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Gas safety - Information

This page provides links to sources of information relevant to gas safety.

Press releases

Free leaflets

A range of free leaflets providing advice and guidance.

Publicity material

2005 Joint HSE/CORGI Publicity Campaign


Gas safety videos

Medical practitioners guidance on diagnosis and treatment of CO in patients

Gas safety public eye video

1995 gas safety television campaign

HSE Approved codes of practice and guidance

Safety in the installation and use of gas systems and appliances
ISBN 0 7176 1635 5
L56 - Price £10.95

A guide to the Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996
ISBN 0 7176 1159 0
L80 - Price £8.50

Statutory Instruments

Live webchat

The Health & Safety Executive and The Council for Registered Gas engineers (CORGI) jointly undertook an awareness campaign about the dangers of Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning in February 2005. As part of the campaign CORGI & HSE ran a live webchat featuring Brian Adams from CORGI and Dr Rob Hicks.

Registration body

All gas installation businesses, including self-employed gas engineers, are required to be in membership of a a “class of persons” approved by HSE. The only body with such approval is the gas safe register.


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