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Silent Killer!
This Presentation Was Designed to Give General
Information About Carbon Monoxide for:
Emergency Responders
Fire
EMS
Police
Dispatchers, AND
General Public
This Presentation is Merely a General Informational
Guide About:
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
CO Accidental Poisoning, AND
Detection, Symptoms, Tools and Treatments
NFPA 704
The National Fire Protection Association Has
Assigned a Flammability Rating of 4 (Severe Fire
Hazard) to Carbon Monoxide
Flash Point: Not Applicable
Autoignition Temperature: 609 Degrees C (1128
Degrees F)
Flammable Limits in Air (Percent By Volume):
Lower, 12.5; Upper, 74
Extinguishant: Let a Small Fire Burn Unless the
Leak Can Be Stopped Immediately. Use Water
Spray, Fog, Or Regular Foam to Fight Large Fires
Involving Carbon Monoxide.
OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) is 50
ppm of air as an 8-hour Time-Weighted
Average (TWA)
NIOSH has Recommended Exposure Limit
(REL) of 35 ppm as an 8-hour TWA and 200
ppm as a ceiling
ACGIH assigned a Threshold Limit Value
(TLV) of 25 ppm as a TWA for a normal 8-hour
workday and a 40-hour workweek
RATIONALE AGENCIES