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13. KEEP YOURSELF SAFE
Throughout the year it’s important to make sure that your gas appliances, such as a warm air heater, gas fire, cooker
and boiler are working safely and correctly. Did you know Gas Safe Register is the only official list of engineers who
are legally allowed to do work on gas and the gas appliances in your home? By law, all gas engineers must be on
the Gas Safe Register. The Register is there to help protect you from unsafe gas work.
In the right hands, gas is safe, but badly fitted and poorly maintained 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 but a carbon monoxide alarm would give you piece of mind but is
no substitute for an annual service.
Make sure you get your gas appliances regularly serviced and safety checked every year, by a Gas Safe registered
engineer. Annual maintenance not only helps keep your heating and hot water working properly; it helps keep you
and your family safe. If you’re a tenant, your landlord must arrange this every 12 months and provide you with a
Landlord’s Gas Safety Record.
You can set a free reminder at www.StayGasSafe.co.uk and Gas Safe Register will text or email you when your
appliances are due their next check.
All Gas Safe registered engineers carry a Gas Safe Register ID card. Before any gas work is carried out always
check the card and make sure the engineer is qualified for the work you need doing. You can find this on the back
of the card.
YOUR 5 POINT CHECKLIST
Signs of
carbon
monoxide
Headaches Nausea Dizziness Breathlessness Collapse Loss of
Consciousness
0800 408 5500
GAS
CHECKS
SMELL GAS CALL
Always ask your gas engineer for his
Gas Safe identification card..
Keep those cowboys
OUT!
All of your gas appliances
need regular annual safety checks.
Failure to do so could be fatal for you and your family.
Keep them safe.
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For the safety of your family.
Alarms cost as little as £15
BEAT THE SILENT KILLER!
Your gas sa
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For gas safety advice or to find and check an engineer visit the Gas Safe Register website at
www.GasSafeRegister.co.uk or call the free helpline on 0800 408 5500.
