Contractor not gas safe registered
Brian Winters of Hertford Road, Edmonton was found guilty of four charges of regulation 3(7) of the Gas Safe Installation and Use Regulations 1998. He was given an 18 month suspended sentence for two years for the property where the gas leak was found by the National Grid. He was also given a 12 months suspended for two years for the three other charges, and given two community orders. 
Health and Safety Executive Inspector Monica Babb said after the hearing: “Gas Safe registered engineers are regulated and have to ensure they can prove they are competent. This safe guard is removed when people choose not to register, putting people at risk in their homes.
“It is important that anybody who has gas work carried out checks their engineer is carrying a valid gas safe registered identification card. They should also check online or call Gas Safe Register to confirm they are competent to carry out the work.”
Our view on the case
This highlights that all companies should check contractors are gas safe registered. You can do this online by using the gas safe register website. This will help prevent you from hiring a fraudster and facing prosecution.
