Living Well at Home

Keeping your home gas safe - You can stay gas safe in your own home by making sure you: 

• Have all gas appliances checked every year
• Use a gas safe engineer to carry out work – to ask to see their ID card
• Buy an audible carbon monoxide alarm close to your gas appliances
• Check your appliances for any signs that they are faulty – for example a yellow flame rather than a blue one
• Know the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning (headaches, dizziness, nausea, breathlessness, collapse and loss of consciousness)
• Only use an appliance for its intended purpose
• Ensure there is always enough ventilation for gas appliances to burn correctly.
• Locking cooker valve - from SGN (the gas network supplier). A simple safety device to keep people with dementia or autism safe at home and retain their independence. Provides reassurance to friends, family and carers.

To check and find a reliable gas engineer go the Gas Safety Register website or contact them at Address: PO Box 6804, Basingstoke, RG24 4NB   Phone: 0800 408 5500   Email: enquiries@gassaferegister.co.uk

If you smell gas, call the National Gas Emergency Helpline 24 hours a day on 0800 111 999.

Hoarding

For more information on horders and hoarding you can check online