Home Secutity Systems

Carbon Monoxide – What You Need to Know

If you use gas, wood, oil, or coal as fuel for your home, you and your family may be at risk for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.  Carbon monoxide is extremely difficult to detect because it is colourless and has no smell or taste.  Although carbon-based fuels are safe to use under proper conditions, these fuels become quite dangerous when they do not burn completely and emit CO into the air.

When carbon monoxide is breathed into the body, it combines with the haemoglobin in the blood.  Haemoglobin is the part of the red blood cells that carries oxygen to all parts of the body.  When carbon monoxide is mixed with haemoglobin, the bodys cells, tissues, and organs cannot receive oxygen, and they begin to die.  Over time, even small amounts of carbon monoxide in the blood over time can be fatal or cause paralysis and brain damage.

The first effects of carbon monoxide may be dismissed as the onset of a common illness.  The headaches, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness and stomach pains that accompany CO poisoning may be passed off as the effects of food poisoning, a virus, the flu, or exhaustion.  Carbon monoxide poisoning can also produce pains in the chest, breathlessness, erratic behaviour, and visual problems.

Two of the most prevalent causes of CO poisoning in the home are flues and gas appliances.  According to the HSE (Health and Safety Executive), an average of twenty people in the UK die every year from carbon monoxide poisoning.  Most home CO poisoning cases are the result of gas applicances or flues that are not installed correctly or are not maintained as instructed.  There is a higher risk of carbon monoxide poisoning if there is not plenty of fresh air circulating throughout the home.

Educating yourself about carbon monoxide poisoning is the first step in protecting your family.  Even if you take all the necessary precautions, you are at risk for CO poisoning if there is a carbon-based fuel appliance in your home.  Share the information about carbon monoxide poisoning with family members so that everyone is aware of the dangers and symptoms.  One good preventive measure is to install a carbon monoxide alarm.  Compliance with British Standard EN 50291 and a British or European approval mark are two criteria to look for when you purchase a CO alarm.  Choose an audible carbon monoxide alarm so that your family can be alerted to the presence CO even during their sleeping hours.

Insist on a CORGI-registered technician when you install a flue or gas appliance in your home.  CORGI-registered installers are trained to set up your appliance or flue accordingly to safe procedures.  Once your appliance or flue is installed, have it inspected once a year by a CORGI-registered professional to make sure everything is operating properly and there are no safety risks to your family from carbon monoxide.  To prevent CO problems from your flue, hire a professional chimney sweep to thoroughly clean it every year.

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