| Students who choose their term time | | | | should purchase one yourself from a DIY store |
| accommodation based on its distance from the | | | | and carefully follow CORGI's instructions on fitting |
| nearest shopping centre or night club are being | | | | it, or alternatively ask a CORGI registered heating |
| urged by CORGI to take more care over their | | | | engineer to install one for you. |
| selection. | | | | Being aware of the symptoms of carbon |
| If you are a student living away from home then | | | | monoxide poisoning is crucial. Do not ignore things |
| you could be in one of the most vulnerable | | | | like nausea, lethargy, headaches and dizziness, |
| groups of people at risk from carbon monoxide | | | | even if you think it could just be a cold, flu or |
| poisoning. The potentially lethal gas can escape | | | | over-indulgence the night before. Also, be on your |
| through appliances like boilers or gas fires that | | | | guard when excessive condensation appears in a |
| have not been properly installed or serviced and | | | | room, black or yellow stains are apparent on gas |
| because you cannot smell it you will not know it is | | | | appliances or pilot lights blow out frequently as all |
| there; hence the name 'silent killer'. | | | | these things could indicate the presence of carbon |
| Landlords must make sure that all gas appliances | | | | monoxide.If you notice anything out of the |
| in their rented properties are safety checked on a | | | | ordinary concerning your gas appliances then you |
| regular basis but as the tenant you should never | | | | should immediately arrange for a CORGI |
| make assumptions where something so vital is | | | | registered engineer to call, whether it is through |
| concerned. The advice according to CORGI is to | | | | the landlord or directly. |
| ask the landlord for an up-to-date gas safety | | | | Carbon monoxide is the silent killer; as a student |
| record and a carbon monoxide alarm and if | | | | you should be far from silent if you are in any |
| possible to check that the flame on gas appliances | | | | doubt whatsoever about gas safety in your term |
| is blue and stable. If the landlord does not agree | | | | time rented accommodation. |
| to provide a carbon monoxide alarm then you | | | | |