Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

It's very important to be aware of the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and to look out for warning signs.

You should suspect carbon monoxide poisoning if:

• other people in your house, flat or workplace fall ill with similar symptoms
• your symptoms disappear when you goaway for example, on holiday andreturn when youcome back
• your symptoms tend to be seasonal for example, if you get headaches more often during the winter when the central heating is used more frequently
• your pets also become ill

Other possibleclues of a carbon monoxide leak include:

• black, sooty marks on the front covers of gas fires
• sooty or yellow/brown stains on or around boilers, stoves or fires
• smoke building up in rooms due to a faulty flue
• yellow instead of blue flames coming from gas appliances
• pilot lights frequently blowing out