Hudson Foley Memorial Campaign for Carbon Monoxide Travel Safety
Cathy, Hudson’s mother and Jordan, Hudson’s brother have appeared on BBC breakfast (31.07.24 at around 8.21). They brilliantly outlined Hudson’s life, his joys and his tragic avoidable death. Their aim is to let everyone know how to avoid this happening to anyone else.
Stephanie Boyle from the Safer Tourism Foundation also appeared.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0021lr1/breakfast-31072024 at 1.36.
Please visit https://www.safertourism.org.uk/pack-co-safe to learn more about Hudson and how to prevent similar deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Hudson’s mother, Cathy is bravely heading this warning campaign, assisted by the All Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group of MPs (APPCOG) and the Safer Tourism Foundation.
CO-Gas Safety has put her in touch with these organisations and supports her and her family. CO-Gas Safety thanks the family for their vital awareness raising work.
However, this work should not be left to grieving families. Please write to your member of Parliament about this. If you don’t know who your MP is please visit https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP
CO-Gas Safety calls for:
- CO alarms to BS EN 50291 to be on sale at all air, seaports and also major railway stations.
- A public warning campaign about the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) and how to prevent it.
- For all ‘gap year’ companies that provide paid for advice to young travelers to make it clear that a CO alarm to BS EN 50291 and information about CO are more important than such things as expensive hiking boots and rucksacks etc. CO alarms must be on all kit lists.
- Advice on insurance including repatriation. In the past, CO-Gas Safety has asked Ministers in the Foreign Office to either make such insurance compulsory or provide it as part of the passport fee, where it is not purchased. The motor insurance bureau provides this for uninsured drivers.
- Awareness that CO deaths and injuries don’t just happen abroad. Please watch our one minute film about Sue who had carbon monoxide poisoning – could save your life or the life of someone you love https://www.co-gassafety.co.uk/one-survivors-story/
- Testing for CO whenever practicable, in the UK particularly by the gas emergency service which at the moment does not have a legal duty to do this.