• Operate unvented gas burning appliances using paraffin or natural gas in
closed rooms .
• Operate petrol-powered engines indoors or in confined areas .
• Ignore a safety device when it shuts an appliance off .
• Barbecue indoors, or in an attached garage .
Always:
• Buy appliances accepted by a recognised testing laboratory .
• Install appliances according to the manufacturer's instructions .
• Have appliance installations carried out by professionals (for gas
appliances engineers should be registered) .
• Have your appliances checked regularly by a qualified service engineer .
• Have your chimneys and flues cleaned professionally every year .
• Make regular visual inspections of all fuel-burning appliances .
• Open windows when a fireplace or oil/solid fuel cooker is in use .
• Only install CO alarms that meet the requirements of EN 50291-1:2010
+A1:2012 in your home .
• Be aware of CO poisoning symptoms .
• Educate yourself and your family on the sources and symptoms of CO
poisoning and how to use your carbon monoxide alarm .
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