Consumers Talkback Health and safety warning for gas heater users MAN

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NSW Health and Fair Trading are urging people who use gas heaters to warm their homes and workplaces this winter to be aware of the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.


The Victorian Government is currently considering a ban on open-flue gas heaters after a woman recently died from carbon monoxide poisoning in her Melbourne home.

Vicky Chen from NSW Fair Trading has more.


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