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Carbon Monoxide

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Carbon Monoxide - Safety AlertsBack to Safety Education Resources

Carbon Monoxide Fact Sheet
Carbon Monoxide Fact Sheet

Protect your family from carbon monoxide dangers.

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning with Camping Equipment
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning with Camping Equipment

Never use portable heaters or lanterns while sleeping in enclosed areas such as tents, campers and vehicles.

CPSC Warns of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard with Camping Equipment
CPSC Warns of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard with Camping Equipment

Never use portable heaters or lanterns while sleeping in enclosed areas such as tents, campers, and other vehicles.

Fast Facts about Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Fast Facts about Carbon Monoxide Alarms

Prevent carbon monoxide poisoning in your home. Learn more in this easy-to-read safety alert.

Get to Know Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Get to Know Carbon Monoxide Alarms

Carbon monoxide (CO) is called the "invisible killer." You cannot see or smell it, but a carbon monoxide alarm can detect CO. That is why it is so important to have CO alarms in your home.

Is Your Home Protected?
Is Your Home Protected?

Install and maintain CO alarms in your home to protect your family against the "invisible killer."

Portable Generator Hazards
Portable Generator Hazards

Always use portable generators outside, far from the home. Never operate a generator inside a home, garage, basement, crawlspace or shed, or near a window or exterior vent.

Portable Generator Hazards in Spanish
Surviving the Aftermath of a Hurricane
Surviving the Aftermath of a Hurricane

Deadly dangers exist after a hurricane strikes. Safety tips on portable generators, candles, gasoline, charcoal and appliances.

Surviving the Aftermath of a Hurricane in Spanish

Carbon Monoxide - Safety GuidesBack to Safety Education Resources

Carbon Monoxide Doorhanger
Carbon Monoxide Doorhanger

Protect yourself from carbon monoxide when using portable generators. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas and can kill you.

Carbon Monoxide Doorhanger in Spanish
Portable Generators Pose a Serious Carbon Monoxide Hazard
Portable Generators Pose a Serious Carbon Monoxide Hazard

Use portable generators outside only and far from your home. Neveroperate them indoors or in the garage.

Responding to Residential Carbon Monoxide Incidents
Responding to Residential Carbon Monoxide Incidents

Guidance for first responders about residential carbon monoxide incidents.

The Invisible Killer
The Invisible Killer

Carbon monoxide (CO) is an invisible killer. Learn about the warning signs and how to prevent CO poisoning.

The Invisible Killer in Spanish
What to Know: Generators and CO
What to Know: Generators and CO

Using a generator indoors can kill you in minutes. Generator exhaust contains carbon monoxide. This is a poison you cannot see or smell. Only use a generator outside, far away from windows, doors and vents.

Carbon Monoxide - Neighborhood Safety Network (NSN) PostersBack to Safety Education Resources

2015 CO Poster Contest Winner
2015 CO Poster Contest Winner

Frankie, an 8thgrader from California is the 2015 GRAND PRIZE winner of the Carbon Monoxide Poster Contest. Congratulations, Frankie!

Carbon Monoxide Safety
Carbon Monoxide Safety

Inspect, detect and protect against odorless, colorless carbon monoxide poisoning.

Carbon Monoxide Safety in Spanish
Change Time, Change Batteries – A Habit That Can Save Your Life
Change Time, Change Batteries – A Habit That Can Save Your Life

When you change the time on your clocks in the spring and fall, remember to change the batteries in your carbon monoxide and smoke alarms.

Change Time, Change Batteries – A Habit That Can Save Your Life in Spanish
It’s Time. Check and Change Your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries
It’s Time. Check and Change Your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries

Check and Change Your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries.

Portable Generator-Related Carbon Monoxide Deaths
Portable Generator-Related Carbon Monoxide Deaths

You don't run your car indoors; don't run your generator inside either.

Portable Generator-Related Carbon Monoxide Deaths in Spanish
See It Before You Sign It
See It Before You Sign It

Most fatal campus fires take place in off-campus housing.

See It Before You Sign It in Spanish
Survival After the Storm!
Survival After the Storm!

June 1 marks the start of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, and meteorologists have forecast it to be an active one.

When Hurricanes Happen
When Hurricanes Happen

It’s Hurricane Season. Be Informed, Prepared and Safe!

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