Heating engineers in court over asbestos
Flueclean fined £8,000 after exposing gas workers to the deadly material.
Safe electrics: The hidden dangers
With the growing prevalence and importance of electrics in modern gas boilers, electrical safety has become a hot topic in the heating industry. Neil Macdonald, technical manager at the HHIC, looks further at considerations that need to be made.
Stelrad Radiators wins health and safety award…
…for protecting its employees from the risk of injury and ill health at work
Housing firm fined after carbon monoxide leaked around a house
North Devon Homes capped off a chimney at one of its occupied properties despite the chimney being in use.
Plumber fined just £500 despite causing an explosion
Catastrophic damage was caused to the property when a cylinder ruptured and the stored water suddenly became steam.
Landlord given suspended prison sentence over gas failings…
...after it was found that the appliance was leaking deadly carbon monoxide.
Solar panel managing director avoids jail over roof slip
Timothy Dobson given community service as worker suffers fractures skull and pelvis.
CIPHE shares public safety concerns
CIPHE's CEO has highlighted the significant risk to public health and the cost to the NHS
OFTEC tackles false registrations
OFTEC has highlighted a serious problem of some businesses fraudulently using the OFTEC logo.