Oregon –
NEVER run a gas powered generator inside your home or other enclosed space – they produce lethal levels of carbon monoxide. Always have a battery powered CO alarm nearby when a generator is running.
“Because the apartment building had lost power, crews determined the family had been running a generator indoors and cooking inside the apartment with a propane camp stove.”
Family of 5 hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning at SE Portland apartments (kptv.com)
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas; it is particularly dangerous because you can’t smell or taste it. Take necessary precautions to protect workers from the serious, and sometimes fatal, effects of carbon monoxide exposure.
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health : Carbon monoxide : State of Oregon
“Firefighters with @MetroWestAmb on scene of a carbon monoxide emergency in the 1000-block of SE Walnut. 6-patients assessed for exposure. Safety reminder: Do not run gas-powered equipment inside your home or business to prevent dangerous build-up of CO gas.” And make sure you have CO alarms installed to provide an alert in case someone doesn’t know this information or forgets.
6 patients assessed for carbon monoxide exposure in Hillsboro | KATU
“A new Fire Protection Research Foundation report highlights the nation’s enduring CO problem”
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nfpa/journal_2021spring/index.php?startid=20#/p/20
Beaverton, OR – “One patient was unconscious, unable to move on his own and one patient basically staggered outside with the help of Beaverton (police)…the call initially came in as a cardiac arrest.“
What’s in the air you’re breathing at work?
School closed as students test positive for carbon monoxide at Crestview Elementary School in Waldport, Oregon…https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2019/04/classes-canceled-at-oregon-coast-school-after-students-test-positive-for-carbon-monoxide.html
Corvallis Gazette-Times – Corvallis, OR
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