Gas Safety Week 2021: 13th Sept - 19th Sept
The annual Gas Safety Week sees organisations from across the UK working together to raise awareness of the dangers of poorly maintained gas appliances, which can cause gas leaks, fires, explosions, and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
Gas safety is essential all year round, but it is important to make agents, landlords and prospective landlords aware of their ongoing responsibilities.
Essential gas safety checks include:
• gas pipework, appliances and flues provided for tenants are maintained in a safe condition.
• all gas appliances and flues provided for tenants’ use have an annual safety check. Tenants can report landlords to the HSE for not providing one.
• a Gas Safety Record is provided to the tenant within 28 days of completing the check or to any new tenant before they move in.
• keep a copy of the Gas Safety Record until two further checks have taken place.
• maintenance and annual safety checks are carried out by a qualified Gas Safe registered engineer.
• all gas equipment (including any appliance left by a previous tenant) is safe or otherwise removed before re-letting.
GAS SAFETY WEEK RESOURCES
There are a number of resources available to help you ensure that the properties you manage are compliant with gas safety expectations:
• Interested in how gas safe your area is? Use this map to discover all the dangerous gas appliances that have been reported by you.
• Want to show your support for Gas Safety Week 2021? Head over to the Gas Safety Week website for more info,
