A gas fitter has been given a suspended sentence after he was found to be working illegally and had carried out dangerous gas work. The contractor that hired him has… Read Full Article
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Northern Ireland gas engineers fined following illegal gas work
Two Northern Ireland gas engineers have been fined after one had sub-contracted the other to carry out gas safety checks without checking that he was registered and in spite of… Read Full Article
£40,000 fine for property company following gas explosion
A company in charge of refurbishing a property in Somerset has been fined £40,000 after a homeowner sustained burns when gas escaping from an open-ended pipe ignited. North Somerset Magistrates’… Read Full Article
Landlord failed to arrange gas safety checks despite Improvement Notice
A letting agent and its director have been fined for not having gas safety checks carried out in their rental property. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard that the landlord, Belleview Property,… Read Full Article
Landlord fined after tenements found to have dangerous gas work
A landlord has been fined £4,500 after failing to ensure that gas safety record checks were carried out in flats in an old tenement block. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard that… Read Full Article
NGN fined £5m over fatal gas explosion
Northern Gas Networks Ltd has been fined £5 million for safety breaches after a fire and gas explosion in West Yorkshire resulted in the death of a homeowner. Leeds Crown… Read Full Article