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HSE Decision

CORGI’s Response to the HSE’s Decision on Preferred Bidder for the Gas Registration Scheme

18 Jun 2008

Additional CORGI Registration

CORGI is now adjusting the cost of additional CORGI registrations to make it easier and less costly for individual operatives to work on “private jobs” legally. As a result of this existing members can now take an additional registration at a much lower price with less hassle.

05 Sep 2007

All Parliamentary Gas Safety Group

CORGI attended the All Party Parliamentary Group for Gas Safety on 24 July 2007 and gave an overview of work being undertaken to raise the awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide..

22 Aug 2007

HSE Warns Landlords To have Gas Appliances Tested

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned landlords to ensure gas appliances are safe for tenants.  The warning comes after ten people in three flats were poisoned by carbon monoxide (CO), from a faulty boiler in a flat adjacent to theirs.

17 Jul 2007

Beware of Fast Track Plumbing Courses

Plumbing industry organisations are receiving an increasing number of complaints from people who have paid large sums of money for ‘fast track’ training to become plumbers only to discover that the training is inadequate, the advertised qualifications are not fully achieved and/or the promise of lucrative work is non-existent.

26 Jun 2007
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Press releases

Dying to know where the pub is?

CORGI warns students to stay safe in their accommodation

27 Aug 2008

The other hidden cost of gas

CORGI, the UK gas safety watchdog, is urging consumers not to cut back on essential servicing of maintenance of their gas appliances, even in the face of increased fuel costs.

06 Aug 2008

CORGI urges all holidaymakers to pack an audible carbon monoxide alarm

Holidays are meant to be about getting away from the daily stresses of life, to relax and unwind, but holiday accommodation may contain hidden dangers, something everyone should be prepared for.

15 Jul 2008
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