Carbon Monoxide

Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week

Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness Week 2024 takes place 18–24 November this year, and HETAS are continuing to support the campaign.

Welsh Government announce upcoming amendments to solid fuel installation requirements 

Changes to building regulations in Wales come into effect 6 January 2025, with amendments being made regarding the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in homes.

HETAS support the Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week campaign

HETAS is supporting the All Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group's (APPCOG) annual campaign which is running 18–24 November 2024.

Bruce Allen becomes Trustee of CO Research Trust

The CO Research Trust, has appointed Bruce Allen, chief executive of HETAS and Woodsure, to its Board of Trustees.

Decorating your fireplace safely

This a festive reminder to ensure you decorate safely this Christmas. Remember to keep to a safe distance from combustible materials when decorating your fireplace.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Here at HETAS we want to ensure you have a safe and enjoyable festive period with your family and friends. Here are some of our top festive tips to help you along the way, including getting your chimney swept and checking smoke and CO alarms. Be alarmed! Carbon Monoxide (CO) is an extremely poisonous gas…

Which? Carbon Monoxide Alarm Testing

Which? CO Alarm Testing HETAS and The Council of Gas Detection and Environmental Monitoring (CoGDEM) are urging customers to purchase audible carbon monoxide (CO) alarms from well-known and recognised brands after a recent Which? report revealed a number of cheap and imported CO alarms to be unsafe and unreliable. Which? recently put a number of…