HETAS News
Ban on wood stoves? The truth of it all
No doubt you will have all seen some misleading headlines in recent months about a possible ban on wood stoves. Here, we identify the truth behind the headlines and what you can tell customers who might have seen the headlines.
Posted on July 6, 2018 by Alun
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Defra’s Clean Air Strategy
Defra’s Clean Air Strategy On the 22nd May the Environment Secretary Michael Gove published a Clean Air Strategy which aims to cut air pollution and save lives, backed up through new primary legislation. Here we demystify the strategy and look beyond the misleading headlines. The new strategy, which is now out for consultation, is a…
Posted on June 1, 2018 by Alun
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Fireplace Surrounds Update
Fireplace Surrounds Update Back in 2013 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published a safety bulletin drawing attention to a number of deaths caused by incorrect fitting of stone fireplace surrounds. Tragically there are still occasional incidents, and the HETAS Technical team is revisiting an article published in Technical Bulletin #1 in 2013 to…
Posted on April 5, 2018 by Alun
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Recent Trading Standards action
Recent Trading Standards Action HETAS continues to work with Trading Standards in bringing about enforcement action against installers who fail to comply with the standards expected. HETAS understands that reputable installers want to see action taken against bad installers and we are working hard to make this happen. In one case a wood burning stove…
Posted on March 7, 2018 by Alun
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Your Route to a CSCS card
Your Route to a CSCS card HETAS is pleased to be working with The Joint Industry Board for the Plumbing Industry in England & Wales (JIB-PMES) in providing HETAS Registered Installers with an affordable and accessible route to achieving a CSCS card. The JIB-PMES is a not for profit organisation existing for the benefit of…
Posted on February 8, 2018 by Alun
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Do I need my chimney lined?
There is a regulation that says your installer must satisfy themselves that the chimney is free from defects and suitable for its intended use. When he or she checks your chimney they may find that the only way to provide you with a compliant and safe installation is to line the chimney.
Posted on January 19, 2018 by Alun
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Get Refreshed
Refresher Training New Year training opportunities and the ideal time to get refreshed. Heating combustion installers across industry are required to refresh their training, demonstrating competence as required by the government every 5 years. HETAS continues to facilitate this requirement through their network of HETAS accredited training centres, located strategically throughout the UK and Ireland.…
Posted on January 5, 2018 by Alun
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Tackling Rogues
Tackling Rogues 2018 As an organisation our purpose is to promote the safe and effective use of solid fuels, biomass and related technologies. We want to promote the use of professional installers and root out rogue tradesmen for our industry and we really want to hear from about bad installations that you come across. We…
Posted on January 5, 2018 by Alun
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HETAS Go Boating
HETAS attains Chairmanship of Recreational Craft Committee The team is pleased to announce that they have attained the Chairmanship position within the BSI mirror committee RHE/28, responsible for the development of technical standards and improvements in safety measures for solid fuel appliance installations on recreational craft. With over 30,000 licensed boats on the inland waterways,…
Posted on January 5, 2018 by Alun
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When should I get my chimney swept?
When should I get my chimney swept? Every year HETAS supports Chimney Fire Safety Week which takes place in September. Annually across the UK we are seeing declines in instances of chimney fires, between April 2020 and March 2021 there were 3,105 chimney fires in England. Our team is often asked "When should I get…
Posted on November 1, 2017 by Alun