The aim of this inspection campaign is to obtain assurance that LPG users (and suppliers) are undertaking sensible and proportionate management of the risks arising from small and medium-sized bulk vessel LPG installations, including the replacement or ongoing inspection of buried metallic pipework.
Category: Gas
Carbon monoxide awareness week warning to rogue gas fitters
Rogue gas fitters are being warned that they will be taken to task over shoddy jobs that risk lives.
Suspended prison sentence for gas fraud plumber
A plumber from Mansfield has been given two suspended prison sentences and 100 hours community service for endangering homeowners’ lives in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week
HSE is pleased to back Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week by raising awareness that ‘Cowboys and Gas don’t mix’ – If you use an unregistered gas engineer you could be putting your life at risk.
HSE warns of dangers of using unregistered gas fitters
The HSE has warned of the dangers of using unregistered gas fitters after a Lincolnshire plumber carried out work which posed a risk to public safety.
Asbestos: The Hidden Killer - HSE Podcast
In this episode: HSE’s Steve Coldrick talks about the Asbestos - the Hidden Killer campaign.
HSE warns illegal gas fitters will be punished in court
HSE is warning illegal gas fitters that their dangerous and potentially life threatening behaviour will not be tolerated.
Podcast - Asbestos: The Hidden Killer
In the October podcast, HSE’s Steve Coldrick talks about the Asbestos - the Hidden Killer campaign.
Landlord fined for failing to protect tenant
HSE is warning landlords to be extra vigilant in ensuring the properties they own contain safe gas appliances that are correctly checked and certified.
Construction Infonet - October 2009
Construction Infonet is a free e-Bulletin from HSE to provide a regular update on health and safety issues for all in the construction industry.
Health and safety statistics 2008/09
The latest statistics on work-related health and safety - work-related ill-health, injuries, dangerous occurrences,
Development of sites at which natural gas is stored in depleted/partially depleted reservoirs
This SPC provides guidance on the application of Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) and Pipelines Safety regulations (PSR)
HSE Newsletter (October/November)
Subscribe to HSE’s Health and Safety Newsletter and you’ll find out the best ways to tackle today’s key health and safety issues.
Comparing subsurface migration of LPG with natural gas
A programme of experiments assessed differences in behaviour between leaks of natural gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from buried pipes,
Gas Safe Register - gas and cowboys don’t mix TV advert
Illegal gas workers put your life at risk, Watch the new Gas Safe Register TV advert and spread the word that ‘gas and cowboys don’t mix’.
Cambridgeshire landlord jailed for 16 months for breaking gas safety laws
A Cambridgeshire landlord has been jailed for 16 months after he admitted perverting the course of justice
HSE prosecution prompts warning to landlords
HSE is warning landlords to be extra vigilant in ensuring the properties they own contain safe gas appliances that are correctly checked and certified.
Cowboys and Gas don’t mix
If you use an unregistered gas engineers you could be putting your life at risk. Anyone employed to work on gas
Gas and Cowboys don’t mix
New Gas Safe Register campaign warns that illegal gas workers put your life at risk.
Gas pipelines replacement programme
HSE has approved industry replacement programmes for the year April 2009 – end March 2010.

