Portable Generator Safety - New CPSC Rule?

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,…

Is it a CO or No?

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…

Vacation Poisoning in El Pescadero, Mexico Kills Two

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…

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…

Landlord Responsibilities for Maintenance are Non-Delegable

Landlord Must Protect Tenants from Unsafe Conditions Hiring a maintenance company does not change Landlord responsibilities to keep an apartment or home well maintained and safe for tenants. By Rebecca Martin             The word,…

Carbon Monoxide in the Aftermath of Hurricanes

Hurricane Aftermath Equals Carbon Monoxide Don't let the aftermath of hurricanes be carbon monoxide poisoning and deaths. Too many storms lose more to generators than wind and water. By Rebecca Martin             The official start…

Child Saved from Gas Engine CO Poisoning

Another Hero needed because of an Indoor Gas Engine Another hero was needed to prevent a fatal CO poisoning because of a gas engine (a compressor) being run indoors, this time in an attached garage.By Rebecca Martin “We are very lucky…

Carbon Monoxide Prevention – Progress?

Need Constant Reminders for Carbon Monoxide Prevention There is no one solution for carbon monoxide prevention. Stopping CO poisoning requires a large scale legislative, regulatory and standards changes requiring detectors in all indoor spaces…

Carbon Monoxide At Work

Carbon Monoxide At Work Results in Death and Brain Damage Carbon monoxide at work can result in death or brain damage because one doesn’t have to be asleep to be poisoned.   By Rebecca Martin             We emphasize over and…

Wausau Theater Carbon Monoxide Leak

Marcus Cedar Creek Theater Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Leak A theater carbon monoxide leak on Sunday resulted in the evacuation of a Marcus Theater in the Wausau, Wisconsin area. 683 PPM of carbon monoxide was found in the theater where the…