A firm has been fined after admitting to breaching health and safety regulations that led to a gas leak, in news that highlights the importance of top quality gas courses. Calor Gas was ordered to pay £27,500 in addition to £27,185 costs, following an incident that occurred in October 2008 that saw a vapour cloud […]
The importance of quality gas courses has been shown after two children died while on holiday in Corfu as a result of carbon monoxide that escaped from a faulty boiler. Industry body Gas Safe Register responded by urging people to take portable carbon monoxide alarms with them when they go on holiday, even in the […]
Hiring a professional who has passed the relevant gas courses could help people to ensure their central heating system operates as effectively as possible, it has been asserted. If a person decides to get their gas boiler replaced, then the engineer that they pay to carry out the job should be Gas Safe Registered, according […]
Gas training courses and qualifications could greatly benefit the health of homeowners in the UK, a recent legal case has suggested. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Mohammed Ikram, a landlord form Sheffield, was prosecuted for failing to ensure gas appliances at one of his leased-out properties were safe and fit for purpose. […]
The demand for workers who have taken gas training courses could be set to soar after an illegal fitter was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). According to the body, Paul Bailey from Nottingham has been given a 12-month community service order, must carry out 22 hours of unpaid work and made to […]
Workers who have gained their approved gas qualifications could find they benefit from a new event being held by the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM). According to Energy and Utility Skills, the body is celebrating its new grade of membership, which was made available to all tradespersons on the Gas Safe Register earlier […]
Top-quality workers who have completed a gas training course could find their services increasingly in demand after an engineer and two landlords were fined a total £19,000 for putting two lives at risk. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), two proprietors in Southampton – Robert and David Watts – ignored warnings that a […]
Tradespersons in the UK who have successfully completed accredited gas training courses might find that their job prospects are improved following a recent prosecution of an illegal worker. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), serial gas offender Ryan Thorpe from West Yorkshire has been given a suspended jail sentence for removing and gas […]
Industry professionals who are fully qualified after completing accredited gas courses may find that their employment prospects are given a boost as a result of a new investigation. A study carried out for Gas Safe Register recently found that illegal gas fitters in Britain are performing 250,000 jobs every year without the necessary skills or […]
British homeowners hoping to have gas work carried out in the near future may be encouraged to ensure they hire a tradesperson with approved gas qualifications, following the recent prosecution of a landlord. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Mahmud Bulbulia from Dewsbury was made to pay £250 in costs and could face […]
Tradespersons who have taken a gas training course could find themselves increasingly in demand, following a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). According to the body, self-employed Stanley Burrage was fined £1,200 and ordered to pay further costs of £1,200 after he was found guilty of installing a kitchen, including a gas hob, […]
The importance of tradespersons who have taken a gas training course has been highlighted by a new legal case launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). According to the body, self-employed gas installer Jaime Loxston was fined £1,250 and ordered to pay £550 worth of costs after he was found to have put 700 […]
