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Question Company breaking law! Need advice!

I was wondering what the punishment for a company using unqualified members of staff to cap gas mains would be. What kind of fine would they expect? would they be closed down?
I am not a plumber and it is not me who is undertaking this work,
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Working with gas requires relevant qualifications, warns HSE

January 15, 2008

Working with gas requires relevant qualifications, warns HSE
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have warned workers to be careful when working with gas after an appliance installer without the necessary qualifications was jailed.

David Mountford, from Longton, Stoke on Trent, was imprisoned for six months on four charges of HSE Prohibition Notices and two charges of falsely claiming CORGI registration.

Dr Janice Dale, HSE investigating inspector, welcomed the jailing of Mr Mountford after a lengthy investigation into his activities.

"HSE has pursued a long investigation of Mr Mountford's activities and we are therefore pleased that the seriousness of his activities has been recognised in the sentence," she said.

Dr Dale added that anyone undertaking gas work must be CORGI registered. If an installer does not have their ID card, then they should not be let into a property.

The court heard that work was often carried out under different names, including David Mansfield, and using different company titles.

Every year approximately 25 people die from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by gas appliances and flues that have not been properly installed or maintained.


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