Re: CO Monitor Video

Demystify: 

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:43:12 -0500
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From: "Floyd, Karon" <Karon.Floyd**At_Symbol_Here**DHS.GOV>
Subject: Re: CO Monitor Video

How do we get the video?
 
Karon L. Floyd,
Center Safety Officer
USDHS, S&T
Plum Island Animal Disease Center
Direct: (631) 323-3332
Fax: (631) 323-3097
Email: karon.floyd**At_Symbol_Here**dhs.gov
 
Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break 
your word or lose your self-respect. -Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
 

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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] CO Monitor Video

Bless your heart, Frank.  That's really needed.  When all else fails, we 
have used the type of household monitor that will register the highest 
ppm reading attained between settings and then instruct our workers to 
test and reset every 30 minute to 1 hour.  We do this whenever we can't 
get those bums to stop using fuel-burning lifts and cranes in an indoor 
movie location. As soon as we see a peak exposure of 35 ppm, I send my 
guys packing.  That's way below the OSHA 8 hour 35 ppm standard and not 
very defensible since we don't know what the average would be over time. 
 I don't care.  Outa there!  You want the work done? Get electric lifts 
or get lost.

There is also a monitor sold to airplane pilots that will register and 
alarm at 9 ppm after a matter of minutes, at 16 ppm with a stronger 
alarm, and a really annoying alarm somewhere above that. 

But of course, the best ones are the continuous reading ones.  I specify 
these for ceramic kiln rooms, glass blowing facilities, etc.

I have a data sheet prepared for our workers that compare the EPA, OSHA, 
and other standards and also tell the dumb UL history of how a perfectly 
good CO monitor alarming at a reasonable level was screwed up by 
deciding that eliminating annoying calls to fire fighters was more 
important than people's health.  They should have kept the original UL 
standard for CO monitors and had the firefighters engage in a little 
public education.  

The simple fact is the CO detectors today will alarm in time to save you 
life, but not your health. 

Monona


In a message dated 1/26/2011 3:16:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
demer**At_Symbol_Here**EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU writes: 



	We produced a low budget video on Why Residential Carbon Monoxide 
Monitors Don't Belong in the Workplace? (Windows Media 
<http:​//services.ltc.arizona.edu/mediaservices/demer/co_monitors.wvx> , 
Quicktime 
<http:​//services.ltc.arizona.edu/MediaServices/demer/co_monitors.mov>  
formats) to try and dispel some of the misconceptions researchers have 
about the devices.  Maybe you all might find it useful.
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	Frank R. Demer, MS, CIH, CSP
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	Health Safety Officer
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	University of Arizona
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	Department of Risk Management &Safety
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	Phone:  520.621.3585
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	Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 210300, Tucson, AZ  85721-0300
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	Street Address:  220 W. 6th St., Tucson, AZ 85701
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