Every check counts: Gas Safety Week | News

We are proud to be supporting Gas Safety Week 2024, taking place 9th-15th September.

Gas Safety Week raises awareness of gas safety and the importance of looking after your gas appliances. It was created by the Gas Safe Register, the official list of gas engineers who are legally allowed to work on gas.

The theme this year is Checking—Every Check Counts.

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a highly poisonous gas that can kill quickly and without warning, as you cannot see it, taste it, or smell it. 

By taking care of your gas appliances properly you are taking care of your home and your loved ones. No matter how big or small every check counts. Here is a guide to some simple checks that you can do at home:

• Check your Gas Safety Record. By law, Regenda Homes must keep the gas pipework, appliances and flues in your home in good condition. We will arrange a gas safety check every year and will provide you with a copy the check.
   

• Check for warning signs that could indicate that your (or others) gas appliances are not working correctly. Signs may include lazy yellow /orange flames instead of crisp blue ones, error messages or unexpected noises from your boiler or dark and sooty stains around your gas appliance. If you notice anything like this, please call us straight away on 0344 736 0066.
   

• Check that you know the six main symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning – headaches, dizziness, breathlessness, nausea, collapse and loss of consciousness.
   

• Check that you have an audible carbon monoxide alarm and look out for your community by making sure your friends, relatives and neighbours have one too. Check they are marked EN50291 and display the British Standards’ Kitemark.
   

• Allow access to Regenda Homes for your annual gas safety check which keeps you and your neighbours safe. Your gas safety check takes around 45 minutes to complete.
   

• All our engineers are qualified, will carry an ID card and are registered on the Gas Safe Register website.

For more gas safety advice visit: https://www.regenda.org.uk/gas-safety