Many research projects have looked into the safety of home appliances.
However, until now there has been a lot less emphasis on public opinion or general awareness of how to ensure you have a safe home.
Campaigners, such as the Carbon Monoxide Consumer Awareness Alliance (COCAA) and the CO-Gas Safety Society, have been pushing the government for years to increase spending on publicity to educate everyone on the dangers of Carbon Monoxide poisoning.
And from my experience, I have met far too many people who do not know how to protect their homes from gas escapes, or what they should do in an emergency.
This study, which was commissioned by Britain’s home safety company, CORGI, is the biggest and most comprehensive analysis into how residents across the country view home safety. It also focuses on the perception of trades people, as well as the role of landlords, the importance of regular maintenance checks and how the economic downturn is affecting safety in the 20 million homes in Britain that use gas.
The report aims to be insightful, informative and up-to-date in order to boost the public profile of home safety and encourage everyone to keep their homes and families safe from Carbon Monoxide.
Summary Recommendations:
- Intensification of media focus on the importance of home safety to educate and raise awareness
- Encourage residents to use accredited trades professionals by improving the public’s image of them through the media and campaigns
- Maintain a high profile for home safety throughout the economic downturn
- Greater scrutiny of landlords with regards to their legal duty to provide their tenants with home safety information
- Promotion of integrated home safety combining the hazards of fire, domestic accidents and Carbon Monoxide
- More information in the public domain on the dangers of Carbon Monoxide poisoning, its symptoms and how to mitigate it
Download full copy of home safety report here...
