Post by Roy on May 25, 2013 14:10:45 GMT
Portable Generator Danger
This is yet another tragic case of death caused by a portable generator.
Please think "safety" when using a portable generator.
Always run your generator on the bank not on the boat.
and make sure you have a working carbon monoxide sensor.
Back in 1988 when we first moved onto a boat, we came very close to losing our lives
due to a generator.
It was outside on the stern deck of the the boat, The carbon monoxide found its way
to the stair-well and over a short period of time filled the inside of the hull.
(and you can't smell it, you don't know its there)
If it wasn't for our pet dog Sheppy, we would not be here today.
It is something we have never forgot.
So Please Think Safety and take care.
***
Kelly Webster and Lauren Thornton killed on Windermere by generator fumes.
A mother and daughter who died after falling ill on a boat on Windermere in the Lake District were killed by generator fumes, an inquiry has found.
Kelly Webster, 36, and Lauren Thornton, 10, of Leyland, Lancashire, were found suffering from breathing difficulties on the boat on 1 April.
They were taken to hospital, where they later died.
A Marine Accident Investigation Branch report found fumes from a detached generator filled the boat.
Ms Webster's partner Matthew Eteson, 39, also from Leyland, was taken to hospital suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning but was later released.
The investigation found a portable petrol-driven generator had been installed to supply power to the boat.
The generator had been fitted with an improvised exhaust and silencer system which had become detached, it said.
This caused the generator's exhaust fumes to fill the engine bay and spread into the cabin at the rear of the vessel, where the mother and daughter were sleeping.
The boat's carbon monoxide sensor system did not alarm because it was not connected to a power supply, the investigation found.
This is yet another tragic case of death caused by a portable generator.
Please think "safety" when using a portable generator.
Always run your generator on the bank not on the boat.
and make sure you have a working carbon monoxide sensor.
Back in 1988 when we first moved onto a boat, we came very close to losing our lives
due to a generator.
It was outside on the stern deck of the the boat, The carbon monoxide found its way
to the stair-well and over a short period of time filled the inside of the hull.
(and you can't smell it, you don't know its there)
If it wasn't for our pet dog Sheppy, we would not be here today.
It is something we have never forgot.
So Please Think Safety and take care.
***
Kelly Webster and Lauren Thornton killed on Windermere by generator fumes.
A mother and daughter who died after falling ill on a boat on Windermere in the Lake District were killed by generator fumes, an inquiry has found.
Kelly Webster, 36, and Lauren Thornton, 10, of Leyland, Lancashire, were found suffering from breathing difficulties on the boat on 1 April.
They were taken to hospital, where they later died.
A Marine Accident Investigation Branch report found fumes from a detached generator filled the boat.
Ms Webster's partner Matthew Eteson, 39, also from Leyland, was taken to hospital suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning but was later released.
The investigation found a portable petrol-driven generator had been installed to supply power to the boat.
The generator had been fitted with an improvised exhaust and silencer system which had become detached, it said.
This caused the generator's exhaust fumes to fill the engine bay and spread into the cabin at the rear of the vessel, where the mother and daughter were sleeping.
The boat's carbon monoxide sensor system did not alarm because it was not connected to a power supply, the investigation found.
