>>LAUREN VERNO: HURRICANE SEASON, OFFICIALLY STARTS IN JUST A FEW WEEKS MEANING IT IS
TIME FOR THE FAMILY
TO CHECK ALL YOUR STORM
SUPPLIES AND REMEMBER YOUR
READINESS PLAN PULL IT OUT BLOW
THE
DUST OFF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT
SAFETY COMMISSION WANTS TO
REMIND EVERYONE ABOUT THE
PROPER WAYS TO SAFELY STORE.
ALL YOUR KEY ITEMS THAT HAD TO
USE THEM. ONE THING YOUR PORTABLE GENERATOR WHICH COULD BE A LIFESAVER BUT IT CAN ALSO
BE DANGEROUS.
SO JOINING ME THIS MORNING HAS
KARLA CROSSWHITE FROM THE CPSC
GOOD MORNING KARL, THANKS FOR
TALKING WITH
US TODAY. GOOD MORNING AND
THANKS FOR HAVING ME. YEAH OF
COURSE YOU KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE
MAY BE PURCHASED A GENERATOR
LAST YEAR THEY’RE USING IT FOR
THE FIRST TIME THEY’RE PULLING
IT OUT BACK OF A CLOSET
OR SOMETHING WHAT CAN WE DO TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE READY
TO USE.
>> AGAIN THANKS FOR HAVING ME
TO TALK ABOUT THIS VERY
IMPORTANT ISSUE YOU KNOW
POWERFUL STORMS HAVE ALREADY
IMPACTED. MILLIONS OF FAMILIES
ACROSS THE
NATION ALREADY. IT REMINDING US
THE DEVASTATING STORMS CAN
HAPPEN AT A TIME AND THIS IS
FORECASTERS ARE PREDICTING A
MORE ACTIVE HURRICANE SEASON
THAN NORMAL. SO THIS IS WHY
BECAUSE HE WANTS TO REMIND
EVERYONE NOW IS THE TIME TO
PREPARE NOW IS THE TIME TO BE
READY TO KNOW HOW TO USE A
PORTABLE GENERATOR.
WHEN THAT POWER GOES OUT YOU
PULL IT OUT NOW IS THE TIME TO
READ THE OWNER’S MANUAL AND
SEE HOW. EVERYTHING WORKS
OUT WITH A PORTABLE GENERATOR
YOU WANT TO KEEP IT 20 FEET
AWAY FROM YOUR HOME, YOU NEVER
WANT TO OPERATE THAT INSIDE THE
HOUSE AND THAT MEANS NOT IN
YOUR BASEMENT, NOT IN YOUR
GARAGE, NOT IN ACROSS SPACE.
YOU WANT TO KEEP IT AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS AND
OPEN FENCE.
>> YOU KNOW IS IT IS A SILENT
KILLER INCIDENTALLY, IT’S
ODORLESS COLORLESS AND IT CAN
KILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
IN MINUTES. SO YOU HAVE TO BE
EXTREMELY USE EXTREME CAUTION
WHEN USING. A PORTABLE
GENERATOR AND THE ONE THING
THAT CAN HELP YOU DETECT IT IS
A SEAL ALARM. SO YOU WANT TO
HAVE.
OPERATING SEAL
ALARMS BATTERY OPERATED WITH OR
FEEL LIKE A BATTERY BACKUP.
AND YOU WANT TO HAVE THEM
INSTALLED ON EVERY LEVEL OF
YOUR HOME. OUTSIDE OF SLEEPING
AREAS AND THIS IS GOING TO
PROTECT YOUR FAMILY FROM THAT
DEADLY GAS RAY AND YOU’RE
TALKING ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE
THE COLORLESS
ODORLESS GAS.
>>LAUREN VERNO: AND THAT’S WHY
YOU’RE STRESSING THAT IT’S SO
IMPORTANT TO OPERATE THESE
MACHINES OUTSIDE AND WELL
VENTILATED AREA. SO WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS THOUGH IF
SOMEONE IS EXPERIENCING CARBON
MONOXIDE POISONING.
>> SO AGAIN CARBON
MONOXIDE IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY
THAT THAT BUILD AND SO
INITIALLY IT’S A PROCESS THAT
YOU GO THROUGH, BUT IT HAPPENS
QUICKLY DIZZYING IS
HEADACHE. FATIGUE.
NAUSEA ALL THE SYMPTOMS CAN
HAPPEN IF YOU EX IT FEEL LIKE
YOU’RE EXPERIENCING THAT GET
OUTSIDE RIGHT AWAY GET SOME
FRESH AIR. IMMEDIATELY AND CALL
911 TO GET HELP.
AND SOMETIMES LIKE I SAID IT
HAPPENED SO QUICKLY,
PEOPLE GO UNCONSCIOUS BEFORE OF
THE SYMPTOMS
EVEN OCCUR. SO AGAIN, THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE
VERY SERIOUSLY AND WE’RE
ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO JUST
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THOSE SEAL
ALARMS AND SMOKE ALARMS AS WELL
BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER HAZARDS
USING GENERATORS AND INCLUDING
ELECTROCUTION HAZARD AS WELL AS
FIRE
HAZARD SO. FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU
NEED TO REALLY SEAL YOUR
GENERATOR YOU WANT TO TURN IT
OFFERS LET IT
COOL DOWN BECAUSE OF THE SPILL
ANY KIND OF GASOLINE ON HOT
ENGINE PARTS THAT
COULD IGNITE A FIRE AND WE
DON’T WANT TO HAVE A HAZARD ON
TOP OF THE HAZARD AND RIGHT SO
THAT IT GOOD ADVICE THERE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THOSE
ALARMS ARE.
>>LAUREN VERNO: WHERE THEY NEED
TO BE IN THAT WE’RE PAYING
ATTENTION RETESTING THEM IN
MAKING SURE THAT
THEY’RE WORKING. THANKS FOR
GETTING US UPDATED BECAUSE WE
LOVE TO HAVE THOSE GENERATORS
BECAUSE THEY KEEP US
COMFORTABLE, BUT WE NEED TO BE
SAFE.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING
ME IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION
YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT
CPSC
DOT GOV. WE HAVE A SAFETY
EDUCATION CENTER WE CAN GET