Gas safety week is a yearly awareness week thats main aim is to provide gas safety advice to the nations 23 million gas users. This is because badly maintained and poorly fitted gas appliances can cause various dangerous issues such as gas leaks, fires, explosions and carbon monoxide poisoning.
Taking place at the start of the heating season, the week is a reminder for consumers to arrange for their gas appliances to be checked by a gas safe engineer and for tenants to check that their landlord has arranged this.
The whole week is coordinated by Gas Safe register. The only official register of gas engineers however it is a collaborative effort between the gas industry, consumer organisations, charities and individuals all looking to help keep the nation safe.
In 2016 nearly 8 million older people were at risk from unsafe gas appliances. Therefore that is one huge reason why Gas Safe week is so important. It helps makes sure the older generation stay safe and get ready for the colder months.
Between 2009 and 2016 Gas Safe register has found that 260 over 65's are injured by unsafe gas appliances. It was also found that 1 in 9 over 75's have little or no knowledge of the danger of carbon monoxide.
Last year's gas safety week had a total reach of over 220 million however this year they are hoping to be even bigger.
We’re supporting Gas Safety Week, taking place
18th – 24th September 2017, are you? Find out more at
www.GasSafetyWeek.co.uk
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