Gas Safe Register (GSR) has released the top five photos showing unsafe gas work, collected during its recent brand awareness campaign, ‘Don’t Cut Corners with Gas’. GSR asked its registered engineers to share photos of examples of gas work where they felt corners had been cut.
To date, over 100 photos have been submitted, and the following are the top five images selected by Gas Safe Register as highlighting the dangers of cutting corners when it comes to gas safety.
1) A Gas Safe registered engineer found a homemade flue extension and toilet isolation valve used on a gas hob.
2) A Gas Safe registered engineer found a flue extension connected to an old rusted WD40 can.
3) A Gas Safe registered engineer discovered a customer trying to install their own gas cooker, very dangerously.
4) The Gas Safe registered engineer had to shut this fire off as it was leaking products of combustion risking exposure to carbon monoxide.
5) And finally, a Gas Safe registered engineer found an open flue spilling products of combustion.
Jonathan Samuel, Chief Executive at Gas Safe Register, says: “Ensuring gas appliances are working safely and efficiently should be a top priority for families, and it is important that they are aware of the dangers of cutting corners and not using a Gas Safe registered engineer.
“The brand awareness campaign was a huge success. It was great to see so many registered engineers engaging with the campaign and sending through their examples of unsafe gas work, as they play a vital role in helping us inform the public on the importance of gas safety.”
