Magenta Living and contractors Liberty to share gas safety advice with customers during Gas Safety Week
Property services business Liberty has pledged its support for Gas Safety Week (9-15 September 2024) and will be working in partnership with Magenta Living to raise awareness about the importance of gas safety with its customers.
Magenta Living is Wirral’s largest affordable housing provider, owning and managing around 13,000 homes and ensuring customers are safe in their homes is a top priority for them. Liberty provide essential gas check and other related services to Magenta Living.
During the week, Liberty and Magentawill be hosting a two-day pop-up event at a local community hub, The Hoole Road Hub based in one of Magenta’s largest communities, Woodchurch. The hub is central to the Woodchurch community and provides a social supermarket and a range of drop-in support.
The pop-up event will take place Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th September and will share advice on how to keep gas safe. A qualified Liberty gas engineer will be available to complete heating checks for customers who are due an important gas safety check. Colleagues from both Magenta and Liberty will also be visible around the community, to help raise awareness of gas safety across the two days.
Gas Safety Week is here to remind everyone how to stay gas safe, and this year Liberty is working with more than 60 clients across England and Wales to share top tips to help people keep safe.
Poorly maintained boilers, ovens, gas fires and other gas appliances can cause gas leaks, fires, explosions, and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
By taking care of your gas appliances properly and spotting the warning signs of an unsafe appliance you are taking care of your home and your loved ones.
Follow these few simple steps to keep you and your family safe:
- 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.
- Avoid blocking vents during cold spells. Vents are there to ensure your gas appliances work safely. Blocking them could prevent this.
- Never try to fix a gas appliance yourself. If you suspect there is something wrong with your appliance or it is not working correctly, call a Gas Safe registered engineer. You can find one at GasSafeRegister.co.uk or call 0800 408 5500.
- 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 StayGasSafe.co.uk.
- Look out for your local community – spread the word about how to stay safe to family, friends and neighbours.
- Make sure your engineer is qualified for the type of gas work you need doing by checking both sides of their Gas Safe ID card.
Karen Sloan, Managing Director for Heating and Compliance at Liberty, said: “We take pride in our work to ensure people’s gas appliances are operating safely and efficiently in around a quarter of a million homes across the country.
“Nothing is more important than staying safe in your home - that’s why we are supporting Gas Safety Week. We are here to help share simple tips with both Magenta Living customers and wider Wirral residents so they can spot faulty gas appliances or signs of carbon monoxide poisoning and take action to stay safe.”
Andy lomas, Chief Operating Officer at Magenta Living said : "At Magenta Living, our foremost priority is the safety of our customers in their homes. We are committed to achieving 100% compliance with gas safety checks in all required homes.
“Partnering with Liberty allows us to offer essential advice, ensuring our customers live in safe and warm environments."
J onathan 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.”
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.
For more information, visit: liberty-group.co.uk/