Key points
- This video provides safety tips for preventing carbon monoxide poisoning in your home.
- Preventive steps include keeping portable generators at least 20 feet from your house when in use and always having a proper carbon monoxide detector installed.
Script
- Prevent Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning
- Power outages can occur during emergencies (like hurricanes).
- Using gas-powered generators can cause CO to build up in home–poisoning the people inside.
- DANGER
- Carbon Monoxide
- Can't be seen
- Can't be smelled
- Can't be heard
- But–CO poisoning
- CO DETECTOR
- Can be stopped
- Prevent CO Poisoning:
- Install a battery-operated CO detector in your home.
- Use generators and any gas-powered equipment outside, at least 20 feet away from doors, windows, and vents
Content Source
National Center for Environmental Health
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