GAS SAFETY WEEK 2024
AHEAD OF GAS SAFETY WEEK (SEPTEMBER 9-15), GAS SAFE REGISTER HEAD OF PROFESSIONAL AND FIELD SERVICES ROB DENMAN HIGHLIGHTS ITS LATEST INITIATIVES AIMED AT INCREASING THE ADOPTION OF SAFETY BEHAVIOURS…
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Tell us about Gas Safe Register and its mission Gas Safe Register is the only official gas registration body of gas businesses and engineers in the UK, Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey. By law, all gas businesses must be on the Gas Safe Register. The Register undertakes consumer campaigns to raise awareness of gas
but the great heroic work undertaken by Gas Safe-registered engineers as they strive to keep the nation safe and warm in their homes. Doug was joined by the Safety Squad in 2019, reflecting the diversity of engineers in the industry and becoming staples in the GSW toolkit. GSW could not be the success that it is without the support of industry including registered businesses, consumer organisations, charities and the many other supporters of this awareness week. The GSW toolkit - full of materials such as images and videos, social media updates and a press kit for engineers to use to help them share how they are supporting GSW with their local media as well as helping to raise their business profile - helps our industry partners and the engineers themselves easily (we hope!) share these messages.
campaign efforts, we raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of unsafe gas appliances, aiming to increase adoption of safety behaviours, especially checking the Register. GSW is now in its 14th year – how has it evolved over the years? Our objective is to keep each GSW fresh yet familiar as we
Rob Denman, Head of Professional and Field Services, Gas Safe Register.
safety issues such as carbon monoxide (CO) leaks and the dangers of using illegal engineers not on the Gas Safe Register. And of course, it coordinates the annual industry wide event, Gas Safety Week (GSW). Our mission is to help households across the UK remain gas safe, by raising awareness of the Register so people know where to go for reliable information and to find an engineer. As part of our
rely on this being a recognisable week for the industry to get behind and support. Over the years, we have tried to find creative ways to share what essentially are the same safety messages of awareness and education around safety and always using a Gas Safe-registered engineer. 2014 saw the introduction of the Gas Safety Week emblem, Doug - a cartoon- style hero representing not only the week,
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