What to Know About CO
November is National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month. Each year, accidental carbon monoxide poisonings send more than 100,000 people to emergency rooms and cause more than 400 deaths in the U.S., according to the CDC. Studies have found that the number of accidental CO deaths has increased over the last decade.
Today on the podcast, we speak to Richard Roberts, a member of several NFPA committees on carbon monoxide and an active participant in the National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association. He dives into the science of how this deadly gas gets into people's homes, how CO affects the human body, how CO codes and standards are changing, and what people can do to better protect themselves.
Then, on Code Corner, NFPA engineer Shawn Mahoney talks about the requirements for integrated system testing for fire protection systems and why it's important. This episode first aired in April 2024.
LINKS:
See NFPA's carbon monoxide safety resources