 Halnaker Stoves is 'GAS SAFE' registered.
What does this mean?
Here is an extract from the Gas Safe web site
explaining what Gas Safe is and why it is important to have a
registered company to install your Gas appliance.
Gas Safe Register replaced the CORGI gas register in Great Britain
and the Isle of Man on 1 April 2009
There is only one gas safety register that you need to use. Look
for the yellow Gas Safe Register triangle not the orange CORGI
registration badge.
Anyone carrying out work on gas must be registered with Gas Safe
Register. If not, they are breaking the law and putting you and
your family at risk.
Only a Gas Safe registered engineer is legally allowed to
install gas appliances, boilers, hobs, ovens or fires in your home
or workplace.
You must only use a Gas Safe registered engineer for any type of
gas work, including installation, maintenance and servicing.
What is Gas Safe Register?
Gas Safe Register exists to protect you, your family, and your
property from dangerous gas work.
Incorrectly fitted, badly repaired or poorly maintained gas
appliances are a major cause of lethal carbon monoxide (CO)
poisoning, and can also lead to gas leaks and explosions.
To carry out work on gas installations and appliances safely and
legally, engineers in Great Britain and the Isle of Man must be on
the Gas Safe Register. We make sure the 120,000 engineers on the
register are safe by inspecting the gas work they have carried
out.
We are interested in the experiences you have had, when using
gas engineers. You can report good or bas gas work to us using our
'nominate gas work for inspection' service.
Who runs Gas Safe Register?
Gas Safe Register is run by Capita Gas Registration and Ancillary
Services Limited, a division of Capita Group Plc.
Gas Safe Register is the official gas registration body for Great
Britain (GB) and Isle of Man, appointed by the Health and Safety
Executive (HSE) for Great Britain and HSWI for Isle of Man.
Gas Safe Register replaced CORGI as the gas registration body in
GB on 1 April 2009. The HSE carried out a review of gas safety in
2006 which, after consultation with the gas industry, engineers and
the public, led to the decision to change to a new gas registration
scheme. The contract to run the new scheme was awarded to Capita
and we launched Gas Safe Register. The sole focus of the register
is on improving gas safety.
What about CORGI?
The CORGI gas registration scheme in Great Britain and the Isle of
Man ended on 31 March 2009. It is no longer recognised by law as
the gas safety register.
We asked all CORGI gas engineers to transfer over to Gas Safe
Register.
Check and see if your gas engineer is now a Gas Safe registered
engineer. You should also ask to see your engineer's Gas Safe
Register ID card.
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