Carbon monoxide precautions are a good idea, because it doesn91裸聊视频檛 take much CO to make a home unsafe.
This week, Nov. 1-7, is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week in B.C. and Technical Safety B.C., the provincial regulator of gas safety in British Columbia, is observing the occasion by trying to pass along information about the risks of carbon monoxide exposure.
The organization has been alerted to instances of people running generators inside their home during power outages, and using propane-fuelled appliances inside their homes, according to an e-mail to Black Press. Technical Safety B.C. is also concerned that people with carbon monoxide detectors sometimes ignore or even disconnect the device rather than heed its warnings.
91裸聊视频淐arbon monoxide 91裸聊视频� is colourless, it91裸聊视频檚 odourless and it does not take a lot to be fatal,91裸聊视频� said Craig Helm, gas safety officer with Technical Safety B.C. 91裸聊视频淥ne per cent of carbon monoxide in the air is actually fatal.91裸聊视频�
Helm has investigated several incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning over the years, including close calls in Port Alberni and other places and a fatality in North Vancouver.
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91裸聊视频淎 [person] who did pass away, basically walked into the house and just fell immediately. There were no flu symptoms, there were no headaches, no nothing,91裸聊视频� Helm said. 91裸聊视频淗e just walked into a house full of carbon monoxide.91裸聊视频�
Technical Safety B.C. wants to get across the message that homeowners with gas furnaces, fireplaces and ranges should ensure that the appliances are serviced annually by licensed contractors.
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Symptoms of CO poisoning, according to Technical Safety B.C.91裸聊视频檚 website, can include headaches and confusion, nausea and dizziness, and later, breathlessness and loss of consciousness. However, as Helm said, CO can be harmful in a short amount of time.
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