Portable generators are one of the deadliest consumer products on the market, killing about 80 people in the U.S. each year and poisoning thousands of others.
and electric grid failure, according to medical examiner investigations and incident reports. The Louisiana Department of Health reported that at least six people, including Johnson’s family, died of carbon monoxide poisoning after Hurricane Ida.
Harding, the generator industry representative, emphasized that generators should only be operated outside with the exhaust pointed away from windows and doors. He directed reporters to the industry’s, which instructs users, “To protect yourself from these carbon monoxide emissions, all you have to do is take it outside.”
Marietta Robinson, a commissioner with the CPSC from 2013-18, said the Louisiana incident “demonstrates perfectly that incorporating a shut-off switch in a portable generator instead of lowering emissions simply is not a way to protect consumers from this hidden hazard.” She noted that Johnson’s side yard was so small — only a few feet wide, according to photos — that it would have been impossible to follow generator makers’ instructions to keep the machine about 20 feet from the house.
Based on its own simulations, the agency found that automatic shut-off sensors could prevent 87% of deaths caused by generators — lower than the 99% figure promoted by the industry — while still leaving some consumers exposed to carbon monoxide levels toxic enough to require hospitalization.
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