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Birmingham · Dudley Magistrates' Court
An unregistered handyman falsely claimed Gas Safe Register credentials while installing a boiler at a Birmingham property. The work resulted in multiple defects, including a gas leak that inspectors deemed immediately dangerous.
Injuries: No injuries occurred.
Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, Regulation 3(3)
“This dangerous boiler fitting was a disaster waiting to happen, and the resultant gas leak could easily have caused a lethal explosion.”
Gas work must only be carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer; unregistered installs put lives at immediate risk.
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