Better Safe Than Sorry!
The Gas Safe Register have recently launched a new campaigned named 'Better safe than sorry' in an effort to raise public awareness of CO poisoning also known as Carbon Monoxide poisoning. A survey they carried out reveals that more than three quarters of people (82%) are unlikely to consider CO poisoning as the possible cause of a headache and nausea - This is despite these symptoms being two of the most common signs of exposure to the poisonous gas. Here at Able Skills we teach Gas courses so we are always looking to keep informed on what is going on in the industry and general news surrounding gas. We promote health & safety and inform all of our gas students that registering with the 'Gas Safe Register'.
Signs to look out for!
These findings are particularly concerning because the latest figures show that 5.5 million homes in the UK have unsafe gas appliances, such as gas boilers, cookers or gas fires, which can cause CO to escape. Only 20% of those surveyed said they always stop using a faulty gas appliance until it has been fixed, and just 42% get their gas appliances serviced every year by a Gas Safe engineer. When working out in the industry within a domestic setting as a Gas Engineer you should provide advice on how to stay safe to the public such as purchasing a Carbon Monoxide detector that can be purchased for as little as £20!
This new campaign is focused on a particular message that if you are experiencing 'hangover like symptoms' that you may actually be experiencing the effects of Carbon Monoxide possibly caused by a faulty appliance within your home...The Better Gas Safe Than Sorry campaign was launched at Birmingham’s Bullring. An emergency butty van shared potentially life-saving information on the dangers of CO, as well as giving away a delicious bacon butty and non-meat alternatives. The UK’s favorite breakfast hangover cure was a mouth-watering way of highlighting the similarity between hangover symptoms and those of CO poisoning.
Seeking Gas Training?
Our New Entrant Gas Training Package 2 is the perfect starting point for anybody who is serious about becoming a professional in this trade. We have put all of the elements needed into one complete package. Instead of taking multiple courses and feeling that the process is complex at another training centre, why not take our complete course and follow our well crafted linear path to success as a trainee Gas Engineer! Let's break down the 3-components that make up this course...
Gas courses at Able skills.
First, 7-weeks of training! Both in a classroom learning the theory side and out in our workstations learning the practical skill itself. Starting with the fundamentals in the first week and slowly moving on towards more and more complex tasks until eventually having 7-weeks worth of new-found knowledge and hands-on experience.
Next, work placement! Following completion of this 7-week gas training, you will be deemed competent to undertake supervised gas work and so the next step towards Gas Safe registration will be to demonstrate your competence in the work place and you do this by working alongside a Gas Safe Registered Engineer who acts as your on-site examiner, helping you to build a portfolio of evidence and prove your competence and safety working with Gas. Put simply, you will need to collect evidence that you have understood the training and that you can complete gas work to a good standard shown through images and verification via an already professional engineer!
The final section of this package is the ACS assessment! Which will need to be completed before you are eligible for Gas Safe Registration and this is a requirement for all operatives involved in the installation, maintenance and servicing of domestic gas appliances and pipe-work installations. The assessments aims to prove that you know the health and safety aspects of the trade as well as procedures and British Standards, which must be applied when working on Gas Installations.
How do I become Gas Safe Registered?
Now...Obviously before you start working you will need to register with the Gas Safe Register, this is a legal requirement for anybody looking to install, remove and or alter a gas appliance and work in the world of gas in general. You can do this by going to their website, however, before applying you must complete an ACS assessment, lucky for you this is included in our New Entrant Gas Training Package 2 - Go to gassaferegister.co.uk to apply!
Contact Us:
For more information call us on: 01322 280 202! We will assist you in any way that we can regarding Gas courses or any other training that we offer. If you would like to enroll onto one of our courses on the phone you can do that and generally if you have any questions or quires do not hesitate to give us a call! If you would prefer to speak to a member of staff in person then know that we encourage people to come in any day of the week, we are open 7-days a week between the hours of 8:30 - 16:30!
If you live a considerable distance from our centre here in Datford, Kent then you may be interested in our accommodation - We have 3-locations all within a short walking distance of our facility and can be booked for the reasonable price of £20 per night! - If you are interested then please contact us well ahead of your course's starting date as spaces are limited!