The leak, during a hockey tournament at the Bussey-Horwood Arena on Friday, was linked to the rink’s ice cleaning machine. “Basically the sooner you can get the carbon monoxide out of someone’s body the better,” said LeDez. Raymald Marchand, general manager of programs at the Canada Safety Council, said incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning at hockey arenas are relatively rare. “Maintenance of the Zambonis, maintenance of the ventilation system.” Marchand said rinks should have functioning carbon monoxide detectors and preferably a numeric one to provide particle readings. In January, a kids’ hockey tournament in Montmartre, Sask., was cancelled after some players developed headaches and officials suspected they may have been suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Source: thestar March 11, 2019 21:11 UTC