Have You Seen The Gas Safety Certificate?
An anguishing story ran through the newspapers last week. About a negligent landlord from Richmond, who has been found guilty for a young girl’s death of carbon monoxide poisoning following a gas leak in his Wimbledon rental’s faulty boiler.
Please make sure that your landlord has a safety certificate for each appliance and/or flue, not older than 1 year, and only from a CORGI registered gas installer. Always assume that there are no certificates, until you have seen them!
HSE advises tenants:
1. Allow your landlord access to the property to carry out maintenance or safety checks on appliances and/or flues that they provide for your use.
2. Gas appliances and/or flues you own should be regularly maintained and a safety check carried out at least once every 12 months by a CORGI registered installer.
3. If there is any doubt about the safety of gas equipment it should be turned off and not touched until checked by a competent installer, and remedial action taken as necessary.
CarbonMonoxideKills.com recommends you buy a detector for the ultimate safety.
