Managing health risks within the plumbing industry
To mark World Plumbers Day this week, CE Safety, the health and safety training provider, highlighted the most common health risks for those in the plumbing sector and offer prevention advice.
Construction bodies call for urgent cashflow action in Scotland
A group of respected construction industry bodies has suggested a number of simple actions which the Scottish Government could introduce to help with cashflow and protect jobs against the “crippling” background of coronavirus.
Safe electrics: The hidden dangers
With the growing prevalence and importance of electrics in modern gas boilers, electrical safety has become a hot topic in the heating industry. Neil Macdonald, technical manager at the HHIC, looks further at considerations that need to be made.
Homeowners unaware of water regulations, research finds
A survey of 2,000 British households has revealed a lack of awareness regarding perceptions of water regulations
New guide on differing UK CO detector requirements
The HHIC and CoGDEM have launched a guide on carbon monoxide (CO) detector requirements across the UK
Gas fitter sentenced for incompetent installation of a boiler…
…leaving tenant poisoned by carbon monoxide
How to improve EPC ratings
Britain’s houses are some of the oldest and coldest in Europe
Majority still look for CORGI registered engineers
According to new research 58% of consumers still think CORGI registration is a must-have when choosing a gas engineer
HHIC launches gas safety label
The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) has launched a gas safety label to be placed on packaging by members of its boiler manufacturers group
OFTEC tackles false registrations
OFTEC has highlighted a serious problem of some businesses fraudulently using the OFTEC logo.