Hunter H33 - Page 53

Hu
nt
e
r
33
• Boatin
g
Safet
y
4.
9
“
A workin
g
smoke alarm can save lives. It’s that simple
and that important,”
I
f
y
ou would like to purchase additional
CO
detectors
and receive a special purchase price, please con-
t
ac
t
ou
r
Cus
t
o
m
e
r
Se
rvi
ce
H
o
tlin
e
a
t
8
00-771-5556,
O
n the next couple pa
g
es we will review some o
f
the
CO
ha
z
a
r
ds.
4
.2.10 Carbon Monoxide Revie
w
E
ver
y
one is at risk
f
or
C
arbon Monoxide poisonin
g
!
P
articularl
y
sensitive are children, pre
g
nant women, the
eld
er
ly
, an
d
peop
l
e w
i
t
h
l
un
g
di
sease,
h
eart
di
sease, or
a
n
e
mi
a
!
WHY? Because Carbon Monoxide is an odorless, color-
less
g
as that prevents the blood
f
rom carr
y
in
g
ox
yg
en
to the vital or
g
ans.
CO
(C
arbon Monoxide
)
is 200 times
more
lik
e
ly
to rep
l
ace ox
yg
en
i
n t
h
e
bl
oo
d.
C
heck the s
y
mptoms o
f
C
arbon Monoxide poisonin
g
in
this chapter
(
4.2.4
)
a
g
ain ri
g
ht now, so
y
ou will be able to
reco
g
nize these s
y
mptoms should the
y
ever arise.
DANGER
! !
M
il
d
Exposur
e
100
– 4
00
PPM
(
parts per million
)
causes
h
eadac
h
es
a
n
d
fati
g
ue resemblin
g
the flu.
Med
i
u
m
e
x
pos
u
re
4
00
–
800
PPM
c
auses severe headaches,
d
rows
i
ness, nausea, an
d
r
apid heart rate
.
Extr
e
m
e
e
x
pos
u
re
o
v
e
r
800
PPM r
esu
lt
s
in
u
n
co
n
sc
i
ous
-
n
ess, convulsions, heart
or respirator
y
f
ailure, and
dea
th
.
M
an
y
reported cases o
f
C
arbon Monoxide poisonin
g
determined that while victims are aware the
y
are not
we
ll
, t
h
e
y
b
ecome so
di
sor
i
ente
d
, t
h
e
y
are una
bl
e to save
themselves b
y
either exitin
g
the buildin
g
or callin
g
f
or
assistance. Also, children and pets ma
y
be a
ff
ected
f
irst.
C
arbon Monoxide
g
as is produced when an
y
t
y
pe o
f
f
uel
is incompletel
y
burned.
G
asoline en
g
ines and
f
uel burn-
in
g
appliances
(
furnace, fireplace, oven, stove, water
heater, etc.
)
also, space heaters,
g
as, and charcoal
g
rills
produce
CO
.
E
xtended operation of unvented fuel burnin
g
appliances
(
ran
g
e, oven,
f
ireplace, etc.
)
can build up hi
g
h
CO
lev-
e
l
s
.
CAUTION
! !
T
his alarm will onl
y
indicate the presence of Carbon
M
onoxide
g
as at the sensor. Carbon Monoxide
g
as
m
a
y
be present in other areas
.
WARNING
! !
T
o reduce the risk of Carbon Monoxide poisonin
g
, test
t
he alarm’s o
p
eration after the boat has been in stor-
ag
e, before each trip, and once a week durin
g
use
.
DO
N
O
T attempt to test the alarm b
y
an
y
other
means than b
y
usin
g
the Test
/
Reset button.
DO
N
O
T attem
p
t to
p
roduce C
O
to test the alarm. The
Test
/
Reset button tests all
f
unctions o
f
the alarm and is
the onl
y
safe wa
y
to be sure the alarm is workin
g
prop-
e
r
ly.
O
nce a
g
ain, here and now, check in the DC Electric
c
hapter on the operation of
y
our C
O
detector. Learn how
to use it, how it works, what the alarm si
g
nals are, and
what
y
our response should be.
DA NG ER
! !
Actuation of
y
our CO alarm indicates the presence of
Carbon Monoxide
(
CO
)
which will KILL YOU! If the
a
larm sounds
:
1. Press the Reset
/S
ilence button
.
2. Call Emer
g
enc
y
Services: Write the number here
____________________________.
3
. Immediatel
y
move to fresh air, outdoors, or to an open
window or door. Do a head count to check that all persons
are accounted
f
or. Do not re-enter the premises nor move
awa
y
from an open door or window until the emer
g
enc
y
responders have arrived, the premises have been aired
o
ut, and
y
our alarm remains in its normal operation.
4. A
f
ter
f
ollowin
g
steps 1, 2, and 3, i
f
y
our alarm reacti-
vates in a 24 hour period, repeat steps 1 – 3 and call a
q
ualified a
pp
liance technician:
Write the number here _________________________
_
Wh
ere to
I
nsta
ll
Al
arms
:
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