Carbon Monoxide Poisonings

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Families attack gas deaths jail terms
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/conte...A03%3A52%3A750

Heater malfunction sends four residents to hotel
http://www.phoenixvillenews.com/site...id=17915&rfi=6

Dog saves family from poisoning
http://www.wisinfo.com/dailytribune/...53876893.shtml

WAUSAU, WIS.: Family says dog saved lives
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pionee...in/8370408.htm

LANDLORD'S 'JUNK' HEATER LED TO DEATHS
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews...name_page.html

Bank Employees Evacuated
http://www.wjettv.com/news/default.a...ownews&id=4136

Cooker fumes kill scientist
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...222464932.html

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Hundreds back grieving dad
http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/News/...A51%3A17%3A577

Law change would save lives
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/conte...A35%3A03%3A327

CO detectors given away
http://www.alaskastar.com/stories/04...40408011.shtml



The parents of comic "Weird Al" Yankovich have died from carbon monoxide poisoning
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/2998342/detail.html


Council weighs CO rule options
Proposed ordiances on Tuesday agenda
http://www.havasunews.com/HAVASUNEWS...63&PubID=12226



L&I honors its unsung heroes
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/...al/8391496.htm

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Council OKs plan for CO problem in Channel

http://www.havasunews.com/HAVASUNEWS...63&PubID=12229

Rehab residents treated for potential poisoning


http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs...413010/-1/NEWS

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Protecting Against Carbon Monoxide
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/3034336/detail.html


'Boating's deadly secret' no secret
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...tlet5-247.html


12 Lucky to Be Alive After Suffering Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_114093435.html


Family Suffers Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
http://www.4utah.com/local_news/loca...A-C626B717F0B4


State Bans Teak Surfing
http://www.thewgalchannel.com/news/3032311/detail.html


Family Hospitalized Because of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=39&sid=89461


Carbon Monoxide from Boats a Hazard on Lake Havasu

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle...12669§ion=news


HOW TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/new...ts/8472202.htm


Carbon Monoxide Death
http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/688499.html


Poison gas kills man, injures his girlfriend
http://www.kansas.com/mld/eagle/news/local/8464958.htm


D.A.R.E officer battles ‘Silent Killer’ — and wins
http://www.roxboro-courier.com/secti...404172DARE.htm


Boating's deadly secret
People must learn dangers of carbon monoxide

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...17sat1-17.html


MP calls for free alarms for gas safety
http://ichuddersfield.icnetwork.co.u...name_page.html


Gas danger for boaters, swimmers
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0415CO.html

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Cockpit pollution
NASCAR concerned about carbon monoxide poisoning
http://www.cincypost.com/2004/05/01/...5-01-2004.html

2 hospitalized by plant fumes
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...3_dige01m.html

Kim Ode: Surviving our stupidity
http://www.startribune.com/stories/859/4751712.html

Teen Rescued from Cave Is Released from Hospital

http://www.kare11.com/news/news-arti...?NEWS_ID=63129


First carbon monoxide exposure could kill
http://www.freep.com/news/health/carbon30_20040430.htm

Teen who stumbled out of cave remembers three friends who died
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandf...te/8553797.htm

Family stricken with carbon-monoxide poisoning

http://www.gwinnettdailyonline.com/G...F9C03C119D.asp

St. Paul workers seal cave where teens died
http://www.kaaltv.com/article/view/56288/

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2004
Release # 04-141 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052

Portable Generator Death Reports Double:
CPSC Staff Discusses Ways to Reduce Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Deaths

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
today released a new staff report (pdf) announcing that reports of
generator-related carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning deaths doubled in
recent years. In 2003, CPSC had reports of 36 deaths from CO poisoning
associated with portable generators. In 2002, there were 40 deaths
reported. This was a 100 percent increase from the reported 18 deaths in
2001 and 20 deaths in 2000. From 1990 through 2003, 228 CO poisoning
deaths associated with portable generators were reported to CPSC. CPSC
staff held a forum today to discuss the new data and possible ways to
reduce the risk from generators.

"If you use a gasoline-powered generator, set it up outside in a dry
area, away from air intakes to the home," said CPSC Chairman Hal
Stratton. "Opening doors and windows or operating fans to ventilate will
not prevent CO build-up in the home. Even with a CO alarm, you should
never use a gasoline-powered generator inside your home or in a garage."

At today's forum, CPSC staff described the typical hazard scenarios in
which generator-related CO poisoning deaths occurred. About 40 percent
of the deaths (89) occurred during the winter months. Almost 70 percent
of the deaths occurred at home, often with the generator in a
basement/crawlspace or in a garage/enclosed carport. About 26 percent of
fatal generator incidents involved more than one death. Adults ages 25
and older accounted for about 80 percent of CO poisoning deaths
associated with portable generators. The majority (72 percent) of the
victims were male. "Virtually all of these CO poisoning deaths could
have been prevented by keeping the generator away from the home or
attached garage," Stratton said.

Attendees at the forum included generator and engine manufacturers,
voluntary standards organizations, consumer groups, retailers,
state/local health officials, and medical professionals. These groups
discussed technical approaches and public awareness strategies to reduce
the CO risk and also emphasized that a generator must never be used in a
home, garage, basement, or crawlspace. CPSC has more details about the
safe use of generators at: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/portgen.html


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CPSC Public Calendar
Vol. XXXI No. 32 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Washington,
DC 20207 May 19, 2004

Commission Agendas

There are no Commission briefings or Commission meetings scheduledfor
the week of May 24, 2004. For a recorded message concerning the latest
agenda information call (301) 504-7948.

Meetings Between Commission Staff and Outside Parties

All meetings listed below are open to the public unless otherwise
stated. For information on a specific meeting or to attend a meeting,
please call the contact person listed for that meeting.

Abbreviations: we use asterisks (*) to identify meetings for the current
week which have not appeared before in the printed Public Calendar. If
the meeting involves discussion of a "substantial interest matter,"
defined by CPSC's Meetings Policy, we show the date when we posted
notice of the meeting on the Master Calendar. The Master Calendar is in
the Office of the Secretary, Room 502, telephone (301) 504-7923. We
indicate whether a meeting is of substantial interest by the symbol (S);
we use the symbol (N) to indicate non-substantial interest meetings. The
Commission offices are located in the Bethesda Towers Building, 4330
East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland.

Under the Meetings Policy, a staff person holding or attending a
substantial interest meeting must file a log of the meeting with the
Office of the Secretary within 20 days.


Week of May 24 thru May 30

Tuesday, May 25

*Caroleene Paul, Engineering Sciences, meeting with the Window Covering
Manufacturers Association (WCMA) subcommittee to discuss issues that
will be presented to the full WCMA for consideration in revising the
current voluntary standard for corded window covering products; 9:00
a.m., WCMA headquarters, 355 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY. For
additional information contact Caroleene Paul, (301) 504- 7540. Posted
on Master Calendar 5/17/04. (S)

*Doug Lee, Engineering Sciences, attending meetings regarding proposals
for the 2005 edition of the National Electrical Code, NFPA World Safety
Conference,;Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT. The
meeting was requested by NFPA. For additional information contact Doug
Lee, (301) 504-7569, dlee@cpsc.gov. Posted on Master Calendar 5/18/04.
(S)

Future

Wednesday, June 9

Patricia Bittner and Treye Thomas, Health Sciences, participating in a
technical meeting of the Telomer Workgroup for the EPA Enforceable
Consent Agreement (ECA) negotiations for perfluorinated chemicals; 9:00
a.m.-4:00 p.m., EPA East Building, 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room
4225, Washington, DC. For additional information contact Patricia
Bittner, (301) 504-7263. (S)

Thursday, June 10

*Anna Luo, Engineering Sciences, attending a meeting of the Underwriters
Laboratories Standards Technical Panel for Portable Electric Luminaires
to discuss items related to the UL voluntary standards, UL 153; 8:00
a.m., Research Triangle Park, NC. For additional information contact
Anna Luo, (301) 504-7574. Posted on Master Calendar 5/18/04. (S)

Monday, June 21 (Public Field Hearing)

The Commission will conduct a public field hearing to obtain information
and views from the public concerning swimming pool safety. The hearing
will focus on drownings of children under 5 years old in residential
swimming pools and spas, as well as entrapments and entanglements in
suction outlets in swimming pools and spas. The hearing will be held at
the University of South Florida College of Public Health, 13201 Bruce B.
Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612-3805; 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m., Requests to
make an oral presentation and 10 copies of the text of the presentation
must be received in the Office of the Secretary no later than June 7,
2004. In addition, requests for audiovisual equipment (e.g., Powerpoint)
for presentations must be made to the Office of the Secretary by June 7,
2004. Oral presentations should run no more than 5 minutes.

For information about the purpose or subject matter of this meeting,
contact Deborah Tinsworth, Project Manager, Directorate for
Epidemiology, (301) 504-7307; e-mail dtinsworth@cpsc.gov. For more
information about the schedule for submission of requests to make oral
presentations and submission of texts of oral presentations, contact
Rockelle (Rocky) Hammond, Office of the Secretary, (301) 504-6833; fax
(301) 504-0127; or e-mail rhammond@cpsc.gov. (Please use the following
link http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr04/poolmtg.html to see
Federal Register notice announcing hearing, published on May 4, 2004,
Vol. 69, pages 24587-24589)

Wednesday, June 23

Patricia Bittner and Treye Thomas, Health Sciences, participating in a
technical meeting of the Fluoropolymer Workgroup for the EPA Enforceable
Consent Agreement (ECA) negotiations for perfluorinated chemicals; 9:00
a.m.-4:00 p.m., Society of Plastics Industry conference room, sixth
floor, 1801 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC. For additional information
contact Patricia Bittner, (301) 504-7263. (S)

Thursday, June 24

Patricia Bittner and Treye Thomas, Health Sciences, attending the
Plenary Session for the EPA Enforceable Consent Agreement (ECA)
negotiations for perfluorinated chemicals; 1:00-4:00 p.m., EPA East
Building, 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 1153, Washington, DC. For
additional information contact Patricia Bittner, (301) 504-7263. (S)

Addendum

Meeting notices printed in this section did not reach the Office of the
Secretary in time to meet the Tuesday noon deadline for the previously
printed Public Calendar. Under the CPSC Meetings Policy, however, staff
persons, including Commissioners, can meet the seven-day notice
requirement by placing notice of the meeting on the Master Calendar at
least seven days before the meeting. The Master Calendar is in the
Office of the Secretary, Room 502, Bethesda Towers Building.

In addition, the policy allows the Office of General Counsel to waive
the seven-day notice requirements of meetings of the staff personnel,
and individual Commissioners can waive the requirements for themselves
and their personal staff.

Monday and Tuesday, May 17-18

Arthur Lee, Engineering Sciences, attended a full committee meeting for
NFPA 72 to discuss activities for the 2006 edition of NFPA 72; Embassy
Suites Hotel, 8250 Jamaican Court, Orlando, FL. The meeting was
requested by NFPA. For additional information contact Arthur Lee, (301)
504-7539; e-mail alee@cpsc.gov. (OGC approved waiver of seven-day
notice. Posted on Master Calendar 5/13/04. (S)

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And you also have to worry about CO from burning underground coal mines
Underground inferno has acted to accelerate Centralia’s decline
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?n...d=482260&rfi=6

St. Paul hires company in effort to make cave area safer
http://www.kstp.com/article/view/147190/

With vacation season on the horizon, are you road-ready?

http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturd...vacation.shtml

Eight suffer carbon monoxide poisoning on Lanier

http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ha...y.asp?ID=81784

Gainesville Fire Rescue on the Lookout for Holiday Grilling Mishaps
http://www.am850.com/main.asp?News_Id=10377

A mysterious case of carbon monoxide poisoning killed Don Wilson (along with his 5-year-old son) at 29, after two no-hitters. J.R. Richard, who may have thrown the ball harder than any pitcher ever, was a shell of himself after suffering a stroke at 30
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...79_seam27.html

Assembly bill to require boats to post carbon monoxide warnings
http://www.napanews.com/templates/in...2-1CDAA8741D4B

First-floor bedroom was lifesaver

http://www.thejournalnet.com/Main.as...rticleID=43857

‘He was always interested in expanding his horizons’

http://www.thejournalnet.com/Main.as...rticleID=43835

My doctor was baffled by my chronic fatigue and suggested I lose some weight and get more exercise. Soon after, I had my car's brakes repaired, and the mechanic discovered a defective exhaust pipe. Carbon monoxide had filled my car for a half-hour every morning and evening. After the exhaust was fixed, the chronic fatigue syndrome disappeared.

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/...8753639.htm?1c

Survivor may exit hospital today
http://www.indystar.com/articles/8/149538-5188-009.html

Portable Generator Deaths Surge

http://realtytimes.com/rtcpages/2004...atordeaths.htm

Calls for law change after gas death
http://www.itvregions.com/news.php?r...n&content=6253

U.S. Warns of Gasoline Generator Dangers

http://magazines.ivillage.com/goodho...ew~xml,00.html


Tryon widow sues again over Wyoming resort poisoning
http://www.tryondailybulletin.com/ne...rticleID=14010

Al Unser Sr. Receives Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award; Racing Legend Raises Awareness of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRe...d=105-05192004

Brain-damage woman wins £1m payment

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=568782004

Dad takes gas fire fight to Commons

http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/conte...A58%3A45%3A677

Carbon-Monoxide Poisoning Kills One, Injures Three
Madisonville, KY
http://www.lex18.com/Global/story.as...3&nav=EQlpN7fE

Penske working with NASA
on clean air solution
http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/8634975.htm

Lake Norman Woman Speaks Out About Boating Danger
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/3286509/detail.html

Carbon monoxide caused teacher’s death
http://www.columbiatribune.com/2004/...507News013.asp

Poison gas threat in rented homes
http://ichuddersfield.icnetwork.co.u...name_page.html

'Non-crash' traffic accidents kill 350 a year
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index...ash-deaths.inc

Jury Awards $4.4 Million In Trucker's Death
Coroner's Report Blamed Carbon Monoxide For Man's Death
http://www.news4jax.com/news/3270912/detail.html

Child Suffers CO Poisoning
Mother is charged with child endangering when boy is left in running car.
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/news/504_cobaby.html

Meow-velous! Honour for heroic city cat
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Calgar...04/446306.html