2nd Quarter 2010

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Boiler scrappage scheme - the end, says Lord Hunt

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Two landlord brothers and gas engineer fined over serious CO incident down Southampton way

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Many of our members will be saddened by the news that the BG strike has been averted by positive discussions between GMB and the bosses

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Temperature limited to 48 Degrees from tap starts at Easter for new build in England and Wales

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Let us hope that Gas Safe's enforcement regime focuses on this rather than nit-picking at the registered

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28 million for BG chief

What does anyone need 28 million for?

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Sniffer likes to keep a track of what Barry Sheerman is asking in parliament. He seems to have gone off the boil on CO issues lately . Has he retired from The All Party Gas Safety committee? Anyway lucky that he is covered by parliamentary privelige in his comments on NHBC I would think.

Barry Sheerman question time

I once lived in a 17(th) century stone cottage in a rural area, so I know how difficult it is to take those measures-[ Interruption.] Hon. Members seem to be amused by the fact that I lived in a stone cottage. The Government have done such good things in terms of Warm Zone and Warm Front, and the Minister knows of the proud record of Kirklees and Huddersfield. Is it not about time that a useless organisation-the National House-Building Council-which, as every lawyer will tell you, issues certificates that are not worth the paper they are written on, stopped allowing any building that does not conform to a high level of sustainability?

Sniffer · **Joined:** Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:47 pm **Posts:** 109

Tomorrows World - Cell phones to detect CO

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Survey shows a third of all LGSCs out of date

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100 applicants to every one place for BG apprenticeship scheme

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Where there's muck there's gas

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Whopping £70,000 fine for Housing Association who fail to safeguard worker on site

Hopefully this will sound warning bells to companies that fail to properly safeguard their workers from carbon monoxide risks.

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Plumber fined £750 for forgrd Gas Safety Certificates

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Paul Wiliamson and Malden Plumbing charged in the case of the death of Elouise Littlewood from carbon monoxide due to flues in voids problems

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Prosecutors summing up at Corfu trial

Sniffer has said before that this is like expecting every European country to inspect every British Hotel for safety leading to 20 inspections of the same thing at every hotel. Gas , Electrics, fire hazards, other safety hazards.

This is in no way denying the tragedy of the situation.

http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/ ... hears.html

Defence lawyer statement seems to make this point as well.

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Thomas Cooke employees cleared . Hotel Manger convicted. Will post up news ref when I find it but just announced on TV

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Thomas Cooke staff cleared -hotel manager and others get 7 years

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Teenager dies after DIY fit of wood-burning stove

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3 people taken to hospital suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. Bracknell

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Appearance at court - no pleas entered

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Suspected CO tragedy in Scotland

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8684432.stm

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Carbon monoxide death leads to fine for security firm and housing association

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Gas warning for landlords

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Gas blast suspected as cause of fatal fire

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Phoenix flexes muscles

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Natural gas going to be around for many years yet as new unconventional supplies developed

New Scientist article.

Return of the true Sniffer .

Sniffer · **Joined:** Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:47 pm **Posts:** 109

Serious case here and glad prosecution brought but carbon monoxide explosive?

Read down article.

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Collapsing German solar market as subsidies removed

Will Green Cameron do the same here with his cuts.

Thanks to Andy for this story

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Gas explosion in flat complex for elderly people S. Yorks

Thanks to Andy again

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Report on flueless gas fires from Australia

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From Rospa Tom Mullarkey http://www.communitynewswire.press.net/ ... id=6845511

"In general, the latter is still a bigger problem than the former in our view. Let's not forget that accidents are the principal cause of death among under-35s and that the number of people dying in accidents is going up - the figure currently stands at around 13,500 accidental deaths each year in the UK. There is no room for complacency.

Thats about 1000 times the deaths from CO due to gas appliances in a year.

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