Gas Safety

IF YOU SMELL GAS:

• Put out cigarettes
• Turn off gas cooker & fires and anything else with a naked flame
• Do not use matches to find the leak
• Do not use any electrical equipment or electrical switches
• Open all doors & windows
• Check to see if a gas tap has been left on, or the pilot light blown out

IF YOU STILL THINK THERE IS A LEAK, TURN OFF THE GAS AT THE MAINS AND PHONE TRANSCO ON 0800111999. THEN CONTACT US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTERWARDS.

Carbon Monoxide

Gas appliances which do not work properly and where there is not enough adequate ventilation in a room will create carbon monoxide poisoning, when gas does not burn properly. You cannot see, taste, or smell it - BUT IT CAN KILL WITHOUT WARNING!

Symptoms to watch out for -

• You feel tired and drowsy
• Suffer from headaches
• Suffer pains in the chest and stomach

You are in most danger when you are asleep.

Trent & Dove check all gas appliances and pipe work in your home annually, however, you can help yourself by following these guidelines:

• Never block air vents on an appliance
• Never block outside grilles, flues or airbricks
• Never use an appliance if you are unsure whether it is working properly
• Never sleep in rooms that have a back boiler

• Always use CORGI registered workers to fit & install your gas appliances
• Always let contractors into your home to carry out repairs & annual checks
• Tell your housing office if you think a service has not been carried out

useful links:

www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/gasindex.htm

www.nationalgrid.com/uk/About

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