel industry chiefs have called for universal safety standards to be introduced across Europe to help prevent future tragedies following the deaths of Bobby and Christi Shepherd in Corfu… Last week, an inquest returned a verdict of unlawful killing over the deaths of the two children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on a Thomas Cook holiday in 2006…
Carbon Monoxide
BerkShire Gas Company
If you suspect a carbon monoxide problem, go outside!... Precautions and Safety Measures - Protection is as easy as having your heating system, chimney flues and vents checked once a year by a professional… Take protection to the next level by installing a carbon monoxide alarm…
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
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
Keep your family safe in pool, around grill
WATE 6 On Your Side
Never use a charcoal grill indoors, or in a tent or an RV, because they produce a lot of dangerous carbon monoxide gas… More than 75 percent of households own a grill — but that doesn’t mean everyone knows how to use them properly. Each year, grills cause 6,000 accidental fires or explosions, and hospitals see 20,000 emergency room visits related to grilling. Barbecuing also leads to $29 million in property damage annually…
Measured 911 response
Windsor Star
Now that carbon monoxide detectors are mandatory in Ontario, fire departments are responding to calls where these alarms have been activated. Currently,…
Awareness is important, but low level measurement is vital to your safety
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Templemore Medical Centre
The best way to protect against carbon monoxide poisoning is to be aware of the dangers, and to identify appliances that could emit carbon monoxide ...
Johnson County Contractor Licensing Conference
CO EXperts
Johnson County Kansas - Continuing Education – – Video Link
Carbon Monoxide Safety - El Paso County, Colorado, Public Service Announcement
- 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 |
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
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
- Animal cameras - variety of locations
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Animal cameras - variety of locations
- 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.
Fieldpiece Instruments
The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
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