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The Direct Connection A newsletter dedicated to Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention February 2003 Vol. 13 Issue 2 Meeting Location Has Changed Due to security reasons, SAWS has requested our training building be moved to another location. Bexar Met Water District has offered their location at 2047 W. Malone. ABPA needs to decide what is best for them and will be discussed at the meeting along with other possible options. A sign will be posted at 615 E. Theo directing people to go to 2047 W. Malone. Be sure and sign in and have ID with you for security at the site. Thanks for your help in making this a smooth transition. CO Could Spell DEATH What if you knew a killer was stalking your home? A silent, deadly killer that could steal away your family’s lives without warningÖwouldn’t you do something about it? That can be the case with carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless, colorless gas produced by the incomplete combustion of carbon based fuels such as natural gas, fuel oil, charcoal, or wood. It can be emitted by any improperly installed or poorly maintained combustion source such as unvented kerosene or gas space heater, furnaces, wood stoves, gas stoves, fireplaces, or gas water heaters. Carbon Monoxide can escape into your home anytime during the year. The Health Effects of Carbon Monoxide Carbon monoxide interferes with the proper delivery of oxygen in the blood to the rest of the body. When you inhale high concentrations of the potentially deadly gas, it can displace the oxygen in your bloodstream and cause one or more of the following symptoms: Poor Coordination Confusion and Disorientation Fatigue Nausea Headache Dizziness Weakness If the concentration is high enough and the exposure is long enough—it can even lead to death. Approximately 1,000 people die each year as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. A Little Prevention Goes a Long Way There are a few simple precautions that can be taken to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. • Make sure that all combustion appliances (fireplace, stove, gas water heater, furnace, etc.) are (1) installed according to the manufacturer’s specifications and (2) properly adjusted and maintained. • Have a trained technician inspect all combustion sources on an annual basis. • Confirm that all combustion sources are properly vented and that your furnace has an adequate supply of outside (combustion) air. • Open flues when using either a wood-burning or natural gas fireplace. Cont’d on Page 5 Backflow Happens February Meeting Details Meetings of the San Antonio Chapter ABPA are usually held the second Thursday of every month. Dinner and refreshments are served at 6:15 p.m. sharp with the meeting at 7:00 p.m. the entry gates to the service center will be monitored by security. The meeting will start promptly at 6:30p.m. The next meeting is: Date: Time: Location: Program: Meal: Ron Renouf, President, ABPA ronrenouf@earthlink.net If all good things come from small beginnings, the rest of our meetings this year ought to go just great. It appears we weren’t quite successful in getting out the word on where the meeting would be held. I hope we have better luck with the February meeting at the Bexar Metropolitan Water District on West Malone. Thursday, February 13, 2003 6:15 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Bexar Met Water District 2047 W. Malone Flomatic Provided by ABPA-SA and Flomatic We have submitted a package to Kelly USA outlining our requirements and desires for meeting space at that location. The documentation which they had requested was also provided. We have not recieved a reply as of 21 January. We need to be sure we have a secure situation before we move the training building. Saws has been very understanding of our plight and has not threatened to evict us. Backflow happens. No alcoholic beverages allowed by Bexar Met Water District policy Futue Meetings: March: John Deere Landscape April: TCEQ SAWS Contact for Recycle Water Program Backflow Trivia Frank Snyder When did the TCEQ start the Customer service inspection requirements for the state? Answer on page 5 Office: 704-1236 Pager: 603-0067 Cell: 416-3003 Big Thanks TO: Morrison Supply for a great presentation!!!! “The Direct Connection” is published monthly and may be obtained by becoming a member of the ABPASA. Due to the expenses associated with printing and mailing, future editions will be mailed to members only. Opinions or facts within “The Direct Connection” are not necessarily representative of the opinions of the American Backflow Prevention Association and may or may not represent an official policy. Additionally, the opinions or facts of contributors or advertisers may or may not represent an official policy. Published by the ABPA-Region IV, Editor: Bruce Rathburn, Assistant Editor: Robert Stricker. Layout, Publishing & Circulation: Alamo Iron Works-Fernando Galdeano For further information about ABPA, contact: Bruce Rathburn 1222 N. Main (210) 704-7136 2 ® Backflow Prevention Assemblies Model 825Y Reduced Pressure Assemblies Contact: Febco PO Box 8070, Fresno, CA 93747 PH. (209) 252-0791 FAX (209) 453-9030 • All sizes are USC approved. • Lowest independently documented head loss in the industry. • Available from inventory now. INAL THE ORIG HOT BOX ® ENCLOSURES WWIP CORP. 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Do not leave a motor vehicle or gasoline-powered lawn mower running in enclosed spaces such as a garage or shed. First Aid for Carbon Monoxide Exposure 1. Get fresh air immediately! Open a door or a window. If you can, turn off the combustion device and get outside! 2. Seek emergency medical care. Be sure and tell the physician that you supect carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon Monoxide Detectors—A Good Investment? Small wall or ceiling-mounted carbon monoxide detectors can be useful and part of an overall home safety program. But keep in mind the following: 1. Most of today’s home-use carbon monoxide detectors aren’t as technologically reliable as smoke detectors, and 2. The installation and use of carbon monoxide detectors is no substitute for the proper use and maintenance of combustion devices in the home. If you do purchase a commercially available carbon monoxide detector, make sure that if meets Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (“UL”) standards. As is the case with smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors should be installed close to sleeping areas. Remember Only you can keep you and your family safe! Do it Now and Do it Right! Gauge Stolen Serial #240375 If you have information relating to the location of this gauge please contact 704-7136 PRIZE POOL THIS MONTH! Backflow Trivia Answer: January 1996 Alamo Iron Works Stocks Backflow Preventers And Spare Parts Shop online at our award-winning Web site: www.AIWnet.com Or call toll-free: 1-800-292-7817 Call our valve specialists with any questions! 5 “BAC-FLO UNLIMITED” TRAINING BY EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS “BAC-FLO UNLIMITED: DON’T SETTLE FOR LESS” BACKFLOW PREVENTION CONSULTING & TRAINING – INTRO. COURSES FOR CLERKS 40 HOUR TESTER CERTIFICATION COURSES - TNRCC STATE AND NATIONAL CERT. TESTER RE-CERTIFICATION COURSES (EXCLUSIVE: FREE PARTS MANUAL) SITE TUBES – BLEED OFF VALVES – GAUGE TESTING ADVANCED TROUBLESHOOTING & REPAIR COURSES EXCLUSIVE: FREE GAUGE TEST INCLUDED WITH TESTING COURSES FREE FUTURE TROUBLESHOOTING ASSISTANCE TNRCC APPROVED TRAINING CREDITS — ASK ABOUT ABPA DISCOUNTS NOTE: SAN ANTONIO TESTER COURSES ARE CONDUCTED BI-MONTHLY BOTH AT BFU'S NEW I-H 10 BOERNE LOCATION AND AT THE USUAL SOUTH SAN ANTONIO LOCATION EXCLUSIVE: TWO INSTRUCTORS FOR EACH COURSE & SEPARATED PRACTICE STATIONS LEAD INSTRUCTOR: Fred Baird – Over 30 Yrs. Backflow Related Experience Contact: Bac-Flo Unlimited @ Ph/Fax 210-698-0411 www.bacflo.com 6 SAFETY TIP Do you realize that attitudes your attitudes can, and generally do, determine whether you will be safe and healthy or unsafe and injured? What is your attitude about safety? Do you believe in it enough to act safely all the time? Or, do you just pay lip service to the idea without using it yourself? Let s see if your thinking about safety is constructive and sound or negative and insecure. What is an attitude? The dictionary says it s a feeling a point of view based on a strongly held conviction. It s the way an individual or a group of people think and believe a habit of thinking that often leads to a fixed way of acting. Attitudes can be good, bad, strong, or weak; and, they can change. Good safety attitudes lead to good safety behavior like wearing eye protection all the time whether the immediate situation demands it or not. There are good attitudes toward safety, and there are bad attitudes. Have you heard the excuse, The law of averages caught up with me after an accident or injury? How many of the following expressions of unsafe attitudes sound familiar to you? Your daily emotions can effect your attitudes. Don t let your troubles interfere with your thinking on the job, possibly resulting in injuries to you and to others. Emotions cannot be eliminated, and life wouldn t be much fun without them; however, they must be controlled and understood. We must understand one another if we are to work safely. It s a two-way proposition. Attitudes can be shaped through good communications. Safety considerations are necessary in every company. Knowing your job also strengthens safe attitudes. If you are in doubt, consult your supervisor for job safety follow-through. It s their responsibility to help you. Attitudes can influence behavior. Unsafe attitudes lead to unsafe acts that cause accidents. Unsafe attitudes can be changed to safe attitudes. By developing safe attitudes, you have everything to gain. What is Your Safety Attitude? Many people tend to ignore safety advice until an accident happens to them or someone that they know. The Behavior-Based, EmployeeDriven Safety Program (ESP) offers these five steps to help you develop a good safety attitude thus insuring safe behavior both on and off the job: Focus...Concentrate on your present task. If you are tired, bored, or distracted, you may slip up and cause or have an accident. Time...Take time and do the job correctly. Take time to put on safety equipment. Manage your time well. Make a list that arranges tasks by priority and do them in order. You ll be less likely to rush if you know you re getting your important work done first. Strength...Strength is not always physical; sometimes it s mental or emotional. Don t be pressured to take shortcuts or forget safety. Be strong enough to resist peer pressure and do the right thing. Responsibility...Think of yourself as a team member and take responsibility even if a certain task isn t your job. Even if it s not your responsibility, clean up that broken glass or harmful substance before someone gets hurt. Risk...Be smart and avoid risks whenever you can. Weigh the risks every time you do a job in a certain way, and even if the risk of injury is small. Trust me, I know what I’m doing. It slows me down. Accidents just happen. It can’t happen to me. Don’t tell me what to do. Safety is sissy stuff. I’ve been doing it that way for years. What causes these unsafe attitudes? Take the worker who won t listen to instruction or follow directions. Maybe he or she is a chip on the shoulder person who resents all authority. Maybe he or she simply lives in his or her own world and to heck with everybody else. The trouble with unsafe attitudes is that they can lead to dangerous acts. Some people seem to think they can ignore safety rules whenever it s not convenient to obey them. Maybe they are trying to prove that the rules don t apply to them because they re tough. Well, nobody is that tough! Chance taking is usually caused by unsafe attitudes. Life isn t a wheel of chance. You may think you re quicker, smarter, or luckier than others are and clever enough to beat the odds. But, real winners are people who refuse to take unnecessary risks. DON T TAKE CHANCES. 7 ABPA-SA CHAPTER 2003 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Committee PRESIDENT – RON RENOUF ................................................................ 696-1411 1st VICE PRESIDENT – JOHN SAMS .................. 567-2885 WK • 695-8949 HM 2nd VICE PRESIDENT – JOHNNIE IVY ............................................... 923-4575 TREASURER – JEFF KARNES .................................................... 413-9545 MBL ....................................................................................681-9237 HM • 599-6525FX SECRETARY – SCOTT OKLAND ................................................. 235-7466 PGR ............................................................................... 354-6573 WK • MBL 889-9559 SGT. – AT-ARMS – DOUG HESTER .............................................. 633-3296 HM TROY BAIRD (Supply Officer) ............................................................... 698-4494 Directors at Large JEFF HOFFMAN (past president)** .............................................. 415-9458 MBL ...................................................................................654-4645 HM • 654-6717 FX ROBERT STRICKER * ................. 207-8279 WK • 545-1832 HM • 207-3315 FX BRUCE RATHBURN * .................................................................... 704-7136 WK BILL HAMRICK **...................... 736-1892 WK • 242-8765 PGR • 736-1893 FX CARL MICHAUD **.................. 699-3614 HM • 215-5264 MBL • 688-3177 WK FRED BAIRD * ................................................................................ 698-0411 WK JIM HOLT * ................................. 658-5324 WK • 658-5325 FX • 413-6790 MBL JORGE LOPEZ * .................................................. 354-6555 WK • 889-3908 MBL DAVID TROUSDALE * .................................. 733-8001 WK • 830-228-5844 HM .............................................................................. 603-5424 PGR • 846-3101 MBL FALLON FOSTER ** ......................................... 495-9991 • 218-3723 • 684-8519 MATTHEW WILGEN **...................................... 823-7948 MBL • 657-6288 HM DAVID MYERS * ............................................................................. 599-1304 HM MIKE ALDRUP .............................................................................. 415-8610 MBL BRUCE E. PEARSON ...................................................................... 704-7136 WK JIM MABRY ..................................................................................... 734-8400 WK BILL SAHM (Honorary) * Term expires Oct. 2002 ** Term expires Oct. 2003 ABPA-SA DISTRICT TRAINING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN CARL MICHAUD ST 1 ASSISTANT FRED BAIRD 2ND ASSISTANT RON RENOUF RD 3 ASSISTANT BILL HAMRICK EDITOR ASST. EDITOR CHAIRMAN TRAINING COMMITTEE MEMBERS STEVE BAILY JORGE LOPEZ JEFF HOFFMAN (gauge test) ROBERT STRICKER TIM HOPKINS BILL HAMRICK (gauge test) (gauge test) 699-3614 698-0411 696-1411 736-1892 NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE BRUCE RATHBURN ALL BOARD MEMBERS (assigned monthly duty) PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE BRUCE PEARSON 704-7136 8 9 WATTS, THE BROADEST LINE IN BACKFLOW PREVENTION... offers as standard a double check valve assembly that can be mounted in a meter box with test cocks & access covers pointing up for ease of maintenance. 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