The Gas Safety Trust (GST) has launched its 2018 call for grants, welcoming applicants from researchers and academics looking into the prevention and understanding of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
Since 2013 GST has reportedly awarded £1.8 million to a range of gas safety programmes and projects.
The Trust, set up in 2005, is the UK’s principal CO research charity and has, in recent years, refocused its strategy on funding several strands of CO related research.
The Trust hopes this will help provide improved awareness and understanding surrounding the effects of CO.
Current research involves the Trust working with a range of medical and academic personnel from various areas including victims of CO poisoning, Accident and Emergency services, coroners, and low income households. One project will be looking at novel biomarkers in order to understand the physical and biochemical characteristics of CO.
Chris Bielby, Chairman of the GST, said: “GST has been pleased to have been able to support a number of important projects relating to gas safety and CO.
“We will continue to fund research looking at both lethal and sub-lethal CO exposure and ways to improve CO data collection and analysis, as we know that strong data will help successfully influence behaviour surrounding CO.”
The Trust looks forward to receiving applications by Friday 12 October 2018, that address, though are not limited to, these chosen areas of focus:
- The possible link between CO and neurological conditions
- CO exposure risks to pregnant women and the foetus
- CO in the leisure environment
- CO emissions from solid fuels.
Those interested in applying for a GST grant, are asked to contact Trust Manager, Adrian McConnell via [email protected].
