The APPCOG holds regular events in Parliament, designed to bring together relevant stakeholders and discuss key issues within the field of carbon monoxide safety. The APPCOG also conducts research and produces evidence-based reports designed to advise government departments on policy making around CO safety, with a particular focus on the
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the
Department for Work and Pensions, and the
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In October 2011, the APPCOG produced
Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, which compiled evidence collected across a six-month inquiry and set a national strategy to eradicate CO poisoning through preventative measures such as providing CO alarms.
Carbon Monoxide: From Awareness to Action In April 2014, the APPCOG announced it was undertaking a follow-up to the 2011 Inquiry, including a focus on behavioural insights and
nudge theory. In January 2015, the ensuing report -
Carbon Monoxide: From Awareness to Action - recommended a more targeted strategy for raising awareness of CO in order to reduce deaths and injuries.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Saving lives, advancing treatment In October 2017, the APPCOG's medical subgroup COMed published
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Saving lives, advancing treatment . This report brought together a range of medical experts and made over twenty recommendations to improve the diagnosis and treatment of CO poisoning.
Carbon Monoxide Alarms: Tenants safe and secure in their homes In November 2017, the APPCOG released
Carbon Monoxide Alarms: Tenants safe and secure in their homes. The report advocated that landlords should be required to install CO alarms in all properties with a fuel-burning appliance. == Parliamentary Members ==