Carbon Monoxide (CO) Monitoring: What You Need to Know

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• Corporate Authors:
  North Carolina. Department of Health and Human Services. Division of Public Health
• Description:
  Monitor CO levels continuously if using indoor combustion sources. Properly train anyone using a CO monitor. Read manufacturer's instructions to determine how often to check CO monitors and in what locations to place them. Calibrate, maintain and test CO monitors regularly to ensure accuracy and reliability. Use these three fundamental measures to help reduce hazardous CO levels: 1) Effective building maintenance (specifically the HVAC system). 2) Good building and ventilation design. 3) Thoughtfully designed and executed renovation projects. Ensure a performance profile of the building ventilation system to ensure proper ventilation. In North Carolina the permissible exposure limit for CO in general industry and construction is 50 parts per million (ppm) averaged over eight hours. The Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) level for CO is 1,200pm at any given time, according to the National Institutes for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Best practice is to never allow CO levels to go above 150 ppm within any area at any given time. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Carbon Monoxide Education Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Air Monitoring Carbon Monoxide Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Information Dissemination Injury Prevention
• Publisher:
  North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061707
• Citation:
  Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, 2015 Apr; :1
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20100701
• Source Full Name:
  Carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring: what you need to know
• End Date:
  20150630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225141/cdc_225141_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 316.50 KB ]