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Summary of Examples Hazard 9 Uncombusted Fuel Gases


Example NumberSourceProperty DateStoreys/LocationProperty TypeSummary InformationHazardLink
1CLG1920s2 Storeysemi detached HouseThe gas fire fitted into the open fireplace in the living room is old and obsolete. The joint between the fire and the opening is unsealed. Additionally, the movement of the gas fire has loosened the joint between the pipe and the gas tap. There is no permanent ventilation. Neither the fire or gas installations have been checked or serviced over the last five years. There is a significant likelihood of uncombusted gas leaking into the room (even when the fire is not in use).BExample 1
2BCC19152 StoreyMid TerraceThis dwelling is a two storey, mid terraced, house built around 1915. It comprises of a large "through" living/dining room with a window at both ends, a kitchen, a utility room, and a toilet on the ground floor, and two bedrooms, and a bathroom on the first floor. The dwelling has a gas central heating installation with radiators in all habitable rooms, the bathroom, and the toilet. All windows have recently been replaced with double glazed units fitted with trickle ventilators. The front and rear doors have also been replaced in the recent past. The electrical installation is
around 8 years old and in good condition. Externally, the property is in good condition. Within the living room at the front of the ground floor there is an outset, closed fronted, open flue gas fire. This does not have a flue-liner fitted and is not securely fixed within the fireplace opening, and so can be easily pulled forward (as shown in the photographs above)
which could cause damage to the supply pipe. The fire hasn't been serviced within the last 3 years. There are no CO or gas detectors in the dwelling.
EExample 2

 Key
BCC – Bristol City Council
CLG – Department of Communities and Local Government
IDeA- Improvement and Development Agency (for Local Government)

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