Hartlepool handyman fined for doing gas work
A self-employed handyman has been sentenced today for undertaking gas work which put the life of a homeowner at significant risk. Teesside Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 16 May 2014,…
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Unregistered installer sentenced after carrying out illegal gas work
A self-employed gas fitter has been sentenced after carrying out gas work despite being no longer legally allowed to do so. Swansea Magistrates Court heard how, between July 2014 and…
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Wates fined £640,000 after blocking live flue
Two construction companies have been fined when a project to remove cowls to redundant flue pipes resulted in carbon monoxide (CO) entering a property. Cambridge Crown Court heard how, on…
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Construction company fined after breaching gas safety laws
A North West building firm and its director have been fined after a family of four were hospitalised due to exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) at their home. Manchester (Minshull…
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Building company fined for risk of carbon monoxide
A building company and its director have been fined for breaching Gas Safety law after putting a childminder and children in her care at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Plastic…
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Builder undertakes gas work given community service and fined £6000
A builder has been sentenced to 250 hours of community service for putting a home owner at risk following renovations to their house in Cardiff. Cardiff Crown Court heard that…
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Torbay plumber left boiler in dangerous state
An illegal gas fitter has been prosecuted after he installed a gas boiler and left it in a potentially dangerous state because he did not commission it. Mark Evans, aged…
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A Gas Safe registered engineer left boiler in unsafe condition
A Gas Safe registered engineer from Middlesex has been fined for safety failings after he carried out an unsafe installation. In a one day trial at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court it was heard…
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Chesterfield plumber receives suspended sentence
A plumber from Chesterfield has received a ten month suspended sentence for health and safety failings. Northern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court heard how a 45-year-old plumber, Jamie Simpson, undertook work on…
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North Devon engineer undertook false gas safety checks
A gas engineer undertook gaswork despite his registration with Gas Safe Register (GSR) lapsing and produced false documents claiming the work had been completed by a member of Gas Safe…
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