Gas Safety: What You Should Know

Gas Safety Week: The campaign is a national effort to raise awareness of gas safety in all homes and businesses. It was inaugurated in September 2011. Gas Safe Register representatives from retailers, manufacturers, and members of the public have been gathering annually to urge people to take good care of their gas appliances, improve gas safety, and encourage them to do so every year.

Why do we need an annual safety reminder

In the past year, over 700,000 incidents involving unsafe gas appliances were recorded. Gas leakage, fires, explosions, poisoning, and carbon monoxide poisoning are possible results of gas appliances that have been poorly fitted. Gas safety checks should be done annually. The heating season kicks off in September so now is the best time to add the gas safety inspection to your agenda!

Gas Safety Tips

• Every year, make sure to inspect your gas appliances -Checking the chimney flue and safety devices. Also, make sure you check gas appliances to ensure that they are burning gas properly. If you are a tenant you can ask for a copy your landlord's gas safety records. This certificate certifies that the gas fitting is safe and has been properly tested. Gas safety records are required by law to be provided by landlords.
• Check if your engineer is Gas Safe registered. Only Gas Safe registered technicians can legally fit, fix and service gas appliances. You can find a Gas Safe registered engineer at GasSafeRegister.co.uk (the UK's official gas safety body) by postcode, by company name, by service and areas of work.
• Gas Safe ID card checked by your engineer. The back of each card has all the information you need. This includes all kinds of gas work that a licensed engineer is certified to do. Each ID card is assigned a unique license number that can provide information about the holder and their qualifications.

The organizers of this event also Recommend to everyone that they be aware of Six signs and symptoms of carbon monoxide toxicity-Headaches, dizziness (breathlessness), nausea, collapse, or loss of consciousness. Unsafe gas appliances: You may notice higher levels or black marks on your property, yellow flames in the gas cooker, and condensation.

You can also get an audible carbon monoxide alarm. This will alert you to any carbon monoxide leaked from your property.