Is this the Year to Replace Your Furnace? How long do furnaces last? Manufacturer and industry recommendations are as short as 18 years. All furnaces should be replaced before 25 years. By Rebecca Martin October arrives in many parts of the country with thoughts of when is the right time to turn on the furnace? […]
When Does Carbon Monoxide Death Become Criminal? By Rebecca Martin Charles Suire, 49, suffered a carbon monoxide death on November 28, 2022 in a third floor boiler room at the Victory Inn and Suites, 3750 Washtenaw Avenue in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Perhaps a 2019 YELP review predicted what would eventually be set in motion by […]
Carbon Monoxide Big Part of Tenant Safety A landlord’s responsibility for tenant safety must include ongoing professional maintenance of furnaces, hot water heaters and boilers and functioning carbon monoxide alarms. By Rebecca Martin This week a family of four survived a deadly carbon monoxide poisoning in a College Park, Georgia apartment. The College View Hills […]
Carbon Monoxide Incidents Not Isolated in Hotel Poisonings There is nothing isolated about carbon monoxide incidents in hotels and resorts. Poor maintenance and failure to install CO alarms in all rooms predict that these deaths and injuries will continue to happen. By Rebecca Martin A faulty gas-powered refrigerator was the suspected cause of death for […]
Ames Iowa Apartment Carbon Monoxide Evacuation Carbon monoxide alarms prevents worse apartment carbon monoxide poisoning in Ames, Iowa, enabling an evacuation of 56 units before it was too late. By Rebecca Martin On Sunday afternoon, August 6, 2023, an apartment building in the 4700 block of Mortensen Road in Ames, Iowa was evacuated by Ames […]
Power Washer Causes Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Wilmington, Delaware A gas power washer resulted in a severe carbon monoxide poisoning in Delaware, in much the same way as gas powered generator would. Gas engines cannot be run indoors or in garages. By Rebecca Martin In Wilmington, Delaware this month, six children and two adults were […]
Proactive vs Reactive Hotel Maintenance The hotel industry is plagued by operators who put profits ahead of people in hotel maintenance, using reactive rather than proactive thinking and planning, severely risking guests safety. By Rebecca Martin The prime directive for those in the hotel management sector is the safety and wellbeing of their guests. Whether […]
Summary of the CPSC’s Efforts to Regulate Portable Generators The Consumer Products Safety Commission is once again trying to pass a Fed Rule that would require safety devices on a portable generator. By Rebecca Martin Wednesday, June 28, 2023: The US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) will take another run at instituting a proposed rule […]
Conflicting Reporting of Rancho Pescadero CO Fatalities Reports of CO being ruled out in Rancho Pescadero deaths of two Americans appear premature, especially considering both EMT’s also got sick and CO alarms were apparently disabled. By Rebecca Martin When two United States citizens were discovered deceased in their Hotel Rancho Pescadero room on June 13, […]
Two Americans die in Vacation Poisoning near Cabo San Lucas, BCS. Signs point to carbon monoxide in a vacation poisoning in El Pescadero, BCS, Mexico, killing two Americans. By Rebecca Martin On June 13, 2023, two Americans were found deceased in their room at the Hotel Rancho Pescadero, located in the Baja California Sur state […]