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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.
“It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this.”
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970, bio link)
"From The Beginning" Emerson, Lake, Palmer - music link
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Auto battery charging triggers alarm, out-gasses hydrogen, causing concerns, false positives on CO detectors - everywhere
Newport residents taken to hospital after carbon monoxide concerns
South Wales Argus
FOUR people were taken to hospital yesterday following concerns about carbon monoxide poisoning in their home in Newport…
Update - carbon monoxide ruled out
Residents in Maindee, Newport taken to hospital after carbon monoxide concerns
South Wales Argus
A spokeswoman for South Wales Fire and Rescue said that following an investigation, carbon monoxide poisoning had been ruled out...
Measurement of victims COHb% levels will help future investigations when symptoms are presented by multiple victims
Coroner to re-open inquest into hotel gas death tragedy
Herald
A CORONER is to re-open the inquest into the death of a young bank official who was overcome by carbon monoxide gas in a seaside hotel… “This has been very long and difficult journey for us. Miriam's sudden and untimely death has left a huge void in our family that can never be filled,” Siobhan said…. “We live with this heartache every day. We are extremely saddened that Miriam never got the opportunity to live her life to her dreams.”
U.K. and everywhere
Holidaymakers warned: Don't mistake carbon monoxide poisoning for a bad hangover
Manchester Evening News
Over the last 19 years, there have been 677 deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning and more than 4,700 'near-misses'… Those who survive can be left with paralysis and brain damage…
More news links below –
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
Don't get caught out with a £5000 fine: New rules you need to know if you are a landlord or tenant
This is Money
Carbon Monoxide is a highly poisonous gas that is very difficult to detect as you cannot see, smell or taste it. You may not be aware of its presence ... But it is up to tenants to maintain the alarms while they are living at the property with regular tests. This is not required by law, but rules make clear that it is not the landlord’s responsibility to continue to check alarms are working… Landlords would also need to install carbon monoxide alarms in high risk rooms – such as those where a solid fuel heating system is installed…
Useful little plots of jungle trees
New Straits Times Online
Trees absorb carbon dioxide and potentially harmful gases, such as sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide, from the air, and in turn, release oxygen… One large tree can produce one day’s supply of oxygen for four people…
Environmentalists push for more stringent statewide air quality standard
Casper Star-Tribune Online
Wyoming has four air quality regions with varying levels of restrictions. They range from the Jonah and Pinedale Development Area, where emissions of volatile organic compounds are prohibited. The state requires companies regularly check for leaks and make prompt repairs if any problems are found…
Northgate School District combats asthma triggers in children
Tribune-Review
The Health Department has long focused on improving outdoor air quality in communities near Neville Island… Nearly 20 percent of Northgate's students have asthma, ranking it among the highest in the county, according to research provided by the Health Department. The district includes the municipalities of Avalon and Bellevue, which are downwind from Neville Island and along Route 65, home to the Shenango coke works and heavy diesel truck traffic…
Benefits far outweigh costs of tackling climate change, says LSE study
The Guardian
Countries stand to gain more than they would lose in economic terms from almost all of the actions needed to meet an agreed global warming limit of no more than 2C above pre-industrial levels, according to the paper published by two research institutes at the London School of Economics…
Wildfires In Canada And Alaska Drive Thousands From Homes
WCQS
The wildfires are centered in the northwest of the continent, but their consequences are far-reaching. Thick smoke has blanketed parts of Wisconsin and North Dakota. It's triggered air alerts in Minnesota and Montana and muddied skies as far south as Tennessee and Colorado… And, of course, things are even worse at the source… In Canada thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes…
"From The Beginning" Emerson, Lake, Palmer - music link
Featured News Links – More news links below
Auto battery charging triggers alarm, out-gasses hydrogen, causing concerns, false positives on CO detectors - everywhere
Newport residents taken to hospital after carbon monoxide concerns
South Wales Argus
FOUR people were taken to hospital yesterday following concerns about carbon monoxide poisoning in their home in Newport…
Update - carbon monoxide ruled out
Residents in Maindee, Newport taken to hospital after carbon monoxide concerns
South Wales Argus
A spokeswoman for South Wales Fire and Rescue said that following an investigation, carbon monoxide poisoning had been ruled out...
Measurement of victims COHb% levels will help future investigations when symptoms are presented by multiple victims
Coroner to re-open inquest into hotel gas death tragedy
Herald
A CORONER is to re-open the inquest into the death of a young bank official who was overcome by carbon monoxide gas in a seaside hotel… “This has been very long and difficult journey for us. Miriam's sudden and untimely death has left a huge void in our family that can never be filled,” Siobhan said…. “We live with this heartache every day. We are extremely saddened that Miriam never got the opportunity to live her life to her dreams.”
U.K. and everywhere
Holidaymakers warned: Don't mistake carbon monoxide poisoning for a bad hangover
Manchester Evening News
Over the last 19 years, there have been 677 deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning and more than 4,700 'near-misses'… Those who survive can be left with paralysis and brain damage…
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
Don't get caught out with a £5000 fine: New rules you need to know if you are a landlord or tenant
This is Money
Carbon Monoxide is a highly poisonous gas that is very difficult to detect as you cannot see, smell or taste it. You may not be aware of its presence ... But it is up to tenants to maintain the alarms while they are living at the property with regular tests. This is not required by law, but rules make clear that it is not the landlord’s responsibility to continue to check alarms are working… Landlords would also need to install carbon monoxide alarms in high risk rooms – such as those where a solid fuel heating system is installed…
Useful little plots of jungle trees
New Straits Times Online
Trees absorb carbon dioxide and potentially harmful gases, such as sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide, from the air, and in turn, release oxygen… One large tree can produce one day’s supply of oxygen for four people…
Environmentalists push for more stringent statewide air quality standard
Casper Star-Tribune Online
Wyoming has four air quality regions with varying levels of restrictions. They range from the Jonah and Pinedale Development Area, where emissions of volatile organic compounds are prohibited. The state requires companies regularly check for leaks and make prompt repairs if any problems are found…
Northgate School District combats asthma triggers in children
Tribune-Review
The Health Department has long focused on improving outdoor air quality in communities near Neville Island… Nearly 20 percent of Northgate's students have asthma, ranking it among the highest in the county, according to research provided by the Health Department. The district includes the municipalities of Avalon and Bellevue, which are downwind from Neville Island and along Route 65, home to the Shenango coke works and heavy diesel truck traffic…
Benefits far outweigh costs of tackling climate change, says LSE study
The Guardian
Countries stand to gain more than they would lose in economic terms from almost all of the actions needed to meet an agreed global warming limit of no more than 2C above pre-industrial levels, according to the paper published by two research institutes at the London School of Economics…
Wildfires In Canada And Alaska Drive Thousands From Homes
WCQS
The wildfires are centered in the northwest of the continent, but their consequences are far-reaching. Thick smoke has blanketed parts of Wisconsin and North Dakota. It's triggered air alerts in Minnesota and Montana and muddied skies as far south as Tennessee and Colorado… And, of course, things are even worse at the source… In Canada thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes…
Cdc Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
New Movie Release 2015
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Public domain video from CDC. Carbon monoxide (sometimes referred to as CO) is a colorless, odorless gas produced ...
New Movie Release 2015
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Public domain video from CDC. Carbon monoxide (sometimes referred to as CO) is a colorless, odorless gas produced ...
Johnson County Contractor Licensing Conference
CO EXperts
A well put together video is found with the next link, but remember U.L. 2034 Listed CO Alarms are high level alarms. Use them for protection against accute levels, but be aware you can still experience symptoms of the poisoning even though the devices are in place.
About Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
DailyMotion
About Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
· 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
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CO EXperts
Johnson County Kansas - Continuing Education – – Video Link
About Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
DailyMotion
About Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
JEMS.com - ...site has been designed with this in mind – to create a visual, interactive, educational resource which can hopefully end incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning and save lives… For more information, please visit - www.thesilentkiller.co.uk
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
- U.S. Drought Monitor
- 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
- 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
