Gas Safety
When gas is used correctly and with respect it is a safe and economical fuel. However - as with any area of expertise - people working with gas need to have the appropriate training and experience. Gas Safe Registered Installers have to undergo at least the minimum requirement of training before they are accepted on to the Gas Safe register. Most have significantly more training. The training and assessments that registered gas installers have are not only about the technical know-how of specific appliances but also about safety. All assessments have to be renewed every five years in order to keep installers up to date with ever-changing standards and regulations and to keep their knowledge fresh.
It is not only illegal for people to work with gas unless they are Gas Safe Registered, it is also highly dangerous. Statistics demonstrate that a significant proportion of gas work carried out by people who are not registered with Gas Safe is incorrect and therefore potentially unsafe.
If you need gas installation or maintenance work, make sure that you employ a Gas Safe Registered Installer with the appropriate training and credentials. Gas Safe Registered Installers will make sure that your appliances meet all gas safety and building regulations and that you have the necessary documentation you may need to sell your house in the future. If you are having a gas appliance installed or exchanged in your home please check the Gas Safe Register website for further information on changes to the regulations. Keep your gas appliance's "Declaration of Safety" safe - you may need it to sell your house.
Ensure all your gas appliances are checked annually. You can contact us and we will be happy to service your appliances. We will even remind you each year when your service becomes due to save you having to worry.
Check out our details at www.gassaferegister.co.uk
Gas Safe Charity
The Gas Safe Register has set up a new Gas Safe Charity which aims to put an end to deaths, injuries and illness caused by dangerous gas work and faulty or poorly cared for gas appliances in the home.
The charity’s aim is for everyone to know what to do to be gas safe. It will be working with many organisations to put in place practical solutions to see realistic and tangible improvements to gas safety in the UK.
Gas Safe Charity has a brand new website that gives independent gas safety advice to raise awareness of risks associated with gas so everyone knows how to protect themselves.
To contact or find out more about Gas Safe Charity visit www.gassafecharity.org.uk
Use the following links to find out more about gas safety issues.
