Carbon monoxide

Students SHOUT about dangers of carbon monoxide

Project SHOUT is back for the second year running and is enlisting the help of students across the UK to take part in the brand new University Challenge competition. Carbon monoxide which is also known as the silent killer, takes the lives of around fifty people in the UK every year due to leaks from boilers, cookers, fires and other fuel burning appliances.

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Crackdown on smoke and carbon monoxide alarm safety

Landlords could be fined £5,000 for failing to provide smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.

As part of a new crackdown by Plymouth City Council to keep private rented tenants safe, a new policy has been introduced, in line with the new national Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Regulations. The regulations require private landlords to ensure that there are working smoke alarms on each...

Stay safe from the silent killer this winter

People in Devon are being urged to keep their friends, family and neighbours safe from the ‘silent killer’ this winter.

Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week is the perfect opportunity to check that you and your loved ones stay safe from the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, the so-called silent killer– this is the message from Wales & West Utilities.

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Enjoying the great outdoors? Beware of silent killer

With the summer festival season in full flow people in Devon are being warned to keep safe from the silent killer.

Gas distribution business Wales & West Utilities is warning of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning from camping stoves and barbeques and is asking parents to make sure their festival-going teenagers are well aware of the risks before they set off on their camping...