Missing Carbon Monoxide Alarm Results in $3.25 Million Judgment

Tenant Awarded $3.25 Million for Carbon Monoxide Alarm Violation Failure to Install a carbon monoxide alarm in a rental property has resulted in a $3.25 Judgment against a Stevens Point Landlord, Pamalla Schneider in a March jury trial in Portage…

What to Do if Your Carbon Monoxide Detector Goes Off?

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GET OUT if your Carbon Monoxide Detector Goes Off What to do if your Carbon Monoxide Detector Goes Off? Get out of the toxic place before you call 911. Don't open windows and doors. GET OUT. Step 1: Evacuate the Premises Immediately Once…

Faster Horses Festival CO Deaths

Suit Dismissed in Faster Horses Festival CO Death Case The Michigan Court of Appeals has found no liability for Live Nation in carbon monoxide campground deaths, despite ultra hazardous nature of generator exhaust in camp ground. By Rebecca…

Furnace Maintenance: It’s not just about Safety

A Safe Home Requires Furnace Maintenance Furnace maintenance becomes progressively important as the days turn colder. October is a surprisingly bad month for CO poisoning as problems can arise the first a furnace is started up after months.By…

Carbon Monoxide Risks for Seniors

Seniors are at Increased Carbon Monoxide Risk Senior citizens face increased carbon monoxide risk, both because of the character and the age of there homes and increased vulnerability because of aging. By Rebecca Martin We have discussed…

School Carbon Monoxide Safety

Problems and Solutions for School Carbon Monoxide Safety School carbon monoxide safety must start with comprehensive preventative maintenance of fuel burning appliances and carbon monoxide alarms. By Rebecca Martin School is back in session…

Hotel Ratings, Rankings are Not About CO Safety

No Ranking Service is Rating CO Safety CO Safety, HVAC condition and Alarms are not evaluated when hotels are inspected for ratings and rankings by brands and rating services. By Rebecca Martin The hospitality industry has been an industry…

Carbon Monoxide Heart Attack?

Am I Having a Carbon Monoxide Heart Attack? Are these cardiac symptoms a carbon monoxide heart attack? It could be as carbon monoxide poisoning can cause a heart attack.By Rebecca Martin Imagine this scenario.  You call 911 because you…

Carbon Monoxide on College Campus

What Parents Should know about Carbon Monoxide on College Campus By Rebecca Martin                   Recently the New York Post published an opinion by Naomi Schafer Riley entitled “Parents need to stop crazy-shopping for…

Natural Gas Leaks or Carbon Monoxide?

Distinguishing Natural Gas Leaks or Carbon Monoxide Is it natural gas leak or carbon monoxide? While the two can coexist, the primary danger from a gas leak is fire and the primary risk from carbon monoxide is poisoning, including death. Gas…

Boat Related CO - Is Public Education Enough?

Boat Related CO Poisonings Keep Happening Old lessons need to be relearned to prevent boat related CO poisonings as they strikes Lake Powell again a generation after 2000 studies. By Rebecca Martin When two brothers died of carbon monoxide…