Liberty takes the lead in promoting Gas Safety Week to clients across the UK

Liberty, is spearheading a series of nationwide events during Gas Safety Week (9th – 15th September 2024).

We will be working with 13 of our clients nationwide to help share essential gas safety tips with thousands of members of the public.

Working with partners, we will be holding various pop-up events and distributing advice leaflets throughout the week in order to reach as many residents as possible to share the importance of being gas-safe.

Neglected boilers, ovens, gas fires, and other gas appliances can pose significant risks, including gas leaks, fires, explosions, and the silent threat of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, making Gas Safety Week all the more crucial.

The business and our partners are sharing top tips on responsible gas appliance upkeep and how to spot signs an appliance is unsafe.

In Leeds the service delivery team will be sharing gas safety leaflets with tenants as part of their annual boiler service and will be targeting hard to access tenants to ensure their home is safe and remind them of the importance of having a boiler serviced regularly.

Liberty and Exeter City Council will be delivering a talk on illegal gas works at a coffee whilst in Haverhill, the service delivery team will be hosting a Meet the Contractor event for new client Havebury Housing Partnership who awarded Liberty as its heating services contractor in August 2024.

Over in the North West, pop-up events will be hosted for Magenta Living, ForHousing, Port Sunlight, West Lancashire Council and Wrexham County Borough Council, all aimed at highlighting the importance of being gas-safe.

Karen Sloan, Managing Director for Heating and Compliance at Liberty, said: “As a leader in the property services sector, Liberty is proud to take a proactive stance in promoting Gas Safety Week.

“We believe in the power of awareness and education to empower individuals to make informed decisions that positively impact their safety and the safety of those around them.

“With over a quarter of a million homes serviced by Liberty, we want to reach as many people as possible so we can all play our part in keeping our homes gas-safe.”

Jonathan Samuel, Chief Executive Officer for Gas Safe Register, said: “This is the fourteenth Gas Safety Week and the theme for 2024 is Checking — Every Check Counts. The week will encourage checking, in many guises, and shine a light on the importance gas safety in keeping ourselves and our community safe.

“Throughout Gas Safety Week, our partners, stakeholders and Gas Safe Register will share information to help everyone be gas safe, so I am very pleased to have the support of Liberty to help share those messages, such as check the Gas Safe Register to ensure your engineer is registered and qualified.”

Top tips are:

• Check for warning signs that could indicate your gas appliances are not working correctly. Signs may include lazy yellow /orange flames instead of crisp blue ones, black marks on or around the appliance, a pilot light that keeps going out, or too much condensation in the room
• Be aware of the six main symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning – headaches, dizziness, breathlessness, nausea, collapse, and loss of consciousness.
• Fit an audible carbon monoxide alarm and make sure your friends and relatives have one too.
• Make sure you have your annual safety check. Gas appliances should be safety checked once a year and serviced regularly by a Gas Safe registered engineer. If you rent your home make sure your landlord arranges this. Set a reminder so you don’t forget at GasSafeRegister.co.uk.

Liberty has over 50 years’ experience in heating solutions and compliance services. And their team of skilled professionals is dedicated to providing top-quality solutions that ensure the safety, comfort, and efficiency of heating systems in domestic and commercial environments.