We are proud to be supporting Gas Safety Week 2021, taking place 13 – 19 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 coordinated 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 (CO) poisoning. CO is a highly poisonous gas that can kill quickly and without warning, as you cannot see it, taste it or smell it.

Keep yourself safe by ensuring you know to: 

-  Check your gas appliances every year. Gas appliances should be safety checked once a year and serviced regularly by a Gas Safe registered engineer. Tenants should be aware that it’s their landlord’s responsibility to arrange this. A free email and/or text reminder can be set up at StayGasSafe.co.uk.

- Check your engineer is Gas Safe registered and qualified for the type of work you need doing. You can find this information on the Gas Safe Register website and the back of the engineers Gas Safe ID card. When Emberwarm engineers visit a customer, they are proud to show them their card before they ask for it. 

- Check for warning signs that could indicate their appliances are not working correctly. Signs may include lazy yellow /orange flames instead of crisp blue ones, black marks on or around the appliance, a pilot light that keeps going out and too much condensation in the room.

- Check for the six main symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning – headaches, dizziness, breathlessness, nausea, collapse and loss of consciousness.

- Install an audible carbon monoxide alarm. Alarms should be marked EN50291 and display the British Standards Kitemark.