South Wales, UK - Gas Safety Checks

Find out everything you need to know about Gas Safety checks from BPS Facilities Management.

Having your Gas Boiler and other Gas Appliances gas safety checked and certified is essential as a business or commercial property owner.

A commercial gas boiler safety check ensures your boiler is running safely and efficiently and you are legally bound to have one for every gas appliance located in your property every 12 months. Without one, you could be fined up to £6,000 or even face a sentence inside if anyone is injured or dies as a result of it.

Carbon monoxide is dangerous and there are over 40 fatalities from carbon monoxide impacts every year in the UK. It is undetectable visually, by taste and by smell and this makes it even more dangerous. Being exposed to carbon monoxide (CO) can cause long-term physical damage and approximately 200 people are admitted to hospital with severe CO poisoning symptoms every year. A gas safety check ensures your gas boiler is working as it should do, checks for CO emissions and ensures it is running efficiently. You should also have CO alarms fitted in your commercial property which will sound if any CO emissions over the safe limit are detected.

An annual gas safety check and boiler service can prevent and identify gas leaks before they happen which can be dangerous and cause serious upheaval within your business, as well as identifying any issues that could lead to your boiler not operating safely.

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The Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1998 state that the duties of employers and self-employed persons are:

35. It shall be the duty of every employer or self-employed person to ensure that any gas appliance, installation pipework or flue installed at any place of work under his control is maintained in a safe condition so as to prevent the risk of injury to any person.

A gas safety check should only ever be carried out by a Gas Safe Registered engineer. In the UK, all gas engineers must be on the Gas Safe Register to demonstrate they can work safely and legally on gas appliances.

You should always check if an engineer or business is registered on the Gas Safe register by either calling the Gas Safe Register on 0800 408 5500 or visiting the Gas Safe website.

BPS Facilities are Gas Safe registered and can arrange your Gas Safety checks for you annually as part of your facilities contract with us or we are able to carry them out as you request them. We will ensure your boiler system is in safe working order and operating efficiently saving you money on any potential increases to your energy costs.

Contact us on 029 20 484114 to book your Gas Safety Check with one of our Gas Safe registered expert engineers.

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