GAS SAFE WEEK

The eighth annual Gas Safety Week will see organisations from across the UK working together to raise awareness of the dangers of poorly maintained gas appliances, which can cause gas leaks, fires, explosions and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

Gas Safety Week: Fighting for a Gas Safe Nation

We are proud to be supporting Gas Safety Week 2018, taking place 17^th – 23^rd September.

Gas Safety Week is an annual safety week to raise awareness of gas safety and the importance of taking care of your gas appliances. It is co-ordinated by Gas Safe Register, the official list of gas engineers who are legally allowed to work on gas.  

Badly fitted and poorly serviced gas appliances can cause gas leaks, fires, explosions and carbon monoxide poisoning. Every year thousands of people across the UK are diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning. It is a highly poisonous gas that can kill quickly with no warning, as you cannot see it, taste it or smell it.  

Landlords are legally responsible for the safety of their tenants. Landlords should make sure maintenance and annual safety checks on gas appliances are carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer. 

If you’re a landlord, you are legally obliged to make sure:

• Gas pipework, appliances and flues provided for tenants are maintained in a safe condition.
• All gas appliances and flues provided for tenants use have an annual safety check. You can set a reminder so you don’t forget at StayGasSafe.co.uk.
• Maintenance and annual safety checks are carried out by a qualified Gas Safe registered engineer.
• All gas equipment (including any appliance left by a previous tenant) is safe or otherwise removed before re-letting.
• A Gas Safety Record is provided to the tenant within 28 days of completing the check or to any new tenant before they move in.
• You keep a copy of the Gas Safety Record for two years.

Before any gas work is carried out always check the engineer is qualified to carry out the work that needs doing e.g. natural gas, domestic boiler. You can find this information on the Gas Safe Register website or by checking the back of the engineer’s Gas Safe ID card. Encourage your tenants to also check the card when they arrive at the property.

For more information and to find or check an engineer visit GasSafeRegister.co.uk or call 0800 408 5500.

HELP SPREAD THE GAS SAFETY MESSAGE

Join thousands of others and be part of this national safety campaign. Pledge your support and gain access to free materials designed to help you promote gas safety and keep your customers and employees safe.

Here are some of the reasons why businesses take part:

• Corporate social responsibility - help protect your customers and save lives. Carbon monoxide poisoning affects over a thousand people each year and can be fatal.
• Looking for new content? You can use the free gas safety materials as part of your own advertising campaign.
• Improve your brand awareness - all supporters appear on the website.
• We had fantastic support for Gas Safety Week 2017, and previous years - don't miss out to your competitors.

When you pledge your support we'll email you a free toolkit, which includes the Gas Safety Week logo, puzzles for children, social media updates, articles, images, web banners, a press release kit and PDFs of the leaflet and poster. You can also order free hard copies of the leaflet and poster via the link on the email.

If you have supported Gas Safety Week in the past and are looking to support again this year, you'll need to let us know. Please click on the 'Be part of it' button above and enter your details.