Simple preventive steps can reduce your risk of dangerous carbon monoxide exposure.
Some winter weather dangers are obvious: poor visibility when driving in the snow, slippery ice on sidewalks and frostbite on unprotected skin. Though it may not spring to mind as readily as the others, carbon monoxide exposure can be another hazard of the colder months.
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas created by burning fuels. Any appliance that burns fuel, from water heaters to lawn mowers, produces carbon monoxide…