About Carbon Monoxide Posioning (CO)
Your health depends on the safety of your
heating appliances. If you have been injured as a
result of Carbon Monoxide poisoning you could claim compensation.
The facts
- Carbon monoxide (CO) appears all around us and exposure can come from many different situations
- Dangerous due to its colourless and odourless qualities
- Kills 20-30 people every year
- Many more suffer ill effects because of exposure to the gas
Carbon monoxide is typically produced by gas appliances (or other heating appliances) in the home or in the workplace as an exhaust gas. Maintenance of those appliances is crucial to make sure carbon monoxide is expelled as a harmless gas into the atmosphere.
What are the symptoms of Carbon Monoxide poisoning?
The symptoms of Carbon Monoxide exposure vary with the amount of gas inhaled:
- Low level - feelings of nausea, headaches, shortness of breath and dizziness
- High level - potentially fatal
Seek help immediately if you have had exposure to Carbon Monoxide gas.
Mrs B moved into new accommodation provided by a local housing association. Shortly after moving into the house, she started to experience flu-like symptoms and bouts of fatigue, dizziness and nausea. She also started to experience problems with her boiler and her central heating, which would often fail to come on. She contacted the housing association who sent out an engineer. After the all clear from the engineer Mrs B's boiler broke down again. A 2nd engineer was sent out who immediately condemned the boiler and turned off the gas supply to the property, indicating that the flue pipe had been blocked and had been leaking carbon monoxide. Following this news, Mrs B consulted her GP who advised her following a blood test that they had found dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in her bloodstream and that she was lucky to be alive.
Mrs B contacted Simpson Millar LLP who have pursued a claim on her behalf. The housing association quickly admitted they were at fault and a settlement of the claim was achieved.
Signs of Carbon Monoxide leaks:
- sooty deposits on or around appliances, and
- flames which burn yellow instead of blue
If you have concerns about carbon monoxide or a gas leak you should call the gas emergency line on 0800 111 999.
Your landlord or employer could have let you down and you may wish to know whether you can claim compensation.
To find out more about Carbon Monoxide poisoning read our guide now. 
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