If you have any doubt about the safety of a gas appliance at home, it is vital to get it checked. The last thing you want is a leak that could be toxic and might even lead to gas being accidentally ignited, which may cause a fire or even an explosion.
Should you need a gas safety check in south London, it is important that the engineer who comes to your door is not just anyone, but a person with Gas Safe certification.
In order to ensure anyone who carries out work on gas appliances is fully qualified and knows how to ensure everything is safe, the law now requires that they be on the Gas Safe Register. To get on the register, an engineer must be fully trained and qualified and to have carried out supervised work for a probationary period of three months before they can be fully accredited.
What this means is not only will your engineer be able to show you accreditation on demand that shows they are up to the task, but also you can have full confidence that the work being undertaken will ensure any faults are tackled and you are left with a home that is safe and not at risk of a major problem.
The recent incident in Swansea, where a gas explosion at a home in the Morriston area of the city killed one man, hospitalised three other people and destroyed a house, shows just how devastating such instances can be.
While the incident is currently still under investigation to establish the exact cause, such catastrophic events are thankfully very rare. But this is only because the safety standards are so high, ensuring that work is undertaken by legally authorised and skilled practitioners.
For that reason, it is important to always make sure your engineer has a Gas Safe card to prove you are in safe hands.