Carbon Monoxide a Clear and Present Danger

Download or read book Carbon Monoxide a Clear and Present Danger written by Bob Dwyer and published by ESCO Press. This book was released on 2003-01-06 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This program addresses the hazards inherent in carbon monoxide generation and testing procedures. Additionally, it provides an overview of combustion analysis and the relation of building pressures to carbon monoxide generation. This training manual is broken into three sections: 1) Carbon Monoxide (CO) Explains: What CO is, how CO is produced, health effects of CO exposure, how to respond to an alarm, basic testing procedures, code compliance, and exposure standards. 2) Combustion: An in depth explanation of combustion analysis, troubleshooting, and remediation of CO production for both gas and oil fired appliances such as: boilers, furnaces, hot water heaters, clothes dryers, etc. 3) Pressure Measurements: A primer on how building pressures effect the distribution of carbon monoxide.