Posts Tagged ‘gas safe’
Firefighters warn of chimney blazes
Posted on 03/01/2012
FIREFIGHTERS in South Yorkshire are calling for homeowners to start the new year by getting their chimneys swept – to reduce the number of blazes they are called out to. The latest figures available show that between January 2010 and the end of December last year there were 98 chimney fires in the county, including …
Landlords ‘should provide’ carbon monoxide alarms
Posted on 11/11/2011
Landlords with residential lettings should take steps to look after the safety of their tenants by ensuring carbon monoxide (CO) alarms are installed in all their properties. This is according to president and co-director of CO-Gas Safety Stephanie Trotter, who said having this equipment fitted or checked as part of their required annual inspections must …
Property owners given safety advice
Posted on 02/11/2011
UK property owners have been issued with some gas safety advice ahead of the colder months to help minimise their risk. Jeff Learman, director of communications at Gas Safe Register, said it is essential that people regularly have any gas appliances in their homes checked over to ensure they are safe. It comes after a …
Important Changes to Gas Safety Procedures – flues in voids
Posted on 19/08/2011
As a result of several incidents involving gas boiler flues routed within voids and/or boxed in, The Health & Safety Executive has introduced changes to gas safety procedures. Whenever work is carried out on gas appliances with this type of flue installation, it is a requirement that any engineer or inspector must inspect the entire …
