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“The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.” Joseph Conrad (1854-1927, bio link)
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How much carbon monoxide are you in when in any motor vehicle?
Did you know that many people do not measure the air they live in
and, after prevention there is no greater awareness than measurement?
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My partner 'was killed by a barbecue'
BBC News
Carbon monoxide, a colourless, odourless gas, had leaked from their extinguished barbecue. Hazel and Roland had been poisoned as they slept... "We were doing all the cooking, nice and safe, outside the tent," Roland explained. But several hours later they decided to bring the barbecue inside the tent to protect it from rain and passers-by... "The barbecue was cold to the touch. There was no smoke coming off it, no glowing, it seemed to be completely inactive."
Phoenix kids help rescue man from smoke-filled apartment
KPHO Phoenix
Five minutes. Firefighters say that was the difference between life and death for a North Phoenix man Saturday, and he has three school kids to thank for helping him survive… Firefighters said the man had likely fallen asleep while cooking chicken. When emergency crews arrived, they couldn't open the door to the unit…
Carbon monoxide looms as silent killer that must be reckoned with
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
Carbon monoxide is often referred to as “the silent killer” because exposure to the poisonous gas is odorless and tasteless — making it difficult to ... But carbon monoxide detectors are only half of the solution toward ensuring safety. An aggressive statewide public awareness campaign about the dangers of carbon monoxide is integral to our collective safety…
NOTE: Listed U.L. 2034 & CSA 6.19 Carbon Monoxide Alarms
VISUAL DISPLAY:
Must not display under 30PPM in normal operation
AT 70, 150 & 400 PPM display must be accurate within plus or minus 30 Percent
SENSITIVITY TESTING: Resist alarming first times shown, must by second shown time
70PPM [PLUS OR MINUS 5PPM ... [BETWEEN 60 _ 240 MINUTES]
150PPM [PLUS OR MINUS 5PPM] ... [10 - 50 MINUTES]
400PPM [PLUS OR MINUS 10PPM ... [4 _ 15 MINUTES]
“CITIZENS WILL CONTINUE TO DIE & BECOME SERIOUSLY ILL DAILY!” George Kerr - CO Experts
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VISUAL DISPLAY:
Must not display under 30PPM in normal operation
AT 70, 150 & 400 PPM display must be accurate within plus or minus 30 Percent
SENSITIVITY TESTING: Resist alarming first times shown, must by second shown time
70PPM [PLUS OR MINUS 5PPM ... [BETWEEN 60 _ 240 MINUTES]
150PPM [PLUS OR MINUS 5PPM] ... [10 - 50 MINUTES]
400PPM [PLUS OR MINUS 10PPM ... [4 _ 15 MINUTES]
“CITIZENS WILL CONTINUE TO DIE & BECOME SERIOUSLY ILL DAILY!” George Kerr - CO Experts
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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
CO and Air Quality News Links
Viewpoint: Protecting God's gifts to us all
South Bend Tribune
Like its chemical companion, carbon monoxide, that will slowly poison those who inhale the fumes almost without trace,.. The alternative, business as usual, represents a moral blindness that refuses to face both the local and global consequences. There is also no evidence that implementing the Clean Power Plan will impact negatively on the economy. Indeed, there is enormous opportunity for…
Air Quality Alert in Effect
KEZI TV
EUGENE, Ore. – Smoke from wildfires in Oregon and Washington made its way into the Western Oregon Saturday evening. Air quality was reduced in ...
Report: Cincinnati air quality among the worst in US
Cincinnati.com
A report released this week may have residents of the Tri-state thinking twice about that breath of fresh summer air… An analysis of the the American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report by 24/7 Wall St. indicates the Cincinnati metro area, which it described as Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-IN-KY, has the eighth worst air quality of any major metropolitan area in the United States…
Air quality can limit amount of exercise
Coeur d'Alene Press
Short term exposure can cause healthy people to have runny eyes, a runny nose and scratchy throat, loss of energy and even kick start bronchitis… Poor air quality is a much bigger concern for people with high-risk health conditions like allergies, asthma, heart and lung disease, which severely affect their ability to function. These folks are affected at much lower concentrations…
Even in 1542, Southern California's air quality was in question
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
The log of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, the first European to sail along California’s coast, refers to San Pedro’s harbor as “la Baya de los Fumos,” or the Bay of the Smoke, “because of the many smokes which they saw on it… Archaeological investigations indicate the basin was one of the most densely populated regions in North America. Could the smoke have been from thousands of cooking fires in the numerous Tongva villages in the basin and surrounding hills?
Viewpoint: Protecting God's gifts to us all
South Bend Tribune
Like its chemical companion, carbon monoxide, that will slowly poison those who inhale the fumes almost without trace,.. The alternative, business as usual, represents a moral blindness that refuses to face both the local and global consequences. There is also no evidence that implementing the Clean Power Plan will impact negatively on the economy. Indeed, there is enormous opportunity for…
Air Quality Alert in Effect
KEZI TV
EUGENE, Ore. – Smoke from wildfires in Oregon and Washington made its way into the Western Oregon Saturday evening. Air quality was reduced in ...
Report: Cincinnati air quality among the worst in US
Cincinnati.com
A report released this week may have residents of the Tri-state thinking twice about that breath of fresh summer air… An analysis of the the American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report by 24/7 Wall St. indicates the Cincinnati metro area, which it described as Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-IN-KY, has the eighth worst air quality of any major metropolitan area in the United States…
Air quality can limit amount of exercise
Coeur d'Alene Press
Short term exposure can cause healthy people to have runny eyes, a runny nose and scratchy throat, loss of energy and even kick start bronchitis… Poor air quality is a much bigger concern for people with high-risk health conditions like allergies, asthma, heart and lung disease, which severely affect their ability to function. These folks are affected at much lower concentrations…
Even in 1542, Southern California's air quality was in question
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
The log of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, the first European to sail along California’s coast, refers to San Pedro’s harbor as “la Baya de los Fumos,” or the Bay of the Smoke, “because of the many smokes which they saw on it… Archaeological investigations indicate the basin was one of the most densely populated regions in North America. Could the smoke have been from thousands of cooking fires in the numerous Tongva villages in the basin and surrounding hills?
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 ...
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:
- 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
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