Carbon Dioxide Risks

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is used extensively in the pub and catering industries. Leaks from equipment can build up in confined areas. It also can build up in other industries where it can occur including chemical industries, plant growing and fermentation.

Build up of CO2 can be very dangerous in confined spaces resulting in death in extreme cases. Because it is odourless and colourless a person cannot easily detect an increase in CO2.

Legislation

The Confined Spaces Regulations of 1997 forces employers to be responsible for the health and safety of any employees who could be at risk of CO2.

How to protect from CO2

The CO2 Detector protects by:

• Detecting the presence of increasing CO2 long before it reaches unsafe levels.
• Sounding an alarm when a leak is detected
• Triggering remote alarms to warn people not to enter the room
• Switching on ventilation