With camping and festival season in full swing with Britain’s summer music festivals lined up ready and school holidays in full flow,
BBQ safety needs to be at the forefront of minds.
Whilst you may think it’s a good ideal to bring the warm
BBQ into the tent to provide a little extra heat during the cold summer nights BUT this can be a DEADLY MISTAKE! There have been many reports of incidents involving BBQ’s in confined areas (tents) whilst people are sleeping which has caused sever CO poisoning and even death.
Taking a
BBQ into a tent, caravan or any enclosed space whilst its cooling down after cooking can release unsafe levels of CO which can lead to CO poisoning – also known as the ‘silent killer’. The tell-tale signs of CO poisoning are headaches, nausea, breathlessness, dizziness, collapsing