Generator Danger Warning
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• CO from a generator is deadly and can kill you in minutes. One generator produces as much CO as hundreds of cars. It can incapacitate and kill consumers within minutes.
• NEVER use portable generators indoors or in garages, basements, or sheds. They should always be used outside well away from windows, doors, vents, or any other opening.
• Always have a working CO alarm in your house. <
• Also, never burn charcoal grills indoors, even with ventilation. Charcoal also quickly produces deadly CO.
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Publications
• Portable Generators Safety Alert [ PDF ] [ PDF en Español
• Responding to Residential Carbon Monoxide Incidents [ PDF
• Surviving the Aftermath of a Hurricane [ PDF ] [ PDF en Español ]
• What to Know: Generators and CO (Carbon Monoxide) [ JPEG ]
Press Releases
- Cummins Power Generation Recalls Portable Generators Due to Fire Hazard [ HTML ]
Reports
• Incidents, Deaths, and In-Depth Investigations Associated with Non-Fire Carbon Monoxide from Engine-Driven Generators and Other Engine-Driven Tools, 1999-2009 (September, 2010) [ PDF ]; Also: 1999-2008, 1999-2007, and 1999-2006 reports
• Portable Generator Vibration Measurements (January, 2007) [ PDF ]
• Staff Review of Portable Generator Safety - CPSC Staff briefing to the Commission (October 26, 2006) [ PDF ]
• Weatherproof Portable Engine-Generators, Directorate for Engineering Sciences (May 22, 2003) [ PDF ]
Regulatory Information
• Generator Labeling
• 16 CFR 1407.3
• Final Rule: Labeling Requirements for Portable Generators (December 29, 2006) [ PDF ]
• Portable Generators; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Proposed Labeling Requirements (November 14, 2006) [ PDF ]
• Portable Generators: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ballot vote) (August 8, 2006) [ PDF ]
Generator Performance
• Portable Generators; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Comments CC 07-3-1 through CC 07-10 (February 15, 2007) [ PDF ]
• Portable Generators; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, COMMENT REQUEST (December 12, 2006) [ PDF ]
• CPSC Approves ANPR to Make Portable Generators Safer (December 6, 2006) [ HTML ]
• Portable Generators: Staff Briefing Package for ANPR, Staff Review of Portable Generator Safety (October 11, 2006) [ PDF ]
• Portable Generators; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (July 6, 2006) [ PDF ]