{"id":241,"date":"2022-10-31T14:32:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T14:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theppedirectory.com\/?p=241"},"modified":"2022-10-31T14:37:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T14:37:28","slug":"lucky-to-be-alive-nhs-worker-urging-everyone-to-get-a-safe-gas-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theppeandsafetydirectory.com\/?p=241","title":{"rendered":"Lucky to be alive: NHS worker urging everyone to get a safe gas check"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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An NHS worker who had a lucky escape after an engineer carried out unsafe work on his house is urging everyone to get a proper gas safety check in time for winter.<\/p>\n

Anaesthetic practitioner Tony Deyn unwittingly used an unregistered gas engineer to carry out work on his Cheshire home. The work was so bad it could have caused an explosion.<\/p>\n


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Tony Deyn<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Now Tony is urging others to make sure they use a registered engineer to carry out an annual gas check. This is especially important ahead of winter when households will be using more gas.<\/p>\n

Tony Deyn, 58, who works at Crewe\u2019s Leighton Hospital, had a boiler replaced at his house in Winsford. But the work was carried out by an engineer not on the official Gas Safe Register.<\/p>\n

After weeks of leaks from his boiler in his family home in Winsford, Tony called out a registered engineer who found a series of faults \u2013 some of which could have led to a serious gas leak and explosion.<\/p>\n

Tony said: \u201cI believed the engineer who replaced our boiler was qualified. Unfortunately, that was not the case. We had a series of problems so got a registered engineer out to the house who was shocked at what he found.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems we were fortunate there wasn\u2019t a serious leak. Me, my family, even my neighbours, are lucky to be alive.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the cost of living is going through the roof right now, but this is one area you can\u2019t afford to cut corners on. It\u2019s really important to get a gas check and make sure it is done by a registered engineer.\u201d<\/p>\n

The contractor who carried out the original work at Tony\u2019s house has since been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). He was given a 40-week suspended sentence, 200 hours community service and ordered to pay costs of \u00a35,263.<\/p>\n

On the inspection of the work carried out, five separate serious defects were found. Any of these defects could have resulted in fatal consequences, from gas explosion, carbon monoxide exposure or scalding.<\/p>\n

HSE recommends homeowners get gas appliances boilers, cookers, fires, flues, and pipework serviced every year by a qualified engineer listed on the Gas Safe Register.<\/p>\n

The Gas Safe Register is the official list of gas businesses registered to work on gas appliances. By law, anyone working with gas must be listed on the register.<\/p>\n

A registered engineer will check appliances are safe but also that they\u2019re running efficiently \u2013 saving householders money.<\/p>\n

Tony Deyn added: \u201cWhat happened to us shows how things can go wrong. The work we had carried out put our lives at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tony\u2019s warning comes as the clocks go back this weekend (October 30) when people often start using more gas in their homes.<\/p>\n

There have been several gas incidents involving households this year. HSE says people need to be careful but not concerned. Gas incidents can be devastating but remain extremely rare. There were 25 gas related fire and explosion incidents reported in 2020\/2021, despite there being over 22 million households using gas across the country.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n

John Rowe, HSE policy lead for gas safety, said: \u201cGas is an incredibly safe way of fuelling your house and by carrying out simple checks we can all keep Great Britain gas safe.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarbon monoxide poisoning affects over a thousand people each year and can be fatal so we\u2019re encouraging householders to get a gas check. Doing so could save them money in the long run but will also keep them safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Help is available for those struggling to pay for checks.  In some circumstances, suppliers can offer free gas safety checks through the Priority Services Register. For further advice and information homeowners can contact their gas supplier (the company they pay their bills to).<\/p>\n

Find out more about the Gas Safe Register<\/a> and for more information on gas health and safety visit HSE\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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Source – www.hse.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n


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