Poor work carried out deemed ‘immediately dangerous’ and put lives at risk Illegal boiler replacement could have resulted in carbon monoxide poisoning. All gas work must be carried out by registered person. A man has been given a suspended prison sentence after he carried out dangerous and illegal gas work on a property in Bournemouth.
1) Part of the work carried out was relocating a gas boiler and flue.
2) The gas boiler flue was not sealed or correctly positioned
Another gas engineer was instructed to carried out an inspection and deemed the boiler to be ‘immediately dangerous’. The gas boiler flue was not sealed or correctly positioned which meant that there was a risk of carbon monoxide leaking into the property.
The matter was reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and an investigation found that the first engineer had no training in gas work and was not registered with the Gas Safe Register (GSR). Carrying out gas work without registration is illegal and potentially dangerous, as unqualified work can lead to gas leaks, fires, explosions, and carbon monoxide poisoning. The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 require those undertaking gas work to be Gas Safe registered and to hold the relevant qualifications to demonstrate their competence.
Members of the public are reminded that all gas work must be carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer. Anyone can check whether an engineer is registered by visiting www.gassaferegister.co.uk or calling 0800 408 5500.
