How Dangerous Is It?
Because we can’t see, smell or taste CO, it can affect you or your family before you even know it’s there. Almost all homes have sources of CO, so it is important that we understand this toxic gas and how we can protect ourselves.
Born out of incomplete combustion in your fireplace, heating system or even in an electrical fire, this silent assassin is more lethal and unpredictable than you can imagine.
Carbon monoxide can accumulate in indoor space, usually as the result of faulty combustion heating and exhaust systems. This toxic exhaust gas is absorbed by the lungs and enters the bloodstream of people or pets that are exposed to it.
Normally, red blood cells absorb oxygen from the lungs and distribute it to all the tissues of the body, but carbon monoxide interferes with this process because it bonds very tightly to red blood cells and prevents them from transporting oxygen throughout the body. Although the red blood cells continue to circulate throughout the body, they cannot carry oxygen as they normally would. Starved of oxygen, the body’s tissues begin to suffer. This process can result in illnesses ranging from mild headaches to even death.
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Exposure Levels
Workplaces vary considerably in shape, area, and volume, though they can be divided into two key categories:
- Open Spaces – Comprised of large areas with adequate air flow, which can quickly remove any carbon dioxide generated since there are no confining walls or overhead surfaces. A good example of an open space is a flat lawn, such that any CO generated by a lawn mower is quickly dissipated by air or wind.
- Confined spaces – These include all places with little or restricted airflow, which increases the risk CO buildup even from small sources. There Are many circumstances that can contribute to CO buildup, including faulty venting of process equipment, lack of make-up air, insufficient or ineffective ventilation, poor machine maintenance, insufficient ventilation, and weather conditions.
Our Solutions
a.p.i. ALARM can equip your home or office with efficient and sensitive Carbon Monoxide detectors
- Installation outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home. It is best to use interconnected alarms. When one sounds, all CO alarms in the home sound.
- Test CO alarms at least once a month.
- Different sounds from the CO alarm compared to other alarms. It will sound if CO is detected. It will make a different sound if the battery is low or if it is time to get a new CO alarm.
- If the CO alarm sounds, get fresh air. Move outdoors, by an open window or near an open door. Make sure everyone in the home gets to fresh air. Stay there until help arrive wirelessly with the monitoring station and functions even when the phone lines are down.
A little step that can go a long way in saving lives of your loved ones.
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