Gas safety - Information
This page provides links to sources of information relevant to gas safety.
Press releases
- HSE issues press release in support of CO awareness day
- HSE's gas safety alert 'Get Ready for Winter Carbon Monoxide- the silent Killer
- Lord Hunt calls for renewed action on gas safety
Free leaflets
A range of free leaflets providing advice and guidance.
- Gas Safety
- Inspecting and maintaining or replacing buried metallic pipework carrying LPG vapour INDG428
Publicity material
2005 Joint HSE/CORGI Publicity Campaign
2003/2004
Gas safety videos
Medical practitioners guidance on diagnosis and treatment of CO in patients
broadband version
- Introduction High quality version, suitable for broadband connections
- Physiological mechanics High quality version, suitable for broadband connections
- Diagnosis of CO poisoning High quality version, suitable for broadband connections
- Investigations High quality version, suitable for broadband connections
- Further actions High quality version, suitable for broadband connections
narrowband version
- Introduction Lower quality version, suitable for dial-up connections
- Physiological mechanics Lower quality version, suitable for dial-up connections
- Diagnosis of CO poisoning Lower quality version, suitable for dial-up connections
- Investigations Lower quality version, suitable for dial-up connections
- Further actions Lower quality version, suitable for dial-up connections
Gas safety public eye video
1995 gas safety television campaign
- 1995 gas safety television campaign broadband version
- 1995 gas safety television campaign narrowband version
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
- The Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 No. 551
- The Gas Safety (Rights of Entry) Regulations 1996 No. 2535
- The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 No. 2451
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.

