Hudson Foley Memorial Campaign for Carbon Monoxide Travel Safety

Cathy, Hudson’s mother and  Jordan, Hudson’s brother have appeared on BBC breakfast (31.07.24 at around 8.21). They brilliantly outlined Hudson’s life, his joys and his tragic avoidable death. Their aim is to let everyone know how to avoid this happening to anyone else.

Stephanie Boyle from the Safer Tourism Foundation also appeared.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0021lr1/breakfast-31072024 at 1.36.

Please visit https://www.safertourism.org.uk/pack-co-safe to learn more about Hudson and how to prevent similar deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Hudson’s mother, Cathy is bravely heading this warning campaign, assisted by the All Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group of MPs (APPCOG) and the Safer Tourism Foundation.

CO-Gas Safety has put her in touch with these organisations and supports her and her family. CO-Gas Safety thanks the family for their vital awareness raising work.

However, this work should not be left to grieving families. Please write to your member of Parliament about this. If you don’t know who your MP is please visit https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP

CO-Gas Safety calls for:

1. CO alarms to BS EN 50291 to be on sale at all air, seaports and also major railway stations.
2. A public warning campaign about the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) and how to prevent it.
3. For all ‘gap year’ companies that provide paid for advice to young travelers to make it clear that a CO alarm to BS EN 50291 and information about CO are more important than such things as expensive hiking boots and rucksacks etc. CO alarms must be on all kit lists.
4. Advice on insurance including repatriation. In the past, CO-Gas Safety has asked Ministers in the Foreign Office to either make such insurance compulsory or provide it as part of the passport fee, where it is not purchased. The motor insurance bureau provides this for uninsured drivers.
5. Awareness that CO deaths and injuries don’t just happen abroad. Please watch our one minute film about Sue who had carbon monoxide poisoning – could save your life or the life of someone you love https://www.co-gassafety.co.uk/one-survivors-story/
6. Testing for CO whenever practicable, in the UK particularly by the gas emergency service which at the moment does not have a legal duty to do this.

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/camping-stoves-recalled-over-risk-29400295

See https://registeredgasengineer.co.uk/technical/co-alarm-rules-for-properties-across-the-uk/

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/scene-devastation-holiday-lodge-explosion-153814381.html?guccounter=1

Basically if in doubt and your regulator hasn’t been checked recently you should obtain the service of a Gas Safe Registered Engineer qualified in LPG to do this for you as soon as possible.

Huge sympathy to this family.

Please read this article: –

https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/24241779.familys-devastation-gas-explosion-destroys-home/https://

Please sign the petition

petition.parliament.uk/signatures/141786884/signed

Thank you.

Please see https://www.co-gassafety.co.uk/case-studies/fatal/

Please scroll down as we put them in order of date of death or incident.

A tragic death of a lovely young man.

We are very grateful to the family for their invaluable help at providing this case study and we look forward to working with them to improve safety in the future.

VOCs can be in the products of combustion or from other products such as paint, new flooring, furniture etc.
Helpful guide https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d7a2912ed915d522e4164a5/VO__statement_Final_12092019_CS__1_.pdf

We are posting items from APPCOG’s website.

Today we will be drawing attention to the victims of CO, and are sharing videos produced with the generous support of the Katie Haines Memorial Trust of an interview with Katie’s parents on her life and passing from CO poisoning, and a reel of Katie’s life. Please see videos available online via the following links:

‘Losing Katie’ Interview – Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week 2023 – YouTube

Precious Memories of Katie – Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week 2023 – YouTube

Videos are also downloadable via the COAW website linked here. When posting please do make use of the subtitled versions for accessibility.

Urgent recall notice for popular kitchen hob over risk of DEATH as hundreds of Irish consumers warned ‘do not use’

https://www.thesun.ie/money/11559170/urgent-recall-popular-kitchen-hob-risk-death-not-use/

28.10.23

Stephanie Trotter, CO-Gas safety Charity & Jonathan Kane with the IGEM 2023 Lions Lair award

by Ellie Curtis | 10 Feb 2023

Jonathan Kane, our CEO, won the IGEM 2023 Lions Lair competition held in London.

The now legendary IGEM ‘Dragon’s Den’ contest requires contestants to present to over 100 IGEM members for 4 minutes then answer questions.

Jonathan was one of 5 contestants and, speaking for CO-Gas Safety charity & KANE, presented why Gas Emergency Service engineers must test homes & appliances for CO.

This was poignant as this year the competition was renamed the Chris Bielby award in memory of IGEM’s former President & Gas Safety advocate, with the award presented by his wife & daughter.

Jonathan explained CO remains a significant problem and CO alarms cannot detect low levels of CO – The current WHO limit is 4ppm over 24 hours while CO alarms are not triggered until at least 30ppm is detected

Low level CO poisoning is dangerous – victims are ill and confused as are doctors & Accident & Emergency because blood tests are usually taken hours after CO has left the blood stream.

Jonathan highlighted the consequences: Disbelief by families, friends, medics and the Police and a nightmare for traumatized victims.

2 University studies showed over 25% of homes tested had CO levels well above WHO limits.

Jonathan explained CO testing was straightforward & quick – under 2 minutes using the BS7967 approved appliance sweep test – and our KANE458s IAQ – https://www.kane.co.uk/products/kane458s-indoor-air-quality – can test 4 rooms simultaneously for CO migration in 30 minutes.

Some Gas Emergency Service engineers now use KANE458s IAQ analysers to identify & eliminate CO in homes of vulnerable people, funded by OFGEM.

Jonathan asked this now include all Gas Emergency Service engineers since CO affects anyone, not only vulnerable customers, and asked industry to fund a CO victim support group run on similar lines to ASA, the Advertising Standards Agency.

After hearing all 5 presentations, the IGEM judges decided Jonathan was the winner.

Photo following
Stephanie Trotter, CO-Gas safety Charity & Jonathan Kane with the IGEM 2023 Lions Lair award

Jonathan thanks IGEM for organising the contest, Chris Bielby’s wife & daughter for presenting the prize and the CO-Gas Safety charity for representing victims so professionally for over 28 years, highlighting simple solutions to end these unnecessary tragedies.

For info on KANE & our KANE458s IAQ, visit www.kane.co.uk or https://www.kane.co.uk/products/kane458s-indoor-air-quality or call 0800 059 0800

For info on CO-Gas Safety, visit https://www.co-gassafety.co.uk

If you or people you know are affected by CO, call the Gas Emergency Service – For info, see here: https://www.co-gassafety.co.uk/emergency/

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