Infographics: Gas Safety Week

Infographics: Gas Safety Week

Gas Safety Week Infographic. Details of the infographic follow. 21 million households in the UK use gas for heating, hot water and cooking There are more than 120,000 Gas Safe Registered engineers in the UK There are more than 60,000 Gas Safe Registered businesses in the UK There are around 7,500 unregistered gas fitters working in the UK There are over 250,000 illegal gas jobs completed by unregistered engineers every year Over the past 3 years, over 22,000 people have died and 1,000 people have been injured due to gas related incidents Illegal gas work costs Brits £100 million every year - this is more than 25% more than it would be if the work had been completed by qualified engineers 32% of homes in the UK have at least 1 defective gas applience 8% of homes in the UKwere judged to be at risk of dangerous levels of carbon monoxide 45% of homes in the UK were not aware of, or had not been given information about the dangers of carbon monoxide in the home 46% of 1199 engineers surveyed reported that the had turned off a deadly applience last year Between 2012 and 2023 there were 219 reported incidents related to flamable gas. 187 of these involed carbon monoxide poisoning, 6 were related to exposure to flamable gas, 26 related to explosions or fires. Of these incidents, there were 343 non-fatal injuried and 10 fatal injuries Properties with gas appliences should be checked every twelve months to be gas safe complient Gas Safe Register has been in operation since 2009 A carbon monoxide detector only costs between £15 - £20 in the UK

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