Think CO - An introductory workshop to carbon monoxide (CO) risks at home

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 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…