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Norfolk gas installer may face prison after gas explosion

HSE — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:27 +0000

A Norwich gas installer has received an eight-month suspended prison sentence and 250 hours of unpaid community service after his inadequate work on domestic gas appliances put the lives of a mother and daughter at risk in their own home.

Totton director fined after worker suffers burns

HSE — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:20:03 +0000

The director of a Totton company has been fined after an employee suffered burns while cutting the top off an unused propane gas tank at the director’s home.

Illegal gas fitter prosecuted for endangering lives

HSE — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:30:31 +0000

An illegal gas fitter has been prosecuted for endangering lives at a property in Surrey with shoddy and unsafe work.

Builder’s work on chimney put family at risk

HSE — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:38:29 +0000

A family was exposed to deadly carbon monoxide fumes after building work on a chimney caused a blockage in a flue.

Unregistered gas installer put lives at risk

HSE — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:45:33 +0000

An unregistered gas fitter has been prosecuted for illegally carrying out work on a house in Hucknall, putting residents’ lives at risk.

Ipswich gas engineer fined for illegal work

HSE — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:47:03 +0000

A self-employed gas engineer has been fined for carrying out unregistered work on commercial premises in Ipswich.

Unregistered gas installer prosecuted

HSE — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:35:43 +0000

An unregistered gas installer was caught illegally carrying out work on a house in Newark.

Suffolk mushroom grower prosecuted after workers’ lives put at risk

HSE — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:23:51 +0000

A company has been fined after a visit by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors found dangerous conditions in a factory on an industrial estate near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Bedford dry cleaners fined for safety failings

HSE — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:15:41 +0000

A chain of dry cleaners in Bedford has been fined after putting workers’ lives at risk from a poorly-maintained gas boiler.

Wigan landlord sentenced over gas safety risk

HSE — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:00:13 +0000

A Wigan landlord has been prosecuted for putting the life of a tenant at risk by falsifying a gas safety document.

Basildon landlord prosecuted for putting tenants’ lives at risk

HSE — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:15:00 +0000

A woman who owns a number of properties in Basildon which she rents to vulnerable families has been given community service for failing to keep their gas appliances well maintained and safe.

Carlisle boss fined after ignoring fire warnings

HSE — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:39:04 +0000

The owner of a pallet manufacturing firm has appeared in court after he allowed fires to be repeatedly lit at his premises next to gas storage sites in Carlisle.

Unregistered gas fitter’s work put people at risk

HSE — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:40:30 +0000

A Wrexham-based gas fitter has been sentenced after installing and illegally servicing equipment which could have resulted in harm to the tenants and landlord of a Wrexham property.

Lancaster landlord sentenced for putting lives at risk

HSE — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:40:08 +0000

A landlord in Lancaster has been sentenced for putting the lives of a family at risk by failing to arrange an annual gas safety check.

Staffordshire family exposed to carbon monoxide

HSE — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:30:12 +0000

A gas engineer from West Bromwich has been prosecuted after a family of five were taken to hospital following exposure to carbon monoxide.

Let’s talk gas safety – Have your gas appliances checked annually

HSE — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:30:57 +0000

At this time of year and with the recent cold weather, people will want to keep warm at home. But to keep safe as well as warm, it is important to make sure that your central heating boiler and all of your gas appliances are working properly and have them checked once a year by a Gas Safe registered engineer.

Gas engineer left pub kitchen at risk

HSE — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:00:04 +0000

A gas engineer from Ascot has been fined for work he carried out on a commercial catering gas installation in a local pub, despite not being registered for such work.

St Helens man sentenced over gas explosion

HSE — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:00:33 +0000

The Managing Director of a St Helens gas supply firm has appeared in court after he and an employee suffered multiple burns in an explosion.

RR908 – Vapour cloud formation: Experiments and modelling

HSE — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:45:44 +0000

Hazard analysis for overfilling of a tank with a volatile liquid is a complex and important problem but (prior to the Buncefield incident) had not been the subject of significant research effort.

Students keep gas safe – CO poisoning: don’t become a statistic

HSE — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:34:17 +0000

According to HSE statistics, every year around 15 people die from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. By law, your landlord has to make sure that the gas appliances supplied in your rented accommodation are safe for you to use. As a student, gas safety may not be your top priority, but knowing your rights when you rent could save your life.