Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous gas, which has no taste, colour, or smell. It can make you seriously ill and can kill quickly without warning.

This fact sheet lists the signs of a carbon monoxide leak, the symptoms of CO poisoning, and what to do if this happens.

You may not really have thought about carbon monoxide (CO) risks in your day to day work or volunteering, both as it affects your clients and also you. But, there is a duty of care to you both. This online, hour long workshop run by Gas Safe Charity is aimed at front line staff and volunteers from social care, NHS, Fire & Rescue Services, the voluntary and private sectors working in the UK who visit vulnerable people in their homes.

The Think CO online workshop will tell you more about what carbon monoxide is and how it is formed, the sources, signs and symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, how to help prevent it, and what the implications are for you and your clients. In particular, the workshop focuses on long term, low level risks which can have serious consequences. The risks of CO poisoning increase with poverty and with spending time at home where CO may be present, but undetected. The cost of living crisis is also seeing unsafe practices arise as people try to save money.