September 12th sees the launch of the first ever Gas Safety Week run by Gas Safe Register. The aim of the week is to raise awareness of gas safety in the home.Gas Safety Week aims to raise awareness of gas safety and the importance of taking care of your gas appliances.
Badly fitted and poorly serviced gas appliances can cause gas leaks, fires, explosions and carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide is a highly poisonous gas. You can’t see it, taste it or smell it, but it can kill quickly with no warning.
By taking care of your gas appliances properly you are taking care of your home and your loved ones. Follow these top tips to help keep you and your family gas safe:
- make sure only a Gas Safe registered engineer works on your gas appliances
- make sure gas appliances have a regular service and an annual gas safety check,
- always check the engineer's Gas Safe Register ID card
As part of Gas Safety Week we’re going around the country raising awareness of gas safety and giving out essential advice to help people keep safe in their homes. Many people buy gas appliances but we want to remind them that only a Gas Safe registered engineer should fit their appliance. We’re working with major gas appliance retailers B&Q and Comet to help raise awareness of gas safety and during Gas Safety Week we’ve got events taking place in some of their stores across the country. If you’re in the area why not pop by and see us:
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 14th September
10am - 2pm | Coatbridge, ML5 4AN (B&Q)
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| 15th September
10am - 2pm | Dundee, DD2 3PT (B&Q)
Meir Park, ST3 7QA (B&Q) Plymouth, PL7 4TB (Comet) Tottenham Vale, N15 4QD (Comet) |
| 16th September
10am - 2pm | Trafford Park, M41 7LG (B&Q)
Enfield, EN1 1TH (Comet) Rotherham, S60 1TG (Comet) |
| 17th September
10am - 2pm | Durham, DH1 2HT (B&Q)
Grimsby, DN32 9AW (B&Q) Gillingham, ME8 6BY (B&Q) Cribbs Causeway, BS10 7TX (B&Q) Kirkcaldy, KY2 6QL (Comet) |
| 18th September
10am - 2pm | Bolton, BL1 2SL (B&Q)
Swindon, SN2 2DJ (B&Q) |
Gas Safety Week will see national advertising and promotions across the whole country with organisations both small and large getting involved. If you or an organisation you work for would like to get involved there are plenty or ways to support Gas Safety Week. No matter how big or small your organisation we would love you to pledge your support of Gas Safety Week. We have created various tools for you to use to support the week and to help get the Gas Safe message out ther