A Salisbury man has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for falsely claiming to be qualified to carry out work on gas appliances at a string of properties in Wiltshire.
Category: Gas
Morecambe landlord in court over gas safety risk
Monday, October 1, 2012
A property landlord has appeared in court after he failed to arrange for annual gas safety checks to be carried out at three flats in Morecambe.
Gas leak leads to prosecution
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
National Grid Gas PLC has been fined after gas leaked into a Halesowen home.
Students – keep gas safe
Monday, September 24, 2012
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas which can kill quickly with no warning. Don’t mistake the symptoms for a hangover. According to HSE statistics, around 15 people die from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning every year. Don’t become a statistic; there are things you can do to keep yourself safe.
Illegal gas fitter put lives in danger in Rochdale
Friday, September 14, 2012
A Rochdale man has been sentenced after he put lives at risk by illegally carrying out gas work at three homes in the borough.
Landlady fined for gas safety failings
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
A Staffordshire woman has been fined for failing to provide evidence that a gas safety check had been carried out at one of her tenanted properties.
Gas Safety Week – 10 to 16 September 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Every year thousands of people across the UK are diagnosed with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, which can be caused by unsafe central heating systems, gas cookers or gas fires. Gas Safety Week which takes place from 10th – 16th September 2012 aims to raise awareness of gas safety and the importance of taking care of [...]
Do you use ACOPs? – last chance to have your say
Monday, September 10, 2012
Last chance to have your say on HSE’s proposals to review its portfolio of ACOPs to update and improve them as recommended by Professor Ragnar Löfstedt in his 2011 independent review of health and safety legislation. The consultation ends 14 September 2012.
Kent glazing firm fined for gas safety breach
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
A Kent double glazing company with three outlets in Medway towns has been fined for safety failings after building a conservatory over a gas flue.
Essex fireplace fitters fined after gas leak
Thursday, August 30, 2012
An Essex fireplace installation company has been fined after their inadequate work on domestic gas pipes put a family’s life at risk in their own home.
Essex plumber may face prison after shoddy gas work left family in danger
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
An Essex plumber has received a twelve-month suspended prison sentence and 180 hours of unpaid community service after his firm fitted a dangerous boiler in what was to be a child’s bedroom in a house in Clacton-On-Sea.
Gas Safety – Tenants FAQs
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Tenants, answers to some of your frequently asked questions on gas safety.
Landlord prosecuted for endangering lives
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
A landlord has been handed a suspended jail sentence for endangering lives after a mother, her partner and her eight-year-old daughter were poisoned by carbon monoxide at a flat in Lewisham.
Sheffield landlords put tenant’s life at risk
Monday, August 6, 2012
Two Sheffield landlords have been handed suspended jail sentences after dangerous defects were found on every gas appliance at a house they rented out to a young woman.
Joiner ordered to do community service after unsafe gas installation caused explosion
Friday, August 3, 2012
A self-employed joiner has been sentenced to 300 hours of community service after a gas cooker he illegally installed exploded, severely injuring two householders and causing more than £580,000 worth of damage to four properties.
Gas Safety – Home owners FAQs
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Answers to some of the frequently asked questions on gas safety for home owners.
Staffordshire man prosecuted for illegal gas work
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
A Staffordshire man has been prosecuted for pretending to be Gas Safe registered, putting tenants at risk from dangerous gas work and for breaching a legal Notice which prohibited him from carrying out gas work.
Builder sentenced for unsafe work after death of couple
Friday, July 20, 2012
A self-employed builder has been fined £75,000 and ordered to undertake community service after work he carried out on an elderly couple’s home resulted in their death from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Gas fitter prosecuted for illegal inspections
Thursday, July 19, 2012
A bogus gas fitter and the company he owns have been prosecuted for carrying out illegal inspections on mobile catering units in Suffolk.
Illegal gas fitter sentenced
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
A Barnsley plumber, who left a householder in danger after posing as a qualified gas engineer and badly fitting a new boiler at their home, has been given a suspended prison sentence.
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