BEWARE OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

Last week I read in the news about the untimely death of 3 people in Port Harcourt due to carbon monoxide poisoning and I was sorely grieved for the loss that resulted from their ignorance of placing a running generator in the kitchen and then going to sleep. It turned out to be their sleep of death. It’s a fairly common occurrence in Nigeria – a country with more than 90 million gasoline generators and the time is NOW to sensitive Nigerians about the danger of inhaling fumes of a gasoline generator.

Gasoline generator expels its waste in the form of carbon monoxide (CO) - a colourless, tasteless, odourless gas that is termed “Silent Killer” because its effect is not easily detectable while it is dangerous. If this terrible gas is not well ventilated and allowed to build up in a closed space, it can cause headache, fatigue, brain damage and death in a matter of minutes for those unfortunate to inhale it. As a matter of fact, carbon monoxide poisoning is among the leading causes of accidental deaths in Nigeria; mostly resulting from lack of awareness and power infrastructure deficit that necessitates mass use of gasoline/diesel generators.

How is this silent killer avoided? Simply by placing our running generators (gasoline/diesel) in an open space where the effluent gases are allowed to escape into the atmosphere. NO ONE SHOULD PLACE RUNNING GENERATORS INSIDE THE HOUSE! Not in the corridor, the kitchen, garage, bathroom or even on balcony that is enclosed. Generators are made to be placed outside in the open, not INSIDE the house. Even if it raining outside, NEVER place generator inside to avoid it from being rain soaked. Switch it off until the rain stops, please. Your life is more important than TV program or whatever temporary comfort that should warrant putting a running generator inside the house.

Kindly spread this message in the spirit of Negawatt Revolution and save a life from the fatal clutch of Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning. Believe me when I tell you that Renewable Energy is the natural solution to end the scourge of carbon monoxide poisoning. With time and through RE innovations being cooked in our labs at Zeus Energy Limited, we will never be grieved by untimely death caused by the Silent Killer again. God accenting to our aspirations!

See you soon.

WSO