Health and Safety Executive

Scalding risk from domestic hot water systems

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety alert aimed at homeowners, tenants, landlords and the plumbing industry following two strikingly similar fatal incidents in the last four years where a large volume of near boiling water poured through bedroom ceilings onto occupants sleeping below.

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